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[F-18]HX4

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-013509

A 2-nitroimidazole labeled with the positron-emitting radioisotope fluorine F 18. HX4, the 2-nitroimidazole moiety of [F-18]HX4, is selectively bioreduced and bound in hypoxic tumor cells, permitting the imaging of hypoxic tumor cells with positron emission tomography (PET).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-013509
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013509",
  "term": "[F-18]HX4",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A 2-nitroimidazole labeled with the positron-emitting radioisotope fluorine F 18. HX4, the 2-nitroimidazole moiety of [F-18]HX4, is selectively bioreduced and bound in hypoxic tumor cells, permitting the imaging of hypoxic tumor cells with positron emission tomography (PET).",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/f-18-hx4/"
}

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