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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Scandium-44: Benefits of a Long-Lived PET Radionuclide Available from the 44Ti/44Sc Generator System

Frank Roesch

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Materials scienceTransplantation HeterologousMice Nudechemistry.chemical_elementHeterocyclic Compounds 1-RingMicePositronDrug StabilityNickelNuclear ReactorsmedicineAnimalsHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingCation Exchange ResinsScandiumChelating AgentsMice nudeRadioisotopesTitaniumPharmacologyRadionuclidemedicine.diagnostic_testRadionuclide GeneratorsLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasms ExperimentalTransplantationchemistryPositron emission tomographyPositron-Emission TomographyPuromycinAdsorptionRadiopharmaceuticalsRadionuclide GeneratorMolecular imagingScandiumHalf-LifeNuclear chemistry

description

(44)Ti/(44)Sc radionuclide generators are of interest for molecular imaging. The 3.97 hours half-life of (44)Sc and its high positron branching of 94.27% may stimulate the application of (44)Sc-labeled PET radiopharmaceuticals. This review describes the current status of (44)Ti production, (44)Ti/(44)Sc radionuclide generator development, post-processing of generator eluates towards medical application, identification of ligands adequate to Sc(III) co-ordination chemistry, proof-of-principle labeling of (44)Sc-DOTA-octreotides, investigation of in vitro and in vivo parameters, and initial applications for molecular imaging - both in small animals and humans.

https://doi.org/10.2174/1874471011205030187