TABLE 3

Absorbed Dose Per Unit Injected Activity for Regions of Interest (μGy/MBq)

Region5 mL15 mL
Brain35.55 ± 15.950.19 ± 4.29
Right lung3.64 ± 0.282.84 ± 0.33*
Left lung3.49 ± 0.262.72 ± 0.31*
Liver3.28 ± 0.342.15 ± 0.12*
Kidneys13.70 ± 1.299.47 ± 0.45*
Stomach3.34 ± 0.352.23 ± 0.12*
Heart2.10 ± 0.101.54 ± 0.12*
Bladder5.96 ± 2.018.66 ± 4.92
Cervical CSF150.81 ± 67.9178.04 ± 30.55
Thoracic CSF (upper)263.79 ± 63.1207.26 ± 62.17
Thoracic CSF (lower)347.09 ± 25.7268.99 ± 17.29*
Lumbar CSF831.16 ± 200.6373.66 ± 69.65*
Brain ventricle CSF27.00 ± 12.0438.05 ± 3.24
Effective dose3.15 ± 0.132.79 ± 0.10*
  • * Statistically significant differences (IS t test, equal variance) observed between 5- and 15-mL groups.

  • Data are mean ± SD.