From FDG and beyond: the evolving potential of nuclear medicine

Kenji Hirata, Koji Kamagata, Daiju Ueda, Masahiro Yanagawa, Mariko Kawamura, Takeshi Nakaura, Rintaro Ito, Fuminari Tatsugami, Yusuke Matsui, Akira Yamada, Yasutaka Fushimi, Taiki Nozaki, Shohei Fujita, Tomoyuki Fujioka, Takahiro Tsuboyama, Noriyuki Fujima, Shinji Naganawa

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Abstract

The radiopharmaceutical 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) has been dominantly used in positron emission tomography (PET) scans for over 20 years, and due to its vast utility its applications have expanded and are continuing to expand into oncology, neurology, cardiology, and infectious/inflammatory diseases. More recently, the addition of artificial intelligence (AI) has enhanced nuclear medicine diagnosis and imaging with FDG-PET, and new radiopharmaceuticals such as prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) have emerged. Nuclear medicine therapy using agents such as [177Lu]-dotatate surpasses conventional treatments in terms of efficacy and side effects. This article reviews recently established evidence of FDG and non-FDG drugs and anticipates the future trajectory of nuclear medicine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)583-595
Number of pages13
JournalAnnals of nuclear medicine
Volume37
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Artificial neural
  • Data analysis
  • Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose
  • Positron emission tomography
  • Prostate-specific membrane antigen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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