Abstract

Given the increasing exploration of fluorescent tracers in the field of nuclear medicine, a need has risen for practical development guidelines that can help improve the translation aspects of fluorescent tracers. This editorial discusses the does and don’ts in developing fluorescence tracers. It has been put forward by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) Translational Molecular Imaging & Therapy committee and has been approved by the EANM board.

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Title
Generation of fluorescently labeled tracers – which features influence the translational potential?
Author
van Leeuwen Fijs W B 1 ; Cornelissen, Bart 2 ; Caobelli Federico 3 ; Evangelista, Laura 4 ; Rbah-Vidal Latifa 5 ; Del Vecchio Silvana 6 ; Xavier Catarina 7 ; Barbet, Jacques 5 ; de Jong Marion 8 

 Interventional Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (GRID:grid.10419.3d) (ISNI:0000000089452978) 
 University of Oxford, Department of Oncology, CRUK&MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Oxford, UK (GRID:grid.4991.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8948) 
 University Hospital Basel, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Basel, Switzerland (GRID:grid.410567.1) 
 Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCCS, Padua, Italy (GRID:grid.419546.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1808 1697) 
 Université d’Angers, Université de Nantes, CRCINA, INSERM, CNRS, Nantes, France (GRID:grid.4817.a) 
 University Federico II, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Naples, Italy (GRID:grid.4691.a) (ISNI:0000 0001 0790 385X) 
 In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Lab (ICMI)-Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ixelles, Belgium (GRID:grid.8767.e) (ISNI:0000 0001 2290 8069) 
 Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (GRID:grid.5645.2) (ISNI:000000040459992X) 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Dec 2017
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
2365-421X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2430231814
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2017. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.