Review Article

Insight into the Molecular Imaging of Alzheimer’s Disease

Table 1

List of radiotracers designed for the PET as well as SPECT based analysis of AD pathophysiology.

RadiotracerEmissionModalitySpecificityCondition

11C-PIB20 minutesPositronPETAβAD
11C-AZD218420 minutesPositronPETAβAD
18F-FDDNP110 minutesPositronPETAβ and TauAD
18F-AV-45110 minutesPositronPETAβAD
18F-BAY94-9172110 minutesPositronPETAβAD
18F-GE067110 minutesPositronPETAβAD
18F-AZD4694110 minutesPositronPETAβAD
11C-BF-22720 minutesPositronPETAβAD
11C-SB-1320 minutesPositronPETAβAD
123I-SB-1313.2 hoursGammaSPECTAβAD
18F-THK523110 minutesPositronPETTauTauopathies
18F-THK5105110 minutesPositronPETTauTauopathies
18F-THK5107110 minutesPositronPETTauTauopathies
18F-T807110 minutesPositronPETTauTauopathies
18F-T808110 minutesPositronPETTauTauopathies
11C-PBB320 minutesPositronPETTauTauopathies
11C-PK1119520 minutesPositronPETPBR-TSPONeuroinflammation
123I-PK1119513.2 hoursGammaSPECTPBR-TSPONeuroinflammation
11C-DPA71320 minutesPositronPETPBR-TSPONeuroinflammation
11C-CLINME20 minutesPositronPETPBR-TSPONeuroinflammation
18F-DPA714110 minutesPositronPETPBR-TSPONeuroinflammation
18F-PBR111110 minutesPositronPETPBR-TSPONeuroinflammation
123I-CLINDE13.2 hoursGammaSPECTPBR-TSPONeuroinflammation
11C-DED20 minutesPositronPETI2BSNeuroinflammation
11C-FTIMD20 minutesPositronPETI2BSNeuroinflammation
11C-AA20 minutesPositronPETAA analogueLipid metabolism
11C-DHA20 minutesPositronPETDHA analogueLipid metabolism
11C-Enzastaurin20 minutesPositronPETPKCNeuroprotection
11C-MeDAS20 minutesPositronPETMyelinNeuroprotection
124I-pQHNIG704.18 daysPositronPETHSF-1/HSP-70Neuroprotection
11C-Verapamil20 minutesPositronPETP-gpNeuroprotection