Initial and subsequent approach for the synthesis of 18FDG
JS Fowler, T Ido - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-d-glucose (18FDG) was developed in 1976 in a collaboration
between scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Pennsylvania, and
Brookhaven National Laboratory. It was developed for the specific purpose of mapping brain
glucose metabolism in living humans, thereby serving as a tool in the basic human
neurosciences. With 18FDG it was possible for the first time to measure regional glucose
metabolism in the living human brain. Around the same time, the use of 18FDG for studies of …
between scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Pennsylvania, and
Brookhaven National Laboratory. It was developed for the specific purpose of mapping brain
glucose metabolism in living humans, thereby serving as a tool in the basic human
neurosciences. With 18FDG it was possible for the first time to measure regional glucose
metabolism in the living human brain. Around the same time, the use of 18FDG for studies of …