Abstract

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.

Details

Title
Troubleshooting for F-18 fluorocholine synthesis: An institutional experience
Author
Vatsa, Rakhee 1 ; Joshi, Raman 2 ; Shukla, Jaya 1 ; Mittal, Bhagwant 1 

 Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Karnataka 
 Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Bengaluru, Karnataka 
Pages
355-358
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Oct/Dec 2018
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09723919
e-ISSN
09740244
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2117787909
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.