• O. S. Fedorova
  • F. P. Vaitekhovich
  • R. N. Krasikova

Automated technology for synthesizing [18F]fluoromethylcholine, a radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic positron-emission-tomography tumor imaging, was developed. A TRACERlab FXFN synthesis module (GE Healthcare) used the combined technology of on-line alkylation and solid-phase extraction. The synthesis module was modified to allow operation at various He flow rates in critical process steps. The radiochemical yield of [18F]fluoromethylcholine was >10%, which was sufficient to produce several clinical doses. The quality control parameters of the produced [18F]fluoromethylcholine met the requirements of the RF Pharmacopoeia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)730-734
Number of pages5
JournalPharmaceutical Chemistry Journal
Volume52
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2018

    Scopus subject areas

  • Drug Discovery
  • Pharmacology

    Research areas

  • positron emission tomography, TRACERlab FX, [F]fluoromethylcholine, [F-18]fluoromethylcholine, PET, TRACERlab FXFN

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