Abstract:
:The efficacy of wipe tests for assessing 99Tcm surface contamination was measured. Four types of surface were contaminated with four radiopharmaceuticals and wiped using four types of swab. The fraction of activity removed was measured by direct monitoring for each combination of surface, pharmaceutical and swab. The results obtained showed that wipe tests are neither accurate nor precise. Observed wipe efficacies differed greatly from the customary assumption that 10% of the activity is removed by wiping. Detergent soaked swabs gave a mean efficacy of 40%, although with considerable variation (coefficient of variation 49%). Using these swabs alone the surface type affected efficacy by almost a factor three (floor tile mean efficacy 20%, plastic laminate mean efficacy 57%). In principle this effect might be compensated for by using correction factors according to the surface being swabbed. However, the pharmaceutical type will generally be unknown, and this also affected efficacy by almost a factor of two (eluate mean efficacy 29%, macroaggregated albumin 53%). Overall the results suggest that wipe tests can be used to detect contamination but are unreliable for quantification.
journal_name
Nucl Med Communjournal_title
Nuclear medicine communicationsauthors
Scott LE,Gibson CJdoi
10.1097/00006231-199102000-00005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-02-01 00:00:00pages
127-33issue
2eissn
0143-3636issn
1473-5628journal_volume
12pub_type
杂志文章abstract:PURPOSE:Extraskeletal findings detected on whole-body low-dose unenhanced computed tomography (CT) as a part of F-NaF PET/CT scans can be numerous and present challenges for further management. Here, we investigate the frequency and clinical significance of extraskeletal findings among 130 consecutive patients undergoi...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000531
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our study was aimed at determining the validity of 99Tcm-HMPAO single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the localization of the epileptogenic focus by correlating this diagnostic method with other auxiliary investigations such as surface EEG and X-ray transmission computed tomography (CT). Twenty-eight pa...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199203000-00002
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between the prognosis and glucose transporter-1 (Glut-1) expression or fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake using partial volume correction and dual-point imaging in surgically resected nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. METHODS:Our patient population consisted of 10...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001118
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A method of deconvolution analysis involving the use of the z-transform has been developed. When compared to the matrix method, it is shown, under certain circumstances, to be identical. In order to study the validity of the method, simple mathematical models have been constructed. The curves obtained with the compute...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) is a very useful imaging technique and is the best modality for the evaluation of many kinds of tumour. However, in the evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the diagnostic accuracy of routine 60 min static imaging is not satisfactory....
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200504000-00003
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have devised an original predictive residual index (PRI) using 99mTc diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) liver dynamic SPET for the pre-operative assessment of hepatectomy, including the prediction of residual liver function before hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200307000-00011
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Radium-223 was a treatment approved for patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no-visceral metastases, in progression after at least two prior lines of systemic therapy, or ineligible for any available systemic treatment. The aim of this study was to prov...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001164
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A new radiopharmaceutical, 99Tcm-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99Tcm-HM-PAO) is described. This agent displays considerable promise for imaging cerebral blood flow. In studies in rats and one human volunteer, 99Tcm-HM-PAO demonstrates good brain uptake, prolonged retention of activity in the brain, and slow regional...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198508000-00003
更新日期:1985-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The combination of a diagnosis of malignancy and hospitalization, isolation and radioactivity of a radionuclide therapy may have an important effect on the psychological equilibrium of patients and may hamper compliance and acceptability. We performed a psychiatric evaluation in order to study psycho-pathological mani...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.mnm.0000084586.29433.83
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::To evaluate the clinical utility of 123I-labelled 15-(p-iodophenyl)-3-R, S-methylpentadecanoic acid (123I-BMIPP), myocardial scintigraphy using 123I-BMIPP was performed in 13 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and the findings were compared with those of 201Tl. The uptake of each tracer was scored visual...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199406000-00008
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Vectorized internal radiation therapy using lipiodol-labelled with iodine-131 (131 I-lipiodol) is an effective treatment for inoperable hepatocellular carcinomas. However, few dosimetric data are available based on this approach. We have developed a dosimetric protocol based on scintiscan imaging and that is ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e32830439c6
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Marked changes in cardiac function have been noted in patients with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism due both to changes in sympathetic system function and to biochemical modifications of myocardial tissue. Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), an analogue of norepinephrine, can be used to evaluate myocardial sympathetic t...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199908000-00006
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::High-quality positron emission tomographic (PET) cameras are expensive and, therefore, not available in many centres. To allow access to clinical 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET, we began working with an ADAC Vertex camera equipped with a molecular coincidence detection (MCD) module in February 1997. Here we give...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199911000-00005
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:ECG-gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion scintigraphy combined with phase analysis allows for the assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony. However, there are several software programs available thereby introducing variability in outcome and normal values. The aim ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001068
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To test the applicability of Tc-dextran joint scintigraphy in the assessment of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to compare it with the clinical disease activity scores and laboratory parameters. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with RA were investigated using Tc-dextran joint scintigr...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.mnm.0000126632.32413.2e
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Lymph node metastases are significant prognostic factors in localized non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nodal micrometastases may not be detected using current histological methods. AIM:To determine the accuracy and role of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in patients with NSCLC. METHODS:Intraoperative techne...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.mnm.0000169381.99894.2f
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fractionation of 99Tcm-exametazime enables several patients doses to be prepared from one vial. To overcome the disadvantages of storage at -70 degrees C, storage at higher temperatures was investigated with replacement of stannous ions before use. Kits were fractionated using a nitrogen-purged 0.9% w/v sodium chlorid...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199903000-00013
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging with the sodium-(F)-fluoride/2-(F)-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-NaF/F-FDG) cocktail has been proposed for patients with osseous metastases. This work aimed to optimize the cocktail composition for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). MATE...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000383
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Alzheimer's disease is associated with a loss in presynaptic cholinergic function. It has been suggested that cholinergic inhibitors such as donepezil hydrochloride (Donepezil) could restore this function and improve some of the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Previous work has shown that Donepezil improves cognitive...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200001000-00007
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The range of leucocyte labelling efficiencies with 111In-oxine for a group of patients extended significantly (P = 0.05) below that obtained for a series of labellings of the same normal blood from a volunteer. A retrospective analysis was made of the results in the two groups to identify the cause of this difference ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:In the present study, (99m)Tc-radiolabelled E-selectin binding peptide ((99m)Tc-IMP-178) was investigated for its potential to image acute pyogenic osteomyelitis in a new animal model. Intraindividual comparisons were performed using an irrelevant peptide ((99m)Tc-IMP-100) to demonstrate specificity. METH...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200109000-00010
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::201Tl myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography (SPET) with pharmacological coronary vasodilatation using adenosine is now often used in the investigation of a patient with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). In this study, we present data from two groups of patients. Group A (n = 40) experienced 201Tl SPET wi...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199408000-00003
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of automatic exposure control (AEC) in order to optimize low-dose computed tomography (CT) protocols for patients of different ages undergoing cardiac PET/CT and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT). METHODS:One PET/CT and one SPECT...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000679
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Optical luciferase gene imaging is emerging as a method to monitor gene expression in small animals. However, there is concern over how regional availability of exogenously administered substrate may affect photon emission. We thus synthesized [125I]iodo-D-luciferin, which demonstrated substrate characteristics for fi...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200309000-00009
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to show the viability and performance of a shape-based pattern recognition technique applied to I-N-omega-fluoropropyl-2-beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane single-photon emission computed tomography (FP-CIT SPECT) in patients with parkinsonism. METHODS:A fully autom...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e328314b863
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::At present, it is difficult to distinguish between bacterial infections and sterile inflammatory processes using radiopharmaceuticals. This is so for a variety of reasons, including binding to bacteria with low affinity (e.g. infection) and binding to a specific micro-organism (e.g. radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00006231-199812000-00002
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this study was to compare six methods of measuring the left ventricular (LV) transient ischaemic dilation (TID) ratio during stress-rest myocardial perfusion single-photon emission tomography (SPET). The TID ratio was defined as the mean LV short-axis area at stress divided by the mean LV area of simila...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200010000-00013
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Altogether, 147 scintiscans, completed 48-72 h after 74 MBq 131I, were compared with scintiscans obtained on average 7.8 days after therapeutic doses of 131I. The therapeutic doses ranged from 1100 to just over 7400 MBq. The reasons for the investigation were to determine (1) if the diagnostic dose interfered with upt...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199706000-00002
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Many studies have attempted to assess the significance of the use of the β(-)particle emitter praseodymium-142 ((142)Pr) in cancer treatment. As praseodymium oxide (Pr(2)O(3)) powder is not water soluble, it was dissolved in HCl solution and the resultant solution had to be pH adjusted to be in an injectable ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835aa7bd
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Single-photon emission computed tomography ventilation/perfusion (SPECT V/Q) imaging is recommended both by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. However, respiratory motion produces image blurring and degradation of detai...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000015
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00