Phase 1 study of the Pittsburgh compound B derivative 18F-flutemetamol in healthy volunteers and patients with probable Alzheimer disease.
UNLABELLED: (11)C-Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) marks Abeta amyloidosis, a key pathogenetic process in Alzheimer disease (AD). The use of (11)C-PiB is limited to centers with a cyclotron. Development of the (18)F-labeled thioflavin derivative of PiB, (18)F-flutemetamol, could hugely increase the avail...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2009
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