An important consideration when providing labile prod ucts such as ENS to nuclear
medicine centers is ensuring the preservation of their physicochemical properties for several …

[en] In previous studies exogenous natural surfactant labeled with 99m Tc (99m Tc-ENS)
and diethylenetriaminepentaacetate labeled with 99m Tc (99m Tc-DTPA) were compared in …

Radioaerosol inhalation lung imaging is a standard diagnostic procedure commonly
performed in conjunction with perfusion lung imaging in the evaluation of pulmonary …

Exogenous natural surfactant (ENS) labeled with 99mTc (99mTc-ENS, 900–1110 MBq), a
new radiopharmaceutical for ventilation scintigraphy, was nebulized during 3 min to five …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Apparatus The in vitro system was assembledin a fume hood.
The nebulizer (Mini-Neb, Trudell Medical, London, Ontario, Can ada) contained 3 ml ofthe …

The biological behavior of 99mTc-labeled exogenous natural surfactant (99mTc-ENS) was
studied and compared to 99mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (99mTc-DTPA) and …

A quantitative method for study of the penetration and clearance of inhaled particles (5-
micron Tc-99m-labeled polystyrene) in the human lung is described and compared with a Kr …

The diagnostic utility of radioaerosols for lung ventilation and lung permeability procedures
requires a strong, stable coordinate covalent bond between a radionuclide and a ligand …

A compressed-air nebulizer with low holdup and high output was used to nebulize [99mTc]
pertechnetate presented in normal saline. Generated droplets were dried in line and led to …

Pulmonary embolism remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, being responsible
for an estimated 200,000 deaths per annum in the USA and 21,000 per annum in the UK …