Pancreatic beta cells are important in blood glucose level regulation. As type 1 and 2
diabetes are getting prevalent worldwide, we need to explore new methods for early …

Diabetes mellitus results in impaired insulin production by pancreatic beta-cells due to their
death and/or dysfunction. There is a growing unmet need among diabetes researches and …

The development of advanced technologies for pancreatic beta-cell imaging intended for
medical practice, preclinical testing and experimental diabetes research has become a field …

When I was first confronted with the idea of in vivo imaging of beta cells, I was not sure
whether this was meant seriously. For a nuclear medicine physician or a radiologist, imaging …

Abstract β-cells, located in the islets of the pancreas, are responsible for production and
secretion of insulin and play a crucial role in blood sugar regulation. Pathologic β-cells often …

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a nonYinvasive, quantitative functional imaging
technique which can be used to study dynamical or static processes inside the body. In this …

Pancreatic islet cell tumours are rare neoplasms with varying malignant potential depending
on the tumour type. They usually present with a recognizable syndrome due to hormonal …

Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem and comprises a heterogeneous group of
disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. Two major types of diabetes mellitus …

TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the review by Ichise and Harris (1), who proposed
11C-dihydrotetrabenazine (11C-DTBZ) PET as a potentially useful method for imaging b …

There is a crucial need for developing clinically useful approaches to measure pancreatic
islet mass and function. Islets represent a small percentage of the tissue located in the …