The molecule is a quaternary ammonium salt that is the chloride salt of (11)C-choline. An intravenous radioactive diagnostic agent used as a tracer during positron emission tomography scans to help detect sites of recurrent prostate cancer. It has a role as a radioactive tracer, a radioactive imaging agent and a diagnostic agent. It is a chloride salt, a quaternary ammonium salt and an (11)C-modified compound. It contains an (11)C-choline.
2-hydroxyethyl-dimethyl-(111C)methylazanium;chloride