TY - JOUR T1 - Tumor Cell Metabolism Imaging JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine JO - J Nucl Med SP - 43S LP - 63S DO - 10.2967/jnumed.107.045930 VL - 49 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Christian Plathow AU - Wolfgang A. Weber Y1 - 2008/06/01 UR - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/49/Suppl_2/43S.abstract N2 - Molecular imaging of tumor metabolism has gained considerable interest, since preclinical studies have indicated a close relationship between the activation of various oncogenes and alterations of cellular metabolism. Furthermore, several clinical trials have shown that metabolic imaging can significantly impact patient management by improving tumor staging, restaging, radiation treatment planning, and monitoring of tumor response to therapy. In this review, we summarize recent data on the molecular mechanisms underlying the increased metabolic activity of cancer cells and discuss imaging techniques for studies of tumor glucose, lipid, and amino acid metabolism. ER -