6-[Fluorine- 18]Fluorodop amine Page 1 metabolized similarly to [3H]NE during sympathetic
stim ulation. Previous dosimetric estimates after [â€8F]-6F-DAinjec tion relied on studies of …

MATERIALS AND METhODS Studies of Rats Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing
351 ±(scm) 2.8 g underwent insertion of heparinized polyethylene cathe ters (internal …

18F-Fluorocholine (fluoromethyl-dimethyl-2-hydroxyethylammonium [FCH]) has been
developed as an oncologic probe for PET. This study evaluates the kinetics and radiation …

Although considerable progress has been made using 18F-FDG in PET oncologic imaging,
there are some well-known limitations to its use. These include the inability of FDG to …

Abstract Purpose 6-[18 F] Fluorodopamine (4-(2-aminoethyl)-5-[18 F] fluorobenzene-1, 2-
diol, 6-[18 F] FDA) is a tracer for imaging sympathetically innervated tissues. Previous …

Merely, asking this question, which as posed by the Editor-in-Chief, implies that it cannon
easily be answered with a simple yes or no. in fact, it is closely related to the question, Is …

The synthesisof L-[18F16-fluorodopa (2.4 — 10.6 mCi) was done by passinggaseous [18F]
acetyl hypofluoritethrougha solutionof L-methyl-N-acetyl-[/3-(3-methoxy-4-acetoxyphenyl)] …

[en] The purpose of this study was to determine if the metabolites of 6-[F-18] fluoro-L-dopa (F-
dopa) and of [F-18] fluoro-meta-L-tyrosine (FmLtyr) contribute to the accumulation of fluorine …

(10, 11). While other positron emitters labeled false neu rotransmitters such as [†8F] fluoro-
metaraminol (12— 14) and [†œC@ hydroxyephedrine (15, 16) have been used to …

A batch-contact alumina-extraction method has been used to separate [18 F]-L-6-fluorodopa
(FD) from its principal metabolite, 3-O-methyl-[18 F]-6-fluorodopa (3-OMe-FD), in arterial …