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SUBMITTER: Sharma V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4212944 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sharma Vijay V Sivapackiam Jothilingam J Harpstrite Scott E SE Prior Julie L JL Gu Hannah H Rath Nigam P NP Piwnica-Worms David D
PloS one 20141029 10
Lipophilic cationic technetium-99m-complexes are widely used for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). However, inherent uncertainties in the supply chain of molybdenum-99, the parent isotope required for manufacturing 99Mo/99mTc generators, intensifies the need for discovery of novel MPI agents incorporating alternative radionuclides. Recently, germanium/gallium (Ge/Ga) generators capable of producing high quality 68Ga, an isotope with excellent emission characteristics for clinical PET imaging, ...[more]