Colloquium: Positronium physics and biomedical applications

SD Bass, S Mariazzi, P Moskal, E Stępień - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2023 - APS
Positronium is the simplest bound state, built of an electron and a positron. Studies of
positronium in vacuum and its decays in medium tell us about quantum electrodynamics …

Clinical advances in PET–MRI for breast cancer

AM Fowler, RM Strigel - The Lancet Oncology, 2022 - thelancet.com
Imaging is paramount for the early detection and clinical staging of breast cancer, as well as
to inform management decisions and direct therapy. PET–MRI is a quantitative hybrid …

PET/CT for patients with breast cancer: where is the clinical impact?

GA Ulaner - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2019 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. FDG PET/CT affects the management of patients with breast cancer in multiple
settings, including initial staging, treatment response assessment, and evaluation of …

[HTML][HTML] Focused ultrasound for opening blood-brain barrier and drug delivery monitored with positron emission tomography

WM Arif, PH Elsinga, C Gasca-Salas, M Versluis… - Journal of controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Focused ultrasound (FUS) is a minimally-invasive technology used for treatment of many
diseases, including diseases related to the colon, uterus, prostate, and brain. Although it has …

Imaging using radiolabelled targeted proteins: Radioimmunodetection and beyond

J Garousi, A Orlova, FY Frejd, V Tolmachev - EJNMMI radiopharmacy and …, 2020 - Springer
The use of radiolabelled antibodies was proposed in 1970s for staging of malignant
tumours. Intensive research established chemistry for radiolabelling of proteins and …

Zirconium immune-complexes for PET molecular imaging: current status and prospects

L Melendez-Alafort, G Ferro-Flores, L De Nardo… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diagnostic molecular images, obtained by positron emission tomography (PET), have
successfully functioned as sensitive tools for detecting and monitoring the treatment of …

The quest for improving the management of breast cancer by functional imaging: The discovery and development of 16α-[18F] fluoroestradiol (FES), a PET radiotracer …

JA Katzenellenbogen - Nuclear medicine and biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction 16α-[18 F] Fluoroestradiol (FES), a PET radiotracer for the estrogen
receptor (ER) in breast cancer, was the first receptor-targeted PET radiotracer for oncology …

Identification of HER2-Positive Metastases in Patients with HER2-Negative Primary Breast Cancer by Using HER2-targeted 89Zr-Pertuzumab …

GA Ulaner, JA Carrasquillo, CC Riedl, R Yeh… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted therapies are
successful in patients with HER2-positive malignancies; however, spatial and temporal …

PET and SPECT imaging of the EGFR family (RTK class I) in oncology

SS Rinne, A Orlova, V Tolmachev - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The human epidermal growth factor receptor family (EGFR-family, other designations: HER
family, RTK Class I) is strongly linked to oncogenic transformation. Its members are …

Molecular classification of breast cancer

M Roy, AM Fowler, GA Ulaner, A Mahajan - PET clinics, 2023 - pet.theclinics.com
Breast cancer is the most common carcinoma in women worldwide. It encompasses a large
and heterogeneous group of tumors. Based on morphologic appearance, most (80%–85%) …