Fully automated [18F]fluorocholine synthesis in the TracerLab MXFDG Coincidence synthesizer

Autor: Villeret Guillaume, Laurent Lemoucheux, David Kryza, Maria Azzurra Filannino, Vincent Luc Antoine Tadino
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 35:255-260
ISSN: 0969-8051
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2007.11.008
Popis: Introduction We developed a new fully automated method for the radiosynthesis of [ 18 F]fluorocholine by modifying the commercial 2-[ 18 F]fluoro-2- d -deoxy-glucose ([ 18 F]FDG) synthesizer module (GE TracerLab MX, formerly Coincidence). Methods [ 18 F]Flurocholine was synthesized by 18 F-fluoroalkylation of N , N -dimethylaminoethanol using [ 18 F]fluorobromomethane as fluoromethylating agent. [ 18 F]Fluorobromomethane was produced by reaction of dibromomethane with [ 18 F]fluoride, assisted by Kryptofix 2.2.2. Results After purification on solid-phase extraction cartridges, the [ 18 F]fluorocholine was obtained in 15–25% radiochemical yields (decay not corrected), with more than 99% radiochemical purity. Specific activity was more than 37 GBq/μmol. Synthesis time was less than 35 min. Conclusion This new automated synthesis technique provides high and reproducible yields that could be dedicated for routine use with the same [ 18 F]FDG disposable cassette system.
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