BACKGROUND Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for lower-limb lymphedema have not yet been established. The purpose of this study was to estimate the lymphodynamic condition and therapeutic efficacy of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) in lower-limb lymphedema patients using 2-phase (99m)Tc-phytate lymphoscintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT)....

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of quantitative SPECT of (99m)Tc-phytate colloid in detecting liver cirrhosis and to assess the correlation between the SPECT results and the severity of disease. METHODS Quantitative SPECT was performed on 60 patients (38 men, 22 women; mean age, 62.4 y) with liver cirrhosis and 36 control patients (21 men, 15 wome...

UNLABELLED The imaging of neuroendocrine tumors has become one of the most significant areas in nuclear oncology. In an attempt to provide high-quality imaging and possible sensitivity at a reduced cost, time, and radiation dose, several (99m)Tc agents have been proposed. The aim of this initial study was to compare the tumor uptake and biodistribution of 2 new 6-hydrazinopyridine-3-carboxylic ...

Two deoxyglucose (DG) derivatives, (α,β)-2-deoxy-2-amino(ethylcarbamate)-D-glucose (ECB-DG) and (α,β)-2-deoxy-2-amino(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-D-glucose (DHP-DG), were synthesized and radiolabeled successfully with [(99m)Tc(H2O)3(CO)3](+) complex. [(99m)Tc]-ECB-DG and [(99m)Tc]-DHP-DG complexes were prepared (96% and 93% radiochemical purities respectively) by using 46 mCi of Na(99m)TcO4 in 1 mL sa...

The goal of this teaching case study is to demonstrate the novel use of (99m)Tc-HMPAO-labeled white blood cells (WBCs) in diagnosing chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO). (99m)Tc-HMPAO-labeled white blood cells were utilized to diagnose CRMO. Classically, CRMO is evaluated scintigraphically using (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate/hydroxymethylene diphosphonate. (99m)Tc-HMPAO-labeled ...

OBJECTIVE The optimization of medical exposure is one of the major issues regarding radiation protection in the world, and The International Committee of Radiological Protection and the International Atomic Energy Agency recommend establishing diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) as tools for dose optimization. Therefore, the development of DRLs based on the latest survey has been required for nu...

Ubiquicidin 29-41 (UBI 29-41) is an antimicrobial peptide with six positively charged residues which preferentially binds to the negatively charged groups present on the microbial membrane by electrostatic interaction at the foci of infection. For this reason UBI 29-41 has been suggested to label by 99m Tc ( 99m Tc-UBI 2941)directly or by using coligand reagents like 6-hydrazinopyridine 3-carbo...

Exosomes known as nano-sized extracellular vesicles attracted recent interests due to their potential usefulness in drug delivery. Amid remarkable advances in biomedical applications of exosomes, it is crucial to understand in vivo distribution and behavior of exosomes. Here, we developed a simple method for radiolabeling of macrophage-derived exosome-mimetic nanovesicles (ENVs) with (99m)Tc-HM...