In their unrestrained enthusiasm over the potential use of Tc 99m dextran for
lymphoscintigraphy (1), the authors have at tributed to me statements that are incorrect and …

In their unrestrained enthusiasm over the potential use of Tc 99m dextran for
lymphoscintigraphy (1), the authors have at tributed to me statements that are incorrect and …

Current agents for lymphoscintigraphy have limitations because of slow migration of the
colloidal tracers from the injection site and the unknown effect of phagocytosis on the …

There is considerable need for a method of examin ing the lymphatic drainage and lymph
nodes in the di agnosis and treatment of malignant diseases. Although radiographic …

Abstract 99 Tc m-dextran was evaluated as a lymphoscintigraphic agent in 10 normal
volunteers and 24 patients with breast cancer. 99 Tc m-dextran (0.5–1 mCi) in a volume of …

Recent qualitative studies suggest that a micro Tc-99m sulfur colloid (.. mu.. SC) offers
clinically acceptable images of the lymphatic system following intradermal injection. The …

C. Displays of findings by relevant subgroups(ie, sex, severity of condition, dose, imaging
equipment, time of test) and by those factors that the protocol designated as being …

MATERIALSAND METHODS Technetium-99m-pertechnetate was obtained by elution from a
commercially available generator resin containing 99Mo. Sulfur colloid was prepared from a …

There has been a resurgence inthe use of lymphoscintigraphy for the external detection of
lymph nodes for metastatic melanoma and breast tumors. Technetium-99m-antimony …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Radiopharmaceuticals. Four different colloidslabeled with Tc-
99m were investigated: sulfur colloid (99mTc257)(16), tin colloid*[99mTc (Sn) 5], antimony …