Improved PET imaging of tumors in mice using a novel 18 F-folate conjugate with an albumin-binding entity

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 649-654

  Fischer, Cindy R ^a   Groehn, Viola ^b   Reber, Josefine ^c   Schibli, Roger ^a,c   Ametamey, Simon M ^a   Müller, Cristina ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Merck and Cie   (Switzerland)

^c ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

18 F; Albumin binding entity; Folate receptor; Folic acid; PET

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; COPPER; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FOLATE RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID F 18; GLUCOSE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOADDITION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG PURITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PET SCANNER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; RECEPTOR BINDING; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

MUS;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84890567162     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: 18602002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11307-013-0651-x     Document Type: Article

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