18F-FET
Fluoroethyltyrosine
A complex of a conditionally essential amino acid (synthesized by the body from an essential amino acid) and a radioactive isotope fluorine-18.
Amino acids and their derivatives participate in protein synthesis, are precursors of neurotransmitters and some hormones. Although 18F-FET does not participate in such metabolic processes, special cell transporters allow it to penetrate cancer cells and accumulate in them. Due to its high specificity to tumor cells, 18F-FET actively accumulates in biologically active tumor cells and practically does not accumulate in healthy cells, which allows obtaining a contrast image during the scanning. This specificity is characteristic of tumors of varying degrees of malignancy.
Advantages of the tracer
Other tracers
in which one of the hydroxyl groups is replaced
by the radioactive isotope fluorine-18.
It is possible to examine
almost the entire human body with the help of this tracer.
molecule-ligand of prostate-specific
membrane antigen, which is used in
the prostate tumors diagnostics.
Find out how
we produce the tracer
Delivery to PET/CT medical locations
Our own production sites are located in Ufa, Yelets, Stavropol,
Novosibirsk and Pavlovskaya town in Krasnodar Region.
Partners' production sites are in Balashikha, Chelyabinsk, Kazan.
Pharmaceuticals are supplied daily to more than 35 diagnostic centers.