Hansol Moon, Byung Hyun Byun, Ilhan Lim, Byung Il Kim, Chang Woon Choi, Chang Hun Rhee, Kyo Chul Lee, Sang-Keun Woo, Chansoo Park, Hee Seup Kil, Dae Yoon Chi, Sang Min Youn, Sang Moo Lim
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to obtain information about distribution, radiation dosimetry, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics of O-[18F]fluoromethyl-D-tyrosine (D-18F-FMT), an amino acid PET tracer, in patients with brain tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 6 healthy controls (age = 19-25 years, 3 males and 3 females) with brain PET images and radiation dosimetry and 12 patients (median age = 60 years, 6 males and 6 females) with primary (n = 5) or metastatic brain tumor (n = 7) were enrolled...
May 26, 2021: Clinical Nuclear Medicine