title: Tumor imaging with carbon-11 labeled alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) in a patient with advanced malignant melanoma.
abstract: A 29 year-old-man presenting with advanced metastatic malignant melanoma was successfully imaged using carbon-11 (11C) labeled alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB), a synthetic, non-metabolized amino acid transported into viable cells by the A-type, or alanine-preferring, amino acid transport system. Tumor located in the hilum of the lung was well visualized with 11C-AIB prior to chemotherapy. A gallium image with liver subtraction using 99mTc-sulfur colloid demonstrated regions of increased activity in liver which correlated with regions of increased activity on the 11C-AIB liver image.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000621:Aminoisobutyric Acids; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms
chemical_list: D000621:Aminoisobutyric Acids; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; C100049:2-aminoisobutyric acid