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Closing the gap between 19F and 18F chemistry

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Positron emission tomography (PET) has become an invaluable tool for drug discovery and diagnosis. The positron-emitting radionuclide fluorine-18 is frequently used in PET radiopharmaceuticals due to its advantageous characteristics; hence, methods streamlining access to 18F-labelled radiotracers can make a direct impact in medicine. For many years, access to 18F-labelled radiotracers was limited by the paucity of methodologies available, and the poor divers...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s41181-021-00143-y

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Chemistry
Sub department:
Organic Chemistry
Oxford college:
Merton College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8638-5308
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Publisher:
Springer Publisher's website
Journal:
EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry Journal website
Volume:
6
Article number:
33
Publication date:
2021-09-25
Acceptance date:
2021-08-03
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EISSN:
2365-421X
Pmid:
34564781
Language:
English
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Review
Pubs id:
1198366
Local pid:
pubs:1198366
Deposit date:
2021-10-04

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