TABLE 1

Radionuclide Probes for Various Reporter Genes Used to Image T Cells In Vivo

Radionuclide probeReporter targetImmunogenicEndogenous expressionReferences
18F-FEAUHSV1tkYesNone26, 33
124I-FIAU33
18F-FHBG39
18F-L-FMAUhdCK3NoNone27, 28
18F-L-FIAU, 18F-FEAUhdCKDMNone33
123I-MIBGhNETNoNeurons of sympathetic system and those innervating adrenal medulla, lung and placenta29, 30, 33
124I-MIBG29, 33
18F-MFBG33
99mTcO4-hNISNoThyroid, stomach, salivary glands31
18F-tetrafluoroborate32
124I-NaI34
18F-NOTAOCThSSTR2NoCerebrum, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract35
68Ga-DOTATOC36
  • 124I-FIAU = 5-124I-iodo-1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-β-d-arabinofuranosyl)uracil; 18F-FHBG = 9-[4-18F-fluoro-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine; 18F-L-FMAU = 1-(2-deoxy-2-18F-fluoro-β-l-arabinofuranosyl)-5-methyluracil; 123/124I-MIBG = meta-[123/124I]iodobenzylguanidine; 18F-MFBG = meta-18F-fluorobenzylguanidine;18F-NOTAOCT = 18F-NOTA-octreotide; hdCKDM = human deoxycytidine kinase double mutant; hdCK3 = human deoxycytidine kinase triple mutant; hSSTR2 = human somatostatin receptor 2.