Synthesis and PET imaging of the benzodiazepine receptor tracer [N-methyl-11C]iomazenil
Baldwin R, Horti A, Bremner J, Stratton M, Dannals R, Ravert H, Zea-Ponce Y, Ng C, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney D, Mazza S, Sparks R, Stubbs J, Innis R. Synthesis and PET imaging of the benzodiazepine receptor tracer [N-methyl-11C]iomazenil. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 1995, 22: 659-665. PMID: 7581177, DOI: 10.1016/0969-8051(94)00139-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman biodistribution dataUrinary bladder wallReceptor tracerHealthy human volunteersPositron emission tomographyBladder wallHigh doseBenzodiazepine receptorsTime-activity curvesUseful agentSPECT studiesEmission tomographyHuman volunteersBiodistribution dataAdult baboonsMCi/mumolPET imagingRadiation dosesN-methylEffective dose equivalentInjectionPurity 99MinCortexDose