As the applications of metabolic imaging are expanding, radiolabeled amino acids may
gain increased clinical interest. This review first describes the basic aspects of amino acid …

Purpose The cardiac and antineoplastic effects of trastuzumab may be related to specific
uptake of trastuzumab in myocardium and tumor tissue, respectively. We evaluated whether …

In recent years, [ 18 F]-fluoro-3′-deoxy-3′-L-fluorothymidine ([ 18 F]FLT) has been
developed as a proliferation tracer. Imaging and measurement of proliferation with PET could …

Increased glucose metabolism of inflammatory tissues is the main source of false-positive
18 F-FDG PET findings in oncology. It has been suggested that radiolabeled nucleosides …

Trastuzumab (Herceptin®) is a recombinant humanised IgG1 monoclonal antibody against
the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), used for metastatic breast cancer …

PURPOSE: To compare diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT), endoscopic
ultrasonography (US), and fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography …

Background To assess individual treatment options for patients with carcinoid tumours, accurate
knowledge of tumour localisation is essential. We aimed to test the diagnostic sensitivity …

… Jager, and Elisabeth GE de Vries … Jager, Elisabeth GE de Vries Manuscript writing: Klaas
P. Koopmans, Oliver C. Neels, Ido P. … Neels OC, Jager PL, Koopmans KP, et al: Development …

In recent years, 6-l- 18 F-fluorodihydroxyphenylalanine ( 18 F-DOPA) PET has emerged as a
new diagnostic tool for the imaging of neuroendocrine tumors. This application is based on …

PURPOSE: To assess the diagnostic accuracy and additional information provided by 123 I-labeled
serum amyloid P component (SAP) scintigraphy in patients with systemic and …