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Table 1.

Classification of positron emission tomography radiotracers for glioma investigation based on molecular processes under study

Molecular processes	Radiotracers
Glucose metabolism	2-[¹⁸F] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose	¹⁸F-FDG
Membrane biosynthesis	¹¹C-Choline
Membrane biosynthesis	¹⁸F-Fluorocholine
Oxygen metabolism	¹⁸F-Fluoromisonidazole	¹⁸F-FMISO
Amino acid transport, protein synthesis	¹¹C-Methionine	¹¹C-MET
	¹⁸F-Fluoroethyltyrosine	¹⁸F-FET
	¹⁸F-Fluorotyrosine	¹⁸F-TYR
	¹⁸F-Fluoromethyltyrosine	¹⁸F-FMT
	¹⁸F-Fluorodopa	¹⁸F-DOPA
Proliferation rate	¹⁸F-Fluorothymidine	¹⁸F-FLT