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  • Title: Studies on 18F-labeled pyrimidines. Tumor uptakes of 18F-5-fluorouracil, 18F-5-fluorouridine, and 18F-5-fluorodeoxyuridine in animals.
    Author: Abe Y, Fukuda H, Ishiwata K, Yoshioka S, Yamada K, Endo S, Kubota K, Sato T, Matsuzawa T, Takahashi T, Ido T.
    Journal: Eur J Nucl Med; 1983; 8(6):258-61. PubMed ID: 6223818.
    Abstract:
    Three 18F-labeled pyrimidines, 18F-5-fluorouridine (18F-5-FUR), 18F-5-fluorouracil (18F-5-FU), and 18F-5-fluorodeoxyuridine (18F-5-FdUR), were examined regarding tissue distribution and tumor uptake in ascitic hepatoma AH109A-bearing rats. The differential absorption ratios of tumors of 18F-5-FUR, 18F-5-FU, and 18F-5-FdUR were 0.75 +/- 0.21, 0.92 +/- 0.15, and 0.96 +/- 0.24 at 30 min, and 0.37 +/- 0.09, 0.64 +/- 0.34, and 0.60 +/- 0.17 at 120 min, respectively. The tumor-to-organ ratios obtained with three radiopharmaceuticals, especially with blood, heart, lung, muscle, and brain were high and these ratios increased with time. The tumor-to-organ ratios obtained with 18F-5-FdUR were always 1.3-4 times higher than 18F-5-FU and 18F-5-FUR. We concluded that 18F-5-FdUR was a suitable radiopharmaceutical for tumor imaging. Positron emission tomography of a rabbit tumor located on the chest with 18F-5-FdUR clearly showed the tumor within 1 h.
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