Comparison of technetium-99m pyrophosphate and technetium-99m DTPA aerosols for SPECT ventilation lung imaging

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6867727

Isitman, A T; Collier, B D; Palmer, D W; Trembath, L; Krasnow, A Z; Rao, S A; Hellman, R S; Hoffmann, R G; Peck, D C; Dellis, C J

Although (/sup 99m/Tc) diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) is currently the most widely used radioaerosol, rapid alveolar clearance limits its usefulness for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) ventilation lung imaging. Previous research has shown that (/sup 99m/Tc)phosphate compounds have high alveolar deposition and slow clearance and thus provide suitable aerosols for pulmonary ventilation studies. We have compared the pulmonary retention and blood levels of (/sup 99m/Tc)pyrophosphate (PYP) and (99mTc)DTPA in eight normal nonsmoking male volunteers. These two radioaerosols have comparable pulmonary deposition. Technetium-99m PYP, however, has a much slower pulmonary clearance which allows sufficient time (20 or more minutes) for SPECT data acquisition using a single-headed rotating gamma camera. While the radiation absorbed dose to the lungs for (/sup 99m/Tc)PYP (0.31 rad/mCi) is greater than for (/sup 99m/Tc)DTPA (0.11 rad/mCi), it is at a clinically acceptable and safe level.

• Research Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6867727
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 29:11; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHELATING AGENTS
CLEARANCE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DOSES
DRUGS
DTPA
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
EXCRETION
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LUNG CLEARANCE
LUNGS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PYROPHOSPHATES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TOMOGRAPHY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES