fluorine F 18-azafol

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013714",
  "term": "fluorine F 18-azafol",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radioconjugate containing a folic acid receptor (FR; folate receptor) tracer labeled with fluorine F 18, with potential use for FR-expressing tumor imaging using positron emission tomography (PET). Upon administration of fluorine F 18-azafol, the azafol moiety selectively targets and binds to FR. This allows the visualization of tumor cells expressing FR using PET. FR is overexpressed on certain tumor cell types.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fluorine F 18 azafol",
    "[18F]-azafol",
    "3'-Aza-2'-[(18)F]fluorofolic acid"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fluorine-f-18-azafol/"
}