Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 631-641 , August 2009

Synthesis, 68Ga labeling and preliminary evaluation of DOTA peptide binding vascular adhesion protein-1: a potential PET imaging agent for diagnosing osteomyelitis

  • Tiina Ujula

      Affiliations

    • Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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  • Satu Salomäki

      Affiliations

    • Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
    • Department of Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • Pauliina Virsu

      Affiliations

    • Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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  • Petteri Lankinen

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Research Unit, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • Tatu J. Mäkinen

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Research Unit, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Anu Autio

      Affiliations

    • Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Gennady G. Yegutkin

      Affiliations

    • MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • Juhani Knuuti

      Affiliations

    • Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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  • Sirpa Jalkanen

      Affiliations

    • MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
    • National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
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  • Anne Roivainen

      Affiliations

    • Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
    • Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, FI-20521 Turku, Finland. Tel.: +358 2 3132862; fax: +358 2 2318191.

Received 23 February 2009 ,Revised 18 March 2009 ,Accepted 6 April 2009.

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PII: S0969-8051(09)00114-0

doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2009.04.008

Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 631-641 , August 2009

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