%A Liu Fei, Zhu Hua, Lin Xinfeng, Luo Zheng, Li Nan, Yang Zhi %T Glutamine and tumor metabolism and their applications in nuclear medicine %0 Journal Article %D 2015 %J Journal of International Oncology %R 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2015.02.011 %P 122-125 %V 42 %N 2 %U {https://gjzlx.sdfmu.edu.cn/CN/abstract/article_9574.shtml} %8 2015-02-08 %X Many tumors depend on glutamine for energy. Glutamine metabolism is recognized as a distinctive feature in addition to Warburg effect in tumors. Nuclear medicine molecular tracer techniques represented by positron emission tomography (PET) provide a good means for early diagnosis and prognosis of tumors. PET imaging can detect glutamine metabolism region in tumors noninvasively, which can provide new diagnosis and therapeutics for glutamineaddicted tumors.