TECHNETIUM-99M-GLUCOHEPTONATE AS A BRAIN-SCANNING AGENT - CRITICAL COMPARISON WITH PERTECHNETATE

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 17  (5) , 345-348
Abstract
Delayed 99mTc-glucoheptonate and pertechnetate scans were evaluated in a paired study for their ability to detect brain lesions. Glucoheptonate was superior in 8 of 17 cases of brain tumor and in 2 of 10 patients with cerebral infarction. Early (30 min) 99mTc-glucoheptonate brain scans were compared with delayed studies; the former were inferior in 48% of the cases. 99mTc-glucoheptonate is a promising agent for delayed brain scanning, offering better lesion detection than pertechnetate.

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