New PET Imaging Method Reveals Folate Receptors in the Brain
August 29, 2023 | Terry Sharrer

Fluorine-18-labelled folate Pet/CT 3D fusion image of a rat with a glioma visible in the brain
“Folate-based radiopharmaceuticals can be used in positron emission tomography (Pet) imaging to detect folate receptors in brain tumors. The discovery of folate receptors and their exploitation potential with respect to brain tumors is a new and significant finding in the field. The discovery is related to gliomas, which are a group of serious brain tumors. Researchers discovered that brain tumors contain increased amount of folate receptor expression relative to adjacent brain tissue. This phenomenon has been observed in both experimental models and human tumor samples.” MORE
Image Credit: University of Turku and Lab Worldwide