Prostate Imaging—PET: <sup>18</sup> F-Fluciclovine (Axumin)
18F-fluciclovine, commercially known as Axumin, is a synthetic amino acid that detects an increase or upregulation of amino acid transport, which occurs in prostate cancer. This amino acid analog is used in patients with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated blood prostate-specific
Authors
- Mary Beth Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-8791)
- Eleanor Mantel
- Kathy S. Thomas
- Jessica Settle
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.126.272483
- Primary Topic
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00