Fatty tissue visualization 18 hours after 133Xe lung ventilation study.
In order to check a new rebreathing unit for ventilation investigations of the lungs with radioactive gases, a 133Xe lung ventilation study was performed in a 56-year old healthy volunteer. The contamination check on the following day triggered a radiation warning caused by the retained xenon activity in the body. The whole-body scan performed 18 h after the inhalation showed clearly a faint delineation of the xenon activity, corresponding to the subcutaneous fatty tissue of the individual studied.
Bekier
A M
AM
Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes