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ArticleTheranostics2026

Specific imaging of bacterial infection: a translational approach using positron emission tomography and gallium-68-labeled maltohexaose.

Sophie M Wegener, Desiree Weiberg, James T Thackeray, Christoph P Czerner, Jasmin S Hanke, Jan D Schmitto, Geerd-Jürgen Meyer, Jens P Bankstahl, Arjang Ruhparwar, Frank M Bengel and 1 more

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Article in Theranostics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Sophie M WegenerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Desiree WeibergDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
James T ThackerayDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Christoph P CzernerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Jasmin S HankeDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Jan D SchmittoDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Geerd-Jürgen MeyerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Jens P BankstahlDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Arjang RuhparwarDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Frank M BengelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
Tobias L RossDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School; Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rationale: Direct visualization of the presence and biological activity of bacterial pathogens in infectious foci may be of considerable value for individualized infection medicine. We hypothesized that a positron-emitting maltodextrin radiotracer [ Methods: A new radiosynthesis of [ Results: A robust, high-yield radiosynthesis of [ Conclusions: The hypothesis-generating results of our work lay the foundation for future studies determining the specific benefit of bacteria-targeted

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Bacterial InfectionsGallium RadioisotopesPositron-Emission TomographyAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMacrophagesMiceRadiopharmaceuticalsGallium-68Gallium RadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsbacteria-targeted imaginginfectionmaltodextrinsmolecular imagingpositron emission tomography

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PMCPMC13141696

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