Radiometal-labeled agents (non-technetium) for diagnostic imaging.
Radiometal-labeled agents (non-technetium) for diagnostic imaging.
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DOI:
10.1002/chin.199947319
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发表时间:
1999-08
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影响因子:
62.1
通讯作者:
C. Anderson;M. Welch
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作者:
C. Anderson;M. Welch
The use of radiometal-labeled small complexes and biomolecules as diagnostic agents is a relatively new area of medical research. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the use of nuclear technology for medical purposes began, with nuclear reactors, accelerators, and cyclotrons being applied to medical isotope production. In 1959, Brookhaven National Laboratory developed the 99Mo/99mTc generator,1 and in 1964 the first 99mTc radiotracers were developed at the University of Chicago.2 Research into 99mTc radiopharmaceuticals was the beginning of the study of coordination chemistry as it relates to diagnostic imaging. Although 99mTc is the most widely used radionuclide for diagnostic imaging,3-5 a myriad of other radiometals have been or are being investigated for their uses in nuclear medicine. This review will discuss the non-technetium-labeled radiometal-labeled agents used in gamma scintigraphy and positron emission tomography (PET).