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Troubleshooting for F-18 Fluorocholine Synthesis: An Institutional Experience
Choline is a natural substrate for phospholipid synthesis. F-18 labeled fluorocholine nowadays is routinely used for imaging brain tumors, parathyroid adenoma, and prostate cancer. It is synthesized through nucleophilic substitution reaction using dibromomethane and N, N-dimethylaminoethanol as prim...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6194756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30386063 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_85_18 |
| Sumario: | Choline is a natural substrate for phospholipid synthesis. F-18 labeled fluorocholine nowadays is routinely used for imaging brain tumors, parathyroid adenoma, and prostate cancer. It is synthesized through nucleophilic substitution reaction using dibromomethane and N, N-dimethylaminoethanol as primary and secondary precursors, respectively. However, sometimes, failures are encountered in F-18 fluorocholine production. Few problems and troubleshooting during synthesis are discussed here. |
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