Considerable information on documented drug and radiopharmaceutical interactions has
been assembled in a tabular form, classified by the type of nuclear medicine study. The aim …

The primary goal of this review article is to increase the reader's knowledge and
understanding of problems associated with the radiopharmaceuticals commonly used in …

This report provides a compendium of current information relating to radiation dose to
patients, including biokinetic models, biokinetic data, dose coefficients for organ and tissue …

Aim Experimental data in heart failure models and an open trial of seven patients with
idiopathic dilated cardiomyo-pathy have suggested beneficial effects of growth hormone on …

While 99m Tc sulfur colloid imaging, because of its availability and convenience, remains
the initial procedure of choice for spleen imaging, selective spleen scanning with damaged …

Drugs can alter the labeling and the morphology of red blood cells. As Paullinia cupana is
used in popular medicine, we evaluated its influence on the labeling process using …

The clinical characteristics of 150 patients with unstable ischemic heart disease were
evaluated for the ability to diagnose mitral regurgitation (MR). A careful assessment of …

Peumus boldus is used in popular medicine in Brazil. The influence of Peumus boldus on
the labeling of red blood cells and plasma proteins with 99mTc was studied. Stannous …

Invasive studies in patients with left ventricular dysfunction show that data at rest (eg ejection
fraction-EF) are poor predictors of the changes in cardiac output (CO) which occur with …

Ambulatory radionuclide monitoring of left ventricular function was performed with the
nuclear Vest device in 35 patients early after acute myocardial infarction. Patients were …