[EN] FLUORINATED PHENYL THIOPHENYL DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE FOR IMAGING SEROTONIN TRANSPORTERS<br/>[FR] DERIVES FLUORES DE PHENYL THIOPHENYL ET LEUR UTILISATION DANS L'IMAGERIE DE TRANSPORTEURS DE LA SEROTONINE
申请人:KUNG HANK F
公开号:WO2003078393A2
公开(公告)日:2003-09-25
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 invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, amide or prodrug thereof.