[18F] FDOPA standardized uptake values of brain tumors are not exclusively dependent on LAT1 expression.

[18F]-FDOPA is a labeled amino acid (AA) analog used for positron emission tomography (PET) which is gaining increasing interest in the evaluation of brain tumors (BT). The AA-transporter LAT1 has been shown to be involved in [18F]-FDOPA uptake. The aim of this study was to determine whether the [18...

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Main Authors: Bérengère Dadone-Montaudié, Damien Ambrosetti, Maxime Dufour, Jacques Darcourt, Fabien Almairac, John Coyne, Thierry Virolle, Olivier Humbert, Fanny Burel-Vandenbos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5609741?pdf=render