TABLE 1

Molecular Imaging Probes Used at MSKCC

RadiotracerFunction
18F-FDG (48)Glycolysis
18F-FLTProliferation
11C-methionine (4951), anti-1-amino-3-[18F]fluorocyclobutyl-carboxylic acid (52)Amino acid transport
18F-FES (53)Estrogen receptor
18F-FDHT (5456)Androgen receptor
Na 124INIS
11C-acetateKrebs cycle, FA syn
18F-FMISO (57)Hypoxia
68Ga-Fab′2 trastuzumabHER 2
124I-cG250Carbonic anhydrase IX
124I-A33A33 antigen
124I-3F8GD2
64Cu-trastuzumabHER 2
124I-Fluoroiodoarabinosylurideine* (58)Thymidine kinase (herpes virus)
18F-Fluoroethanylarabinosyluridine* (59)Thymidine kinase (herpes virus)
  • * Gene expression imaging.