New Melanoma Radioactive PET Imaging Agent Discovered, Study Released by American Chemical Society

medGadget -- A collaboration of Australian scientists has identified a new imaging radiotracer as an excellent PET contrast agent for melanoma in laboratory mice. The so called [18F]N-(2-(Diethylamino)ethyl)-6-fluoronicotinamide is now scheduled to begin clinical trials sometime next year, according to the press release by the American Chemical Society.

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