A Fully Automated Synthesis of 14-(<i>R,S</i>)-[¹⁸F]fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic Acid ([¹⁸F]FTHA) on the Elixys Radiosynthesizer

• Main Authors: Usevalad Ustsinau (Author), Lukas Nics (Author), Marcus Hacker (Author), Cecile Philippe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

14-(<i>R,S</i>)-[¹⁸F]fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid ([¹⁸F]FTHA) is a radiocompound for imaging the fatty acid circulation by positron emission tomography. A revived interest in imaging of lipid metabolism led us to a constant tracer production over three years, initially using a conventional vessel-based synthesizer and later transitioning to the cassette-based Elixys synthesizer. On the Elixys module, the radiochemical yield of [¹⁸F]FTHA could be increased by more than two times, reaching 13.01 ± 5.63% at the end of the synthesis, while maintaining necessary quality control results.

Item Description

10.3390/ph17030318
1424-8247