PET tracer | Mechanism |
18F-FDG | Glucose metabolism |
11C- or 18F-acetate | Lipid metabolism |
11C- or 18F-choline | Lipid metabolism |
11C-methionine | Amino acid transport |
18F-FACBC | Amino acid transport |
18F-DCFBC, 18F-DCFPyL, 64Cu- or 89Zr-J591, and 68Ga-PSMA compounds: 68Ga-DKFZ-PSMA-1 (same as 68Ga-PSMA-HBED-CC), 68Ga-PSMA-DKFZ-617, and 68Ga-PSMA I&T | PSMA inhibitors/antibodies |
18F-FDHT | Androgen receptor |
18F-FLT | Cell proliferation |
18F-FMAU | Cell proliferation |
18F-NaF | Calcium analog |
68Ga-bombesin | Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor |
18F-FACBC = 1-amino-3-18F-fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid; 18F-DCFPyL = 2-(3-(1-carboxy-5-[(6-18F-fluoro-pyridine-3-carbonyl)-amino]-pentyl)-ureido)-pentanedioic acid; DKFZ = Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center); I&T = imaging and therapy; 18F-FDHT = 16α-18F-fluoro-5α-dihydrotestosterone; 18F-FLT = 3′-deoxy-3′-18F-fluorothymidine; 18F-FMAU = 1-(2′-deoxy-2′-18F-fluoro-β-d-arabinofuranosyl)thymine.