Sarita Forsback

- Development Manager,
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

saraalto@utu.fi

Positron Emission Tomography, PET, Good Manufacturing Practice, GMP, fluoride-18, electrophilic radiofluorination, nucleophilic radiofluorination

PET radiochemistry and radiopharmacy.

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Catalytic Decarboxylative Fluorination for the Synthesis of Tri- and Difluoromethyl Arenes (2013)
- Organic Letters
Mizuta S, Stenhagen ISR, O'Duill M, Wolstenhulme J, Kirjavainen AK, Forsback SJ, Tredwell M, Sandford G, Moore PR, Huiban M, Luthra SK, Passchier J, Solin O, Gouverneur V
Electrophilic Addition of Chlorine Monofluoride for PET tracers (2013)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
Kirjavainen A, Forsback S, Gronroos TJ, Haavisto L, Haaparanta M, Solin O
Electrophilic and nucleophilic fluorination of a novel F-18-labelled norepinerphine transporter tracer for PET-imaging (2013)
- Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals
Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals Kirjavainen A, Forsback S, Marjamaki P, Haaparanta M, Peters D, Solin O
Enzyme inhibition of dopamine metabolism alters 6-[18F]FDOPA uptake in orthotopic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. (2013)
- EJNMMI Research
Tuomela J, Forsback S, Haavisto L, Vahlberg T, Grönroos TJ, Solin O, Haaparanta-Solin M
[F-18]Fluorination of an arylboronic ester using [F-18]selectfluor bis(triflate): application to 6-[F-18]fluoro-L-DOPA (2013)
- Chemical Communications
Stenhagen ISR, Kirjavainen AK, Forsback SJ, Jorgensen CG, Robins EG, Luthra SK, Solin O, Gouverneur V
Optimizing the radiosynthesis of 6-[F-18]FDOPA using [F-18]Selectfluor (2013)
- Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals
Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals Forsback S, Kirjavainen A, Stenhagen I, Gouverneur V, Solin O
Radiolabelling of the norepinephrine transporter ligand [C-11]NS8880 and its evaluation in the rat (2013)
- Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals
Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals Helin S, Kirjavainen A, Arponen E, Forsback S, Marjamaki P, Haaparanta-Solin M, Bender D, Peters D, Solin O
Transport lines as a source of F-19 in production of F-18-labelled radiopharmaceuticals (2013)
- Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals
Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals Rajander J, Grigg J, Sarja N, Aromaa J, Johansson S, Eskola O, Viljanen T, Kokkomaki E, Forsback S, Bergman J, Luthra S, Solin O
(18F)CFT synthesis and binding to monoamine transporters in rats (2012)
- EJNMMI Research
Sarita Forsback, Päivi Marjamäki, Olli Eskola, Jörgen Bergman, Johanna Rokka, Tove Grönroos, Merja Haaparanta, Olof Solin
18F-labeled presynaptic dopaminergic tracers, synthesis, radiochemical analyses and preclinical evaluation of (18F) fdopa and (18F)cft (2012) Forsback Sarita
Electrophilic Addition of Chlorine Monofluoride for PET tracers (2012)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
Anna Kirjavainen, Sarita Forsback, Tove J Grönroos, Laura Haavisto, Merja Haaparanta, Olof Solin
Increased Medial Orbitofrontal (18F)fluorodopa Uptake in Parkinsonian Impulse Control Disorders (2012)
- Movement Disorders
Juho Joutsa, Kirsti Martikainen, Solja Niemelä, Jarkko Johansson, Sarita Forsback, Juha O Rinne, Valtteri Kaasinen
Novel electrophilic synthesis of 6-[F-18]fluorodopamine and comprehensive biological evaluation (2012)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Eskola O, Gronroos TJ, Naum A, Marjamaki P, Forsback S, Bergman J, Lankimaki S, Kiss J, Savunen T, Knuuti J, Haaparanta M, Solin O
Radiation Dosimetry and Biodistribution of the Hypoxia Tracer F-18-EF5 in Oncologic Patients (2012)
- Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals
Lin LL, Silvoniemi A, Stubbs JB, Rengan R, Suilamo S, Solin O, Divgi C, Eskola O, Sorger JM, Stabin MG, Kachur A, Hahn SM, Gronroos TJ, Forsback S, Evans SM, Koch CJ, Minn H
Tracer Level Electrophilic Synthesis and Pharmacokinetics of the Hypoxia Tracer [F-18]EF5 (2012)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
Eskola O, Gronroos TJ, Forsback S, Tuomela J, Komar G, Bergman J, Harkonen P, Haaparanta M, Minn H, Solin O
Detection of Hypoxia by [F-18]EF5 in Atherosclerotic Plaques in Mice (2011)
- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Silvola JMU, Saraste A, Forsback S, Laine VJO, Saukko P, Heinonen SE, Yla-Herttuala S, Roivainen A, Knuuti J
Comparison of 2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-[18F]fluorophenyl)tropane and N-(3-[18F]fluoropropyl)-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-fluorophenyl)nortropane, tracers for imaging dopamine transporter in rat (2010)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
Marjamäki P, Haaparanta M, Forsback S, Fagerholm V, Eskola O, Grönroos T, Koivula T, Solin O
Fast growth associated with aberrant vasculature and hypoxia in fibroblast growth factor 8b (FGF8b) over-expressing PC-3 prostate tumour xenografts. (2010)
- BMC Cancer
Tuomela J, Grönroos TJ, Valta MP, Sandholm J, Schrey A, Seppänen J, Marjamäki P, Forsback S, Kinnunen I, Solin O, Minn H, Härkönen PL
Radiosynthesis and Evaluation of (18F)Selectfluor bis(triflate) (2010)
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Teare H, Robins EG, Kirjavainen A, Forsback S, Solin O, Luthra SK, Gouverneur V
6-[F-18]fluoro-L-dopa metabolism in rat peripheral tissues (2009)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Forsback S, Kalliokoski T, Mikkola K, Eskola O, Solin O, Haaparanta M