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Jean-Christophe Richard1, Zhaohui Zhou, Delphine L Chen

  • 1Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Summary

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with (18)F-FHBG can monitor mutant Herpes simplex virus-1 thymidine kinase (mHSV1-tk) gene expression. Pulmonary (18)F-FHBG uptake correlates with mHSV1-tk activity, especially when vascular permeability is increased.

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