Chemical breakdown of technetium-99m DTPA during nebulization

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6862886

Waldman, D L; Weber, D A; Oberdoerster, G D; Drago, S R; Utell, M J; Hyde, R W; Morrow, P E

Aerosols of /sup 99m/Tc diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid ((/sup 99m/Tc)DTPA) used for measuring lung permeability and lung ventilation require a radioaerosol delivery system to produce an aerosol with reproducible size and radiochemical purity. To test how well nebulizers meet this requirement, radiochemical purity of aerosols produced with a jet and an ultrasonic nebulizer was evaluated. The activity median aerodynamic diameter (AMAD) and geometric standard deviation (sigma g) of radioaerosols were 0.46 micron (sigma g = 1.6) for the jet nebulizer and 0.70 micron (sigma g = 1.7) for the ultrasonic nebulizer. Paper and liquid chromatographic assays were obtained on the (/sup 99m/Tc)DTPA aerosol solute produced with each nebulizer. The results of these tests showed major differences in radiochemical purity. Aerosols produced in the jet nebulizer consistently showed greater than 90% of the radioactivity bound to the DTPA ligand whereas aerosols produced in the ultrasonic nebulizer showed less than 10% of the radioactivity bound to DTPA. The results support the need to test radiochemical purity of aerosols before using an aerosol nebulizer for pulmonary imaging and clearance studies.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Rochester, NY
• OSTI ID: 6862886
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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