Abstract
Technetium-99m phytate has been suggested as a bone-marrow imaging agent. This article compares the biodistribution of Tc-99m labeled 'bone marrow' phytate, sulfur colloid, and diphosphonate in young rats and rabbits. Autoclaved bone marrow phytate revealed significant long-base deposition, but 96% of this activity was associated with compact bone and only 4% with bone marrow. This distribution is similar to that of disphosphonate, but significantly different from that of sulfur colloid. Technetium 99m-phytate is not recommended as a bone-marrow imaging agent.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 563-565 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging