The resurgence of the clinical use of perchlorate as a means of controlling amiodarone-
induced thyroid dysfunction has suggested a need for a more careful examination of the …

Purpose Radiopharmaceutical extravasation can potentially lead to severe soft tissue
damage, but little is known about incidence, medical consequences, possible interventions …

Brain imaging is performed using radiopharmaceuticals by single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). SPECT and PET …

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 …

The pronouncement of death is a determination of paramount social, legal, and ethical
import. The novel construct of “brain death” was introduced 50 years ago, yet there persist …

Radiopharmaceuticals are widely accepted to be a very safe class of drugs, with very few
adverse reactions and unexpected biodistributions. However, problems can arise because …

Insufficiency of collateral supply may lead to low-flow infarcts in severe occlusive
cerebrovascular disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of technetium …

SPEC!'in subjects with mild to moderate flow abnormal ities and in normal volunteers.
Validation in patients with mild to moderate rCBF abnormalities differs from valida tion under …

The efficiency and accuracy of different methods for quality control of radiopharmaceutical
preparations for diagnostic purpose were studied. The radiochemical purity of 99mTc …

Objective: To determine and compare the stability of 99mTc-ECD and stabilized 99mTc-
HMPAO when stored in syringes over an 8-h period. Methods: 99mTc-ECD and stabilized …