Radiopharmaceuticals

"Radiopharmaceuticals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Compounds that are used in medicine as sources of radiation for radiotherapy and for diagnostic purposes. They have numerous uses in research and industry. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1161)

Descriptor ID	D019275
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.259.843 D27.505.519.871 D27.720.470.410.650
Concept/Terms	Radiopharmaceuticals Radiopharmaceuticals

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Radiopharmaceuticals".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals [D27.505.259]
Radiopharmaceuticals [D27.505.259.843]
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action [D27.505.519]
Radiopharmaceuticals [D27.505.519.871]
Specialty Uses of Chemicals [D27.720]
Laboratory Chemicals [D27.720.470]
Indicators and Reagents [D27.720.470.410]
Radiopharmaceuticals [D27.720.470.410.650]

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Bar chart showing 272 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2003 and 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	4	1	5
1998	5	6	11
1999	5	6	11
2000	8	5	13
2001	7	5	12
2002	7	9	16
2003	1	17	18
2004	3	11	14
2005	6	7	13
2006	6	9	15
2007	7	11	18
2008	4	13	17
2009	6	7	13
2010	4	5	9
2011	5	12	17
2012	6	9	15
2013	5	3	8
2014	2	3	5
2015	1	7	8
2016	0	5	5
2017	1	4	5
2018	0	2	2
2019	3	3	6
2020	1	0	1
2021	3	4	7
2022	0	4	4
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

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Patil S, Ayubcha C, Teichner E, Subtirelu R, Cho JH, Ghonim M, Ghonim M, Werner TJ, H?ilund-Carlsen PF, Alavi A, Newberg AB. Clinical Applications of PET Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease. PET Clin. 2025 Jan; 20(1):89-100.

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Stauff E, Xu W, Kecskemethy HH, Langhans SA, Kandula VVR, Averill LW, Yue X. Tryptophan Kynurenine Pathway-Based Imaging Agents for Brain Disorders and Oncology-From Bench to Bedside. Biomolecules. 2025 Jan 01; 15(1).

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Xu W, Langhans SA, Johnson DK, Stauff E, Kandula VVR, Kecskemethy HH, Averill LW, Yue X. Radiotracers for Molecular Imaging of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Aug 30; 25(17).

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Newberg AB, Coble R, Khosravi M, Alavi A. Positron Emission Tomography-Based Assessment of Cognitive Impairment and Dementias, Critical Role of Fluorodeoxyglucose in such Settings. PET Clin. 2022 Jul; 17(3):479-494.

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Iwen KA, Ku?mann J, Fendrich V, Lindner K, Zahn A. Accuracy of Parathyroid Adenoma Localization by Preoperative Ultrasound and Sestamibi in 1089 Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism. World J Surg. 2022 09; 46(9):2197-2205.

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Chae SY, Park SH, Lee HS, Ahn JH, Kim SB, Jung KH, Kim JE, Ahn SH, Son BH, Lee JW, Ko BS, Kim HJ, Gong G, Oh JS, Park SY, Moon DH. Association between tumor 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose metabolism and survival in women with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. Sci Rep. 2022 05 12; 12(1):7858.

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Jafari ME, Paik DS. 131I Intake and Regulatory Compliance Following Administration of Capsular 131I Sodium Iodide for Treatment of Thyroid Disorders. Health Phys. 2022 02 01; 122(2):360-364.

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Nahass M, Kempf J. Severe myocardial stunning after myocardial perfusion on gated SPECT exercise stress test. J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 04; 30(2):839-843.

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Eckhoff A, Farrow NE, Silvestri C, Stroobant E, Intenzo C, Leddy M, Tyler DS, Berger A, Beasley GM. How much time is enough? Sentinel lymph node mapping time depends on the radiotracer agent. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar; 125(4):712-718.

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Jimbo M, Andrews JR, Ahmed ME, Dundar A, Karnes RJ, Bryce AH, Kendi AT, Kwon ED, Lowe VJ, Bold MS. Prognostic role of 11C-choline PET/CT scan in patients with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer undergoing primary docetaxel chemotherapy. Prostate. 2022 01; 82(1):41-48.

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