flutemetamol

English

Noun

flutemetamol (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The aromatic fluorine compound 2-[3-fluoro-4-(methylamino)phenyl]-1,3-benzothiazol-6-ol which is sometimes used as a radiopharmaceutical
   • 2015 October 3, “Amyloid-Related Memory Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Is Dependent on APOE ε4 and Is Detectable over 18-Months”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     A 30-minute acquisition was started 40-minutes post-injection of PiB, a 20-minute acquisition was performed 50-minutes post-injection of florbetapir and 90-minutes post-injection of flutemetamol.