Imaging pancreatic islet cells by positron emission tomography

Figure 8 Positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging of 5-hydroxy-L-¹¹C-tryptophan in non-human primates. A: SUV of [¹¹C]5-HTP uptake in pancreas of nonhuman primate after 0-100 min p.i.; B: Pancreas uptake was significantly decreased by pretreated inhibitors (^aP < 0.05; ^cP < 0.001); C and D: Abdominal HTP and PET/CT fusion images. Pancreas: White arrow; Kidney pelvis: Red arrow. Reprinted with permission from Ref.[65]. [¹¹C]5-HTTP: 5-hydroxy-L-¹¹C-tryptophan; PET/CT: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography. DDC:Dopa decarboxylase.