Target-specific delivery of peptide-based probes for PET imaging

• Published in: Advanced drug delivery reviews Vol. 62; no. 11; pp. 1005 - 1022
• Main Authors: Chen, Kai, Conti, Peter S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 30.08.2010
• Subjects: Animals; Antibodies; Drug Delivery Systems - methods; Drug Design; Humans; Molecular Probes; Nanoparticles; Peptide-based probes; Peptides; PET imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Radiopharmaceuticals - chemical synthesis; Target-specific delivery; PET imaging; Target-specific delivery; Peptide-based probes

Positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the most rapidly growing areas of medical imaging, with many applications in the clinical management of patients with various diseases. The principal goal of PET imaging is to visualize, characterize, and measure biological processes at the cellular, subc...