Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 771-777 , October 2009

Tumor uptake of radiolabeled acetate reflects the expression of cytosolic acetyl-CoA synthetase: implications for the mechanism of acetate PET

  • Yukie Yoshii

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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  • Atsuo Waki

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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  • Takako Furukawa

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Imaging Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Anagawa, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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  • Yasushi Kiyono

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Mori

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
    • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  • Hiroshi Yoshii

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Bioinformative Science, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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  • Takashi Kudo

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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  • Hidehiko Okazawa

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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  • Michael J. Welch

      Affiliations

    • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  • Yasuhisa Fujibayashi

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
    • Molecular Imaging Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Anagawa, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. Tel.: +81 776 61 8491; fax: +81 776 61 8170.

Received 8 April 2009 ,Revised 19 May 2009 ,Accepted 28 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2009.05.006

Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 771-777 , October 2009

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