Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 823-831 , October 2007

Imaging multidrug resistance with 4-[18F]fluoropaclitaxel

  • Karen A. Kurdziel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 804 827 4984; fax: 1 804 828 4181.
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  • Joseph D. Kalen

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • Jerry I. Hirsch

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • John D. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • Rakesh Agarwal

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • Daniel Barrett

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • Harry D. Bear

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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  • James F. McCumiskey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

Received 23 February 2007 ,Revised 16 April 2007 ,Accepted 17 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2007.04.011

Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 7 , Pages 823-831 , October 2007