Introduction The significance of nuclear data in the choice and medical application of a
radionuclide is considered: the decay data determine its suitability for organ imaging or …

This review summarizes some of the developments of metal complexes and metal-complex-
bioconjugates for the diagnosis of disease states that have occurred over the past 10 years …

BACKGROUND It is common protocol in radionuclide therapies to administer a tracer dose
of a radiopharmaceutical, determine its lesion uptake and biodistribution by gamma …

Following the advancement of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a novel technique
emerged which takes advantage of the gamma quanta emitted, in some cases, after the β+ …

The increasing amount of clinically relevant information obtained by positron emission
tomography (PET), primarily with fluorine-18 labelled 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-d-glucose, has …

The aim of the survey is to help to define the role of positron emission tomography (PET) as
an investigative procedure, and to identify strategies to perfect PET and in vivo tracer studies …

In molecular imaging, the importance of novel longer lived positron emitters, also termed as
non-standard or innovative PET radionuclides, has been constantly increasing, especially …

Highlights•Molecular imaging improves drug development efficiency and shortens
timings.•Molecular imaging can play an important part most phases of drug …

Abstract Positron-emission-tomography (PET) has become an indispensable diagnostic tool
in modern nuclear medicine. Its outstanding molecular imaging features allow repetitive …

This review will discuss the production and applications of positron-emitting radionuclides
for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET), with emphasis on radionuclides that can be …