This invention relates to novel fluorinated phenyl thiphenyl (also named diarylsulfide) derivatives and their use in Positron Emission Tomagraphy (PET) imaging of Serotonin Transporters (SERTS). The present invention also provides diagnostic compositions comprising the novel compounds of the present invention, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. The invention further provides a method of imaging SERTS, comprising introducing into a patient a detectable quantity of a labeled compound of the present invetion, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, amide or prodrug thereof.
本发明涉及一种新型的
氟化苯基
噻吩(也称二芳基
硫醚)衍
生物及其在正电子发射断层扫描(PET)成像中用于
血清素转运体(
SER
TS)的应用。本发明还提供了包含本发明新化合物的诊断组合物,并且还包括药学上可接受的载体或稀释剂。本发明还提供了一种成像
SER
TS的方法,包括向患者引入本发明标记化合物的可检测量,或其药学上可接受的盐、酯、酰胺或前药。