Development and Characterization of an F-labeled Ghrelin Peptidomimetic for Imaging the Cardiac Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor

One-third of patients with heart disease develop heart failure, which is diagnosed through imaging and detection of circulating biomarkers. Imaging strategies reveal morphologic and functional changes but fall short of detecting molecular abnormalities that can lead to heart failure, and circulating...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abbas MSc, Lihai Yu PhD, Tyler Lalonde BSc, Derek Wu BSc, Jonathan D. Thiessen PhD, Leonard G. Luyt PhD, Savita Dhanvantari PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2018-11-01
Series:Molecular Imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1536012118809587