Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
IMAGING METHODS USING 18F-RADIOLABELED BIOLOGICS

Abstract:

The invention relates to water soluble .sup.18F-prosthetic groups and the synthesis and use of .sup.18F-labeled biological molecules containing the .sup.18F-prosthetic groups for imaging various processes within the body, for detecting the location of molecules associated with disease pathology, and for monitoring disease progression are disclosed.