An overview on Ga-68 radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography applications

Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-10

  Jalilian, Amir Reza ^a  

^a NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

68Ga; PET; Radiopharmaceuticals; Theranostics

Indexed keywords

CITRATE GA 68; GALLIUM 68; LEXIDRONAM SAMARIUM SM 153; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BONE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THERANOSTIC NANOMEDICINE;

EID: 85000716846     PISSN: 16812824     EISSN: 20082509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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