Clinical comparison of technetium-99m-EC, technetium-99-m-MAG3 and Iodine-131-OIH in renal disorders
- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculity of Istanbul Univ., Istanbul (Turkey); and others
Technetium-99m-ethylenedicysteine has recently been developed for renal function studies. The pharmacokinetics of {sup 99m}Tc-EC were studied by constant infusion technique and compared with {sup 99m}Tc-MAG3 and {sup 131}I-OIH in 11 patients with various renal disorders. After giving a 7.4 MBq {sup 131}I-OIH and 90-110 MBq {sup 99m}Tc-EC or {sup 99m}Tc-MAG3 bolus, a constant infusion (MBq/ml) {sup 99m}Tc--agent and 0.07 MBq/m {sup 131}I-OIH was started. Sixteen blood and five urine samples were obtained over three hr. The renal clearance of {sup 99m}Tc-EC was higher than than of {sup 99m}Tc-MAG3. The {sup 99m}Tc-EC/OIH and {sup 99m}Tc-MAG3/OIH ratios were 0.75 {plus_minus} 0.05 and 0.55 {plus_minus} 0.10 (p=0.00087), respectively. The distribution volume of {sup 99m}Tc-EC was also higher than that of {sup 99m}Tc-MAG3 (15722 {plus_minus} 4644 and 9509 {plus_minus} 2788 ml/1.73m{sup 2}, respectively; p=0.072). The {sup 99m}Tc-EC/OIH and {sup 99m}Tc-MAG/OIH distribution volume ratios were 1.03 {plus_minus} 0.14 and 0.55 {plus_minus} 0.10, respectively (p = 0.0003). The 60-min excretion values of {sup 99m}Tc-EC and {sup 99m}Tc-MAG3 were compared to that of OIH. The {sup 99m}Tc-EC/OIH and {sup 99m}Tc-MAG3/OIH excretion ratios were 0.96 {plus_minus} 0.06 and 1.07 {plus_minus} 0.10, respectively (p=0.162). The protein binding of {sup 99m}-EC and OIH were found to be 34% {plus_minus}4 and 66% {plus_minus}5, respectively (p<0.0001). The red cell binding of {sup 99m}Tc-EC was negligible (3% {plus_minus}1.2) in comparison to OIH (27% {plus_minus}3; p< 0.0001). This limited study demonstrates the pharmacokinetic and renal clearance properties of {sup 99m}Tc-EC. This agent has good potential for renal function evaluation. 32 refs., 5 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 255197
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 36, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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