Are radiogallium-labelled DOTA-conjugated somatostatin analogues superior to those labelled with other radiometals?

P Antunes, M Ginj, H Zhang, B Waser, RP Baum… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose Gallium-68 is a metallic positron emitter with a half-life of 68 min that is ideal for the
in vivo use of small molecules, such as [68 Ga-DOTA, Tyr 3] octreotide, in the diagnostic …

Gallium 67 imaging in monitoring lymphoma response to treatment

O Israel, D Front, M Lam, S Ben‐Haim, U Kleinhaus… - Cancer, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The value of gallium 67 (Ga) imaging in monitoring lymphoma response to treatment was
assessed in 25 patients with Ga‐avid tumors and compared to body computed tomography …

The current status of the production and supply of gallium-68

K Kumar - Cancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Gallium-68 (68Ga) is an important radionuclide due to its successful use in the clinic.
Currently, 68Ga is produced and supplied by using germanium-68/Gallium-68 (68Ge/68Ga) …

Multi-curie production of gallium-68 on a biomedical cyclotron and automated radiolabelling of PSMA-11 and DOTATATE

H Thisgaard, J Kumlin, N Langkjær, J Chua… - EJNMMI radiopharmacy …, 2021 - Springer
Background With increasing clinical demand for gallium-68, commercial germanium-
68/gallium-68 ([68 Ge] Ge/[68 Ga] Ga) generators are incapable of supplying sufficient …

Validation of 68Ge/68Ga generator processing by chemical purification for routine clinical application of 68Ga-DOTATOC

M Asti, G De Pietri, A Fraternali, E Grassi… - Nuclear medicine and …, 2008 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Imaging of somatostatin receptor expressing tumours has been greatly
enhanced by the use of 68Ga-DOTATOC and PET/CT. METHODS: In this work, a purification …

68Ga-Based Radiopharmaceuticals: Production and Application Relationship

I Velikyan - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
The contribution of 68Ga to the promotion and expansion of clinical research and routine
positron emission tomography (PET) for earlier better diagnostics and individualized …

The role of gallium-67 in the clinical evaluation of cancer

C Bekerman, PB Hoffer, JD Bitran - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 1984 - Elsevier
This review is based primarily on historic data, and it examines the indications for and
limitations of gallium-67 scanning in the evaluation of patients with neoplasms. The use of …

The 68Ge/68Ga generator has high potential, but when can we use 68Ga-labelled tracers in clinical routine?

WAP Breeman, AM Verbruggen - European journal of nuclear medicine …, 2007 - Springer
In this issue of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, the article
by Antunes et al., entitled “Are radiogallium-labelled DOTA-conjugated somatostatin …

Gallium-68 PET: a new frontier in receptor cancer imaging

A Al-Nahhas, Z Win, T Szyszko, A Singh… - Anticancer …, 2007 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Neuroendocrine tumours (NET) are rare tumours that occur most commonly in the GI tract.
Various labelled somatostatin analogues are used to image NET expressing somatostatin …

The use of gallium-67 in pulmonary disorders

JK Siemsen, SF Grebe, AD Waxman - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 1978 - Elsevier
Imaging of the chest cage with gallium-67 (67 Ga) citrate is relatively easier to perform and
interpret than imaging of the abdomen, because normally pulmonary concentration is low …