Published 2021 | Version v1
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Effect of the radiochemical impurities of 99mTC-MIBI on the diagnostic quality of the images in nuclear medicine

Creators

  • 1. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata (Argentina)
  • 2. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • 3. CIMED Diagnóstico por Imágenes, La Plata (Argentina)
  • 4. Instituto de Cardiología La Plata, La Plata (Argentina)

Description

This work analyzes the reliability of the radiochemical purity control method of 99mTC-MIBI used in nuclear medicine services and the influence of the greater presence of radiochemical impurities in the diagnostic quality of the obtained images. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Also available at: https://doi.org/10.31527/analesafa.2021.32.3.72

Abstract (Spanish)

En este trabajo se analiza la confiabilidad del método de control de pureza radioquímica del 99mTC-MIBI utilizado en los servicios de medicina nuclear y se discute la influencia de la mayor existencia de impurezas radioquímicas en la calidad diagnóstica de las imágenes obtenidas. (autores)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Efecto de las impurezas radioquímicas del 99mTC-MIBI en la calidad diagnóstica de las imágenes en medicina nuclear

Identifiers

DOI
10.31527/analesafa.2021.32.3.72;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Anales Asociacion Fisica Argentina (Online)
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 72-75
ISSN
1850-1168

INIS

Country of Publication
Argentina
Country of Input or Organization
Argentina
INIS RN
53012333
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM 99
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DOSES; DRUGS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
8 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.