The effect of tin on the tissue distribution of 99mTc-sodium pertechnetate.
When tin complex is administered prior to the injection of 99mTc-sodium pertechnetate, the distribution of the tracer is altered such that: (a) the concentration at foci of cerebral pathology is drastically reduced; (b) the concentration in the stomach (mucus cells), thyroid and salivary glands, and choroid plexus is greatly increased; and (c) there is a shift of the tracer from the plasma to the red blood cells. Bone studies utilizing a tin complex should be done after other organs have been evaluated.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002831:Choroid Plexus; D003392:Cranial Sinuses; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012469:Salivary Glands; D013270:Stomach; D013667:Technetium; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014001:Tin
D013667:Technetium; D014001:Tin