carbon-11
Short-lived imaging isotope
Carbon-11 is a radioactive isotope of carbon with a half-life of about twenty minutes.
Its rapid decay makes it useful in positron emission tomography (PET scans), where carbon-11 compounds are injected to image metabolic processes in the body.
The short half-life means it must be produced on-site in a cyclotron.
Electron's antimatter counterpart
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- unstableProne to sudden change
isotope · nuclei · proton · neutron · emission · tracer · cyclotron · bombardment
Assigning identifying markers
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- radiolabelingAttaching radioactive tracers to molecules
- precursorSomething that comes first
- cyclotronSpiral-path particle accelerator
automated · module · radiopharmaceutical · GMP · purification · incorporation · organic · yield
Path-marking projectile
- scanBrief visual sweep
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
uptake · imaging · diagnostic · detection · cancer · metastasis · glucose · biodistribution
Reward-linked neural messenger
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- amyloidCross-beta protein aggregate
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- bindingLegally or morally required
ligand · serotonin · brain · neurotransmitter · Alzheimer · Parkinson · cognition · striatum
Vinegar-derived compound
- myocardialOf heart muscle
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
ischemia · coronary · ventricular · imaging · quantification
positron
Electron's antimatter counterpart
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
unstable · isotope · nuclei · proton · neutron · emission · tracer · cyclotron · bombardment · annihilation
labeling
Assigning identifying markers
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- radiolabelingAttaching radioactive tracers to molecules
- precursorSomething that comes first
cyclotron · automated · module · radiopharmaceutical · GMP · purification · incorporation · organic · yield · formulation
tracer
Path-marking projectile
metabolism · uptake · imaging · diagnostic · detection · cancer · metastasis · glucose · biodistribution · hotspot
dopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- amyloidCross-beta protein aggregate
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
binding · ligand · serotonin · brain · neurotransmitter · Alzheimer · Parkinson · cognition · striatum · cortex
acetate
Vinegar-derived compound
- myocardialOf heart muscle
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- heartCirculatory system's pump
viability · ischemia · coronary · ventricular · imaging · quantification
carbon, carbons, carbonate, carbonates, carbonated, carbonation, carbonic, carbonize, carbonized