Evaluation of pancreatic VMAT2 binding with active and inactive enantiomers of 18F-FP-DTBZ in baboons
Naganawa M, Lin SF, Lim K, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Harris P, Huang Y, Ichise M, Carson RE, Cline GW. Evaluation of pancreatic VMAT2 binding with active and inactive enantiomers of 18F-FP-DTBZ in baboons. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2016, 43: 743-751. PMID: 27673755, PMCID: PMC5248981, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cortexPositron emission tomographyInactive enantiomerRadiometabolite fractionΒ-cell massHuman β-cell massNon-displaceable bindingEx vivo studyF-FPLow inter-subject variabilityPET scansDTBZ bindingSpleen uptakeDistribution volumeEmission tomographySpleenPancreasDTBZCortexVivo studiesTissue samplesInter-subject variabilityHigh uptakePET signalRadiometabolites