SPECT-CT images (single slice) after unmixing for high energy window for 111In detection (170–250 keV) and for low energy window consisting of primarily 125I activity (20–40 keV), collected at 4 h after injection of [111In]–[125I]LS734. a, b
111In window: higher activity was detected in the treated tumor (T) than the saline control treated tumor (C). The kidneys (K) had highest signal followed by the liver (L) indicating fast clearance of the 111In labeled probe and fragments. c, d
125I window: activity was detected in both tumors, presumably preferential retention of the lipophilic fragment although activity gastrointestinal tract (GI) and thyroid glands indicates partial physiological deiodination, most likely a function of normal as well as tumor mediated. Therefore, reported SUV values for 125I include peptide-bound and free fractions. High activity in the liver and GI indicates hepatobiliary clearance of the lipophilic 125I fragments.