Microfluidics in radiopharmaceutical chemistry

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 776-787

  Pascali, Giancarlo ^a,b   Watts, Paul ^c   Salvadori, Piero A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b ANSTO Minerals   (Australia)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Microfluidic; Molecular imaging; PET; Radiochemistry; Radiopharmaceutical; SPECT

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; COPPER 64; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IODINE 125; IODINE 131; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM 99M;

CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICRO CHANNEL SYSTEM; MICRO VESSEL SYSTEM; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOCHEMISTRY; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84881025943     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: 18729614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2013.04.004     Document Type: Review

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