Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Amyloid plaque imaging agent [c-11]-6-oh-bta-1: biodistribution and radiation dosimetry in baboon

  • Ramin V. Parsey
  • , Levi O. Sokol
  • , Marie José Bélanger
  • , J. S.Dileep Kumar
  • , Norman R. Simpson
  • , Theodore Wang
  • , Mali Pratap
  • , Ronald L. Van Heertum
  • , J. John Mann
  • Columbia University

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

18 Scopus citations

Abstract

The amyloid neuritic plaque is considered to be a toxic collection of amyloid-ß protein found in brain tissue in Alzheimer's disease. A neutral analogue of the amyloid-binding thioflavin-T (BTA), has been radiolabeled as [C-11]-6-OH-BTA-1. It crosses the blood brain barrier, and is a promising tracer for imaging plaques in vivo using positron emission tomography. We now report the biodistribution and dosimetry of [C-11]-6-OH-BTA-1 in baboons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)875-880
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Medicine Communications
Volume26
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005

Keywords

  • Amyloid
  • BTA
  • Positron emission tomography
  • Radiation dosimetry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Amyloid plaque imaging agent [c-11]-6-oh-bta-1: biodistribution and radiation dosimetry in baboon'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this