Radionuclide-anesthetic flow study: a new technique for the study of regional anesthesia

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5007852

Bauman, J M; Middaugh, R E; Cawthon, M A; Hartshorne, M F; Menk, E J; Baysinger, C

A new technique to study the dynamics of in vivo distribution of regional anesthetics is described. Five hundred microcuries of technetium-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) added to the anesthetic in a syringe prior to injection allows both dynamic and static imaging to assess the initial distribution of the injected anesthetic. Superimposed bone scans or transmission scans help delineate anatomy. The radionuclide-anesthetic flow study is a simple, safe technique to investigate both the spread of regional anesthetics and the factors that affect it.

• Research Organization: Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
• OSTI ID: 5007852
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANESTHETICS
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
DTPA
IMAGES
TECHNETIUM 99
TRACER TECHNIQUES
AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS
CHELATING AGENTS
DISTRIBUTION
DRUGS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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