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Erschienen in: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine 1/2013

01.02.2013 | Review Article

Radiotracers for positron emission tomography imaging

verfasst von: Nic Gillings

Erschienen in: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Abstract

The use of positron emission tomography for clinical diagnostics has grown rapidly over the past 2 decades. This growth has mainly been due to advances in scanner technology, and particularly the introduction of the combined PET/CT scanner, and has been based almost exclusively on one PET radiopharmaceutical ([18F]fluorodeoxyglucose), which is broadly applicable to cancer patients. The availability of radiopharmaceuticals and the clinical diagnostic potential of PET has also supported the continued development of the scanner technology. Due to the efforts of many researchers worldwide in the field of radiopharmaceutical sciences, we are now seeing an increasing number of radiopharmaceuticals used for routine clinical diagnostic imaging. This article is intended as a short educational review, giving a brief overview of the design, preparation and use of PET radiopharmaceuticals, with some examples of highly clinically relevant PET tracers.
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Metadaten
Titel
Radiotracers for positron emission tomography imaging
verfasst von
Nic Gillings
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2013
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0968-5243
Elektronische ISSN: 1352-8661
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-012-0356-1

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