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Lung diffusion of soluble radioaerosols in scleroderma

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5159976
Diffusion rates of soluble radioaerosols of sodium pertechnetate (/sup 99m/TcO/sub 4/; mol. wt. 163) and diethylentriaminepentaacetate (/sup 99m/Tc-DTPA; mol. wt. 492) were determined in ten normal subjects and ten patients with scleroderma having lung involvement. Twenty millicuries (mCi) each of /sup 99m/TcO/sub 4/ and /sup 99m/Tc-DTPA in 5 ml saline were aerosolized and inhaled on two different days. Initial lung retention after three minutes of administration was approximately 2 mCi. Two regions of interest over each posterior lung field were monitored with a scintillation camera and data were stored on magnetic tape. Decreasing levels of radioactivity were plotted semilogarithmically and half time (T/sup 1///sub 2/) removal rates were calculated.
Research Organization:
California Univ., Los Angeles (USA). Lab. of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-03-0012
OSTI ID:
5159976
Report Number(s):
UCLA-12-1141
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English