This review compares the biological and physiological function of Sigma receptors [σRs] and
their potential therapeutic roles. Sigma receptors are widespread in the central nervous …

Simple Summary Advanced MRI methods and PET using radiolabelled amino acids provide
valuable information in addition to conventional MR imaging for brain tumour diagnostics …

Purpose Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is expressed ubiquitously on the
membrane of most prostate tumors and its metastasis. While PET/CT using 11 C-choline …

Purpose An increase of the serum PSA-level is a sensitive in vitro marker for recurrent
prostate cancer. However, it remains difficult to differentiate between local, regional or …

Now more streamlined and focused than ever before, the 6th edition of CT and MRI of the
Whole Body is a definitive reference that provides you with an enhanced understanding of …

Fused positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is a recently
developed technology that couples the functional information of PET with the anatomic …

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer death in the West, with a
poor overall 5‐year survival rate of only 4%. Late clinical presentation with an advanced …

Sigma1 (also known as sigma-1 receptor, Sig1R, σ1 receptor) is a unique pharmacologically
regulated integral membrane chaperone or scaffolding protein. The majority of publications …

Sigma receptors (subtypes sigma-1 and sigma-2) are a unique class of binding sites
expressed throughout the mammalian body. The endogenous ligand for these sites has not …

Medical imaging in interventional oncology is used differently than in diagnostic radiology
and prioritizes different imaging features. Whereas diagnostic imaging prioritizes the highest …