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. 2019 Jun;60(6):730–735. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.118.213348

TABLE 1.

Radionuclide Probes for Various Reporter Genes Used to Image T Cells In Vivo

Radionuclide probe Reporter target Immunogenic Endogenous expression References
18F-FEAU HSV1tk Yes None 26, 33
124I-FIAU 33
18F-FHBG 39
18F-L-FMAU hdCK3 No None 27, 28
18F-L-FIAU, 18F-FEAU hdCKDM None 33
123I-MIBG hNET No Neurons of sympathetic system and those innervating adrenal medulla, lung and placenta 29, 30, 33
124I-MIBG 29, 33
18F-MFBG 33
99mTcO4- hNIS No Thyroid, stomach, salivary glands 31
18F-tetrafluoroborate 32
124I-NaI 34
18F-NOTAOCT hSSTR2 No Cerebrum, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract 35
68Ga-DOTATOC 36

124I-FIAU = 5-124I-iodo-1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-β-d-arabinofuranosyl)uracil; 18F-FHBG = 9-[4-18F-fluoro-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine; 18F-L-FMAU = 1-(2-deoxy-2-18F-fluoro-β-l-arabinofuranosyl)-5-methyluracil; 123/124I-MIBG = meta-[123/124I]iodobenzylguanidine; 18F-MFBG = meta-18F-fluorobenzylguanidine;18F-NOTAOCT = 18F-NOTA-octreotide; hdCKDM = human deoxycytidine kinase double mutant; hdCK3 = human deoxycytidine kinase triple mutant; hSSTR2 = human somatostatin receptor 2.