2020
[11C]Methionine and [11C]PBR28 as PET Imaging Tracers to Differentiate Metastatic Tumor Recurrence or Radiation Necrosis
Tran TT, Gallezot JD, Jilaveanu LB, Zito C, Turcu G, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Huang H, Huttner A, Kluger HM, Chiang VL, Carson R. [11C]Methionine and [11C]PBR28 as PET Imaging Tracers to Differentiate Metastatic Tumor Recurrence or Radiation Necrosis. Molecular Imaging 2020, 19: 1536012120968669. PMID: 33147119, PMCID: PMC7649862, DOI: 10.1177/1536012120968669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation necrosisTumor regrowthStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesPET tracersHigh amino acid uptakeMetastatic tumor recurrenceLung cancer cellsSpecific PET tracersPET imaging tracerTumor recurrenceAmino acid uptakeImaging tracerReliable markerDiagnostic imagingLack of specificityAcid uptakeCancer cellsSpecific markersMethionine levelsTranslocator proteinSequential imagingInflammationMetastasisDual tracer
2010
Synthesis and evaluation of [C-11]LY2795050, an antagonist PET imaging tracer for the kappa opioid receptors
Zheng M, Nabulsi N, Tomasi G, Mitch C, Quimby S, Barth V, Rash K, Masters J, Navarro A, Seest E, Carson R, Huang Y. Synthesis and evaluation of [C-11]LY2795050, an antagonist PET imaging tracer for the kappa opioid receptors. NeuroImage 2010, 52: s120. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.04.098.Peer-Reviewed Original Research