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What is

11C-choline

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Pronunciation: /ˈilɛvən si choline*/

11C-choline

Definition

A radioactive substance being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to find certain types of cancer. 11C-choline gets taken up by cells in the body and more of it is taken up by cancer cells than by normal cells. A PET scanner is used to find which cells in the body have taken up 11C-choline. Also called carbon C 11-choline.