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. 2014 Dec 15;5(1):1–13.

Table 1.

Summary of the techniques discussed in this review, along with whether they can be used in vitro or in vivo, and with which glucose analog molecules

PET MRI Optical Radioluminescence Microscopy fDOT/FMT
Glucose Analogs
    FDG Yes No No Yes No
    18F-AFDG Yes No No Yes No
    19F-FDG No Yes No No No
    2-NBDG No No Yes Yes Yes
    IRDye800CW 2-DG No No Yes Yes Yes
    Pyro-2-DG No No Yes Yes Yes
    CyNE-2-DG No No Yes Yes Yes
    Cy5.5-2-DG No No Yes Yes Yes
In vitro/In vivo
In vitro No No Yes Yes No
In vivo Yes Yes Yes No Yes