MIPS Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford

Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD

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  • 8-[18F]Fluoropenciclovir: an improved reporter probe for imaging HSV1-tk reporter gene expression in vivo using PET.

    Iyer M, Barrio JR, Namavari M, Bauer E, Satyamurthy N, Nguyen K, Toyokuni T, Phelps ME, Herschman HR, Gambhir SS. J Nucl Med. 2001; 42 (1): 96-105

    We have synthesized and evaluated 8-[18F]fluoropenciclovir (FPCV) and compared it with 8-[18F]fluoroganciclovir (FGCV) for monitoring the expression of herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase (HSV1 -tk) reporter gene in cell culture and in vivo.

    PubMedID: 11197989

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