Table 1 PET tracers for prostate cancer
From: New prospects for PET in prostate cancer imaging: a physicist's viewpoint
Tracer | Mechanism | Specificity |
|---|---|---|
18F-FDG | Glucose metabolism | Non-specific |
11C/18F-choline | Lipid metabolism | Non-specific |
11C/18F-acetate | Lipid metabolism | Non-specific |
18F-NaF | Calcium analog | Non-specific |
11C-methionine | Amino acid transport | Non-specific |
18F-FACBC | Amino acid transport | Non-specific |
18F-FLT | Cell proliferation | Non-specific |
18F-FMAU | Cell proliferation | Non-specific |
18F-FDHT | Androgen receptor | Specific |
18F-DCFBC, 64Cu/89Zr-J591, 68Ga-PSMA, others | PSMA inhibitors/antibodies | Specific |