Gallium-labelled peptides for imaging of inflammation
: Roivainen A, Jalkanen S, Nanni C
Publisher: SPRINGER
: 2012
: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
: EUR J NUCL MED MOL I
: 39
: 68
: 77
: 10
: 1619-7070
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-011-1987-6
Inflammation plays a major role in the development of many diseases. This review article summarizes recent research in the field of in vivo imaging of inflammation. Novel methodologies using PET with Ga-68 peptides targeting, for example, vascular adhesion protein 1 are discussed.