PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Heather Edmonds
AU  - Kara Weatherman
AU  - Cybil Nielsen
TI  - <strong>Frequency of Blood Contamination with Preparing an UltraTag RBC Kit to Radiolabel Red Blood Cells</strong>
DP  - 2022 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 4068--4068
VI  - 63
IP  - supplement 2
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/63/supplement_2/4068.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/63/supplement_2/4068.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2022 Jun 01; 63
AB  - 4068 Introduction: Evaluation of the requirement that a separate space is needed when an UltraTag red blood cell (RBC) kit is prepared for a nuclear medicine study, to prevent significant blood contamination. Methods: This study utilized expired UltraTag RBC kits with luminescent paint, which stood in place for blood (n= 6). Each kit was prepared individually, and the preparation area (the chuck) was visually assessed for blood contamination with a black light in a dark room. A one sample t-test was used to assess the mean of population and whether it is significantly different from a hypothesized value of zero. Results: Three of the chucks used to prepare individual UltraTag RBC kits had contamination spots, while three had no contamination. Conclusions: It was not confirmed that a separate space should be used when preparing an UltraTag RBC kit.