Affiliation:
1. Nagoya University Radioisotope Research Centre Medical Branch 65 Tsurumai Showa-ku, Nagoya City Aichi Prefecture 466-8550 Japan hiro-yamaguchi@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp yamaguchi.hiroshi.v9@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Abstract
In this chapter, the medical applications of fluorine atoms are discussed, focusing on 18F-labelled positron emission tomography (PET) agents. Various drugs contain fluorine atoms, and recently fluorine has been used for in vivo imaging. Although 19F magnetic resonance imaging via the stable 19F isotope is still being researched, 18F-PET imaging using radioactive 18F is widely used in clinical examinations. Most of the 18F-PET agents used for such imaging are manufactured in hospitals using a cyclotron and labelling synthesizer, which is discussed along with the types of test agents available.
Publisher
The Royal Society of Chemistry
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