Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2022. Vol. 67. № 3
P.D. Remizov
Novel Immuno-PET Medical Radionuclides
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Modern imaging targets and vectors
Immuno-PET
Radionuclides for immuno-PET
Immuno-PET with 89Zr
Production of positron-emitting nuclides for immuno-PET
Conclusion
Keywords: positron emission tomography, medical radionuclides, 124I, 89Zr, immuno-PET, monoclonal antibodies
For citation: Remizov PD. Novel Immuno-PET Medical Radionuclides. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2022;67(3):67–74.
(In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2022-67-3-67-74
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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 20-315-90124. This research has been supported by the Moscow State University Interdisciplinary Scientific and Educational School “Photonic and Quantum technologies. Digital medicine”.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 17.01.2022. Accepted for publication: 15.03.2022.