Imaging pancreatic islet cells by positron emission tomography

Table 1 Representative beta-cell-specific biomarkers for positron emission tomography imaging of islets

Biomarkers	Probe name	Ref.
Vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT2)	[11C] (+)-dihydrotetrabenazine [(+)-11C-DTBZ]	[13,39-41]
	18F-FP-(+)-DTBZ	[14,15,42,43]
	64Cu-CB-TE2A-(+)-DTBZ	[44,45]
	64Cu-CB-TE2A-(-)-DTBZ	[44,45]
Glucagon-like peptide-1	18F-TTCO-Cys40-Exendin-4	[23]
	18F-FBEM-Cysx-exendin-4	[26]
	68Ga-DO3AVS-Cys40-Exendin-4	[19,27,56,57]
	64Cu-DO3A-VS-Cys40-Exendin-4	[55]
	64Cu-BaMalSar-Exendin-4	[22]
	64Cu-Mal2Sar-(Exendin-4)2	[22]
	[Lys40(DOTA-64Cu)-NH2]-Exendin-4	[58]
Glucokinase	[11C]AZ12504948	[20]
Somatostatin receptors	68Ga-DOTA-octreotide	[63]