18F-choline

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000019",
  "term": "18F-choline",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radioactive substance being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to find certain types of cancer. 18F-choline gets taken up by cells in the body and more of it is taken up by cancer cells than by normal cells. A PET scanner is used to find which cells in the body have taken up 18F-choline. Also called 18F-fluoromethylcholine, 18F-FMCH, and fluorine F 18-fluoromethylcholine.",
  "synonyms": [
    "18F-fluoromethylcholine",
    "18F-FMCH",
    "fluorine F 18-fluoromethylcholine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/18f-choline/"
}