Gallium Ga 68-NEB

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013859",
  "term": "Gallium Ga 68-NEB",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radiotracer composed of a truncated form of the azo dye Evans blue (EB) conjugated, via a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-N,N',N\"-triacetic acid (NOTA) linker (NEB), to the radioisotope gallium Ga 68, with potential blood pool imaging activity for use in positron emission tomography (PET). Upon administration of gallium Ga 68-NEB, the NEB moiety, which has high affinity for serum albumin, targets and forms a complex with albumin. Upon PET, the lymph nodes (LN) and lymphatic vessels as well as other desired tissues can be visualized.",
  "abbreviation": "68Ga-NEB",
  "synonyms": [
    "68Ga-NOTA conjugated truncated form of Evans blue"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gallium-ga-68-neb/"
}