MATERIALS AND METHODS Preliminary investigations were carried out using Ru-103
because of its longer half-life (39.6 d). Ruthe nium-103 chloride* was obtained as a carrier …

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CISTERNOGRAPHY WITH CHELATED COMPLEX OF ""'"Te Prantika Som, Fazle Hosain …

Chicago Pho/Gamma HP) using a 4,000-hole straight bore collimator. To ascertain
quantitatively the amount of activity present in the head of each patient, a semi-circular …

Balloon angioplasty is a standard treatment for artherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
However, its clinical value is reduced by a high restenosis rate. A new concept in preventing …

METHODS In the majority of cases, the radiopharmaceutical was injected into the lumbar
intrathecal space. Radio nucide images of the brain were routinely performed in the anterior …

Since cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is highlighted as a cause of persistent headache,
radionuclide cisternography has been increasingly performed in Japan to confirm the …

The excellent physical properties of ruthenium-97 (216 KeV γ, 86%) with a half-life of 2.9
days combined with its chemical reactivity make it attractive as a label for versatile new …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen patients, who were referred to the Nuclear Medicine
Department, VA Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, for routine cisternography were studied …

[en] Of the many agents offered for gamma cisternographic evaluation, only two have gained
wide popularity, namely, 131 I-HSA and 111 In-DTPA. On evaluation of these two …

169Yb-DTPA, which has been employed for brain and renal studies, has now been used
safely for cisternography in over 30 patients referred for investigation of hydrocephalus or …