Synthesis of 18fluoride-fluorodeoxyglucose and its clinical applications in positron emission tomography/computed tomography

• Main Authors: Rajeev Kumar (Author), Madhavi Tripathi (Author), Aditi Khurana (Author), Arunav Kumar (Author), Shubha G. Ravindra (Author), Sumit Garg (Author), Manish Kumar (Author), Sanjay Kumar Suman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer -Medknow Publications, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This review article covers a brief explanation on synthesis of Flourodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) and its clinical uses with emphasis on practical uses. In present scenario, 18F-FDG is the most successful PET radiopharmaceutical because of its half-life and mode of uptake. 18F-FDG synthesised by electroph...