Evaluation of two 99mTc-DTPA radioaerosols with different characteristics in lung ventilation studies

Evaluation of two 99mTc-DTPA radioaerosols with different characteristics in lung ventilation studies

Two radioaerosol preparations, TechneScan®-DTPA (99mTc-DTPA, 40 mCi/3 ml; IPEN-CNEN, São Paulo, SP, Brazil) and TechneScan®-DTPA/AEROSOL (99mTc-DTPA/A, 15 mCi/1.5 ml with 0.5 ml ethanol; Mallinckrodt Medical, St. Louis, MO, USA), were compared in pulmonary ventilation studies in terms of total radio...

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Main Authors: C.M. Silveira, M.L.V. Castiglioni, I.C.G. Torres, R.B. Medeiros, J.R. Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Pulmonary ventilation
Pulmonary clearance
Radioaerosol
99mTc-DTPA
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