Tc-99m glucoheptonate brain scintigraphy: a clinical comparison between one- and two-hour delayed images: concise communication

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5442957

Fink-Bennett, D; Uppal, T K; Wesolowski, D P

Sixteen patients with known cerebral disease had one- and two-hour delayed brain scans following intravenous injection of 15 mCi of technetium-99m glucoheptonate. No abnormalities were seen on the two-hour images that were not detected on the one-hour delayed scan. There were two false negative scans. Of the 14 true positives, 10 were visualized equally well in the one-and two-hour delayed images, two were better seen on two-hour images, and two were better on one-hour scans. As no difference in lesion detection was found, consideration of reducing the post-dose delay time two hours to one seems warranted.

• Research Organization: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
• OSTI ID: 5442957
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 23:1; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
550901 -- Pathology-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BRAIN
CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CEREBRUM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
DOSES
ESTERS
GLUCOHEPTONATE
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
IMAGES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TIME DEPENDENCE
USES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES