In-vivo measurement of lithium in the brain and other organs
Abstract
The lithium used clinically and distributed in organs such as the brain or idney of humans and other exhaling animals is determined in-vivo by means of neutron radiation and measuring in the exhaled air elemental tritiated hydrogen released from the tritium reaction by the reaction .sup.6 Li(n,.alpha.)T. The tritium atoms so released are transformed in part in the surrounding aqueous solution to form gaseous tritiated hydrogen which has a small solubility in body tissues and liquids and thus appears quickly in the breath. After a recipient fasts and is irradiated with neutrons, the air exhaled in the breath for a given time after irradiation is captured and processed to remove water, isolate hydrogen and measure the tritiated hydrogen with a gaseous organ-methane counter.
- Inventors:
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- Yavne, IL
- Shirley, NY
- Wading River, NY
- Bayport, NY
- Smithtown, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865688
- Patent Number(s):
- 4556068
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- in-vivo; measurement; lithium; brain; organs; clinically; distributed; idney; humans; exhaling; animals; determined; means; neutron; radiation; measuring; exhaled; air; elemental; tritiated; hydrogen; released; tritium; reaction; alpha; atoms; transformed; surrounding; aqueous; solution; form; gaseous; solubility; tissues; liquids; appears; quickly; breath; recipient; fasts; irradiated; neutrons; time; irradiation; captured; processed; remove; water; isolate; measure; organ-methane; counter; neutron radiation; aqueous solution; remove water; tritium atoms; form gaseous; vivo measurement; move water; /600/
Citation Formats
Vartsky, David, Wielopolski, Lucian, LoMonte, Anthony F, Ellis, Kenneth J, and Cohn, Stanton H. In-vivo measurement of lithium in the brain and other organs. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Vartsky, David, Wielopolski, Lucian, LoMonte, Anthony F, Ellis, Kenneth J, & Cohn, Stanton H. In-vivo measurement of lithium in the brain and other organs. United States.
Vartsky, David, Wielopolski, Lucian, LoMonte, Anthony F, Ellis, Kenneth J, and Cohn, Stanton H. Tue .
"In-vivo measurement of lithium in the brain and other organs". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865688.
@article{osti_865688,
title = {In-vivo measurement of lithium in the brain and other organs},
author = {Vartsky, David and Wielopolski, Lucian and LoMonte, Anthony F and Ellis, Kenneth J and Cohn, Stanton H},
abstractNote = {The lithium used clinically and distributed in organs such as the brain or idney of humans and other exhaling animals is determined in-vivo by means of neutron radiation and measuring in the exhaled air elemental tritiated hydrogen released from the tritium reaction by the reaction .sup.6 Li(n,.alpha.)T. The tritium atoms so released are transformed in part in the surrounding aqueous solution to form gaseous tritiated hydrogen which has a small solubility in body tissues and liquids and thus appears quickly in the breath. After a recipient fasts and is irradiated with neutrons, the air exhaled in the breath for a given time after irradiation is captured and processed to remove water, isolate hydrogen and measure the tritiated hydrogen with a gaseous organ-methane counter.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
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