Effect of 99mTc-Sn-colloid incubation time on in vivo distribution.
The in vitro particle size of 99mTc-Sn-colloid preparation increases with the length of incubation time after reconstitution. It was found that the percentage of particles trapped (T) by a 1-micron filter as a function of time (t) could be represented by the logarithmic equation T = 5.3 + 15.7 ln t (r = 0.96). This material was applied to a crossover study involving 25 patients each of whom received preparations of the same reconstituted 99mTc-Sn-colloid that had been incubated for 15 min and (each patient received both) 5 h. It was found that there was a significant shift of radioactivity to the spleen and a significant decrease in background with the material that had been incubated longer. The 99mTc-Sn-colloid is adequate for the disclosure of space-occupying disease in the liver and spleen, but unreliable for drawing conclusions on the status of liver function based on the changes in splenic concentration.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010316:Particle Size; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D013997:Time Factors; D014001:Tin; D017971:Tin Compounds
D017556:Technetium Compounds; D017971:Tin Compounds; C033493:technetium Tc 99m tin colloid; D013667:Technetium; D014001:Tin