Imaging proliferation in vivo with [F-18]FLT and positron emission tomography

Nature Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1334-1336

  Shields, Anthony F ^a   Grierson, John R ^b   Dohmen, Bernhard M ^c   Machulla, H Juergen ^c   Stayanoff, Joseph C ^a   Lawhorn Crews, Jawana M ^a   Obradovich, Joyce E ^d   Muzik, Otto ^a   Mangner, Thomas J ^a  

^a DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d Oakland Veterinary Referral Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3' FLUOROTHYMIDINE; FLUORINE 18; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0031790264     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/3337     Document Type: Article

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