Preferred Label : Fluorine F-18 HX4;
NCIt synonyms : Fluorine F 18 HX4; [F-18]HX4; Fluorine F18 HX4;
NCIt 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).;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL383524;
Origin ID : C74032;
UMLS CUI : C2348691;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
