Application of nuclear resonance scattering for in vivo measurements

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5127766

Wielopolski, L; Vartsky, D; Cohn, S H

Nuclear resonance scattering is applied in our laboratory to measure hepatic and cardiac iron overload. For iron analysis, a gaseous source of 4 mg MnCl/sub 2/ is introduced into an evacuated quartz vial. Following irradiation in a nuclear reactor, /sup 56/Mn decays by beta emission to the 847-keV level of /sup 56/Fe, which subsequently decays to the ground state of /sup 56/Fe with a 7 ps half-life. The principal aim of this work is to evaluate the efficacy of the iron chelation therapy. Serial measurements over a time period of 6 to 12 months of a given patient will enable us to see how the iron is removed from the critical organs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5127766
• Report Number(s): BNL-34355; CONF-830609-65; ON: DE84010218
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS annual meeting, Detroit, MI, USA, 12 Jun 1983; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANEMIAS
DIAGNOSIS
IRON
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
THALASSEMIA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEART
LIVER
MANGANESE 56
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
PATIENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
DATA
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ELEMENTS
GLANDS
HEMIC DISEASES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
MANGANESE ISOTOPES
METALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPES
RESONANCE
SYMPTOMS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)