Two indices of alveolar epithelial permeability were derived in man by a non-invasive
method. The rate of transfer of 99m Tc DTPA (diethylenetriamine penta-acetate) from the …

Twenty-three patients with clinical signs of pulmonary embolic disease and lung infiltrates
were studied to determine the value of gallium citrate Ga 67 lung scan in differentiating …

A commercially available system of caesium iodide crystal mini-detectors (Oakfield
Instruments, Oxon, UK) was modified so that it was suitable for dual isotopic measurement of …

Although it is known that structural and functional changes in the pulmonary vasculature and
parenchyma occur in the progress of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Methods Fifty-three patients (24 male and 29 female) underwent lung scintigraphy with 68
Ga-labelled radiopharmaceuticals. 68 Ga Galligas and B20 microspheres used for V and Q …

Nuclear medicine laboratories are currently evaluating regional physiology by the use of
lung perfusion and ventilation scans. The standard lung perfusion scan has an important …

Computerized gamma scintigraphy revealed a significant (p< 0.001) rising lung: heart
radioactivity ratio, which has been called" slope of injury" or" slope index", with both 99m …

PET quantification begins with knowledge of the radioactivity levels in tissue, which can be
determined accurately only after correction for attenuation and scatter. Further confidence in …

T HE response of the tissues of the lung to cancericidal levels of ionizing radiation forms a
complex pattern of differential damage and repair. The remarkable reserve capacity of the …

DTPA,histamine,humanalbumin,transferrin,*and Page 1 In 1969, Edwards and Hayes (1) noted
that gal lium-67 accumulated in involved lymph nodes in Hodgkin's disease. Since then, Ga-67 …