Abstract
A simple and rapid technique of preparing technetium-99m-labeled erythrocytes using commercial stannous pyrophosphate as the reducing agent was developed. The technique involves incubating red cells with stannous pyrophosphate, centrifugation, and addition of Tc-99m pertechnetate to the red cell fraction. A mean red cell labeling efficiency of 94% was achieved in 10 patient samples and less than 5% in vitro dissolution of Tc-99m red blood cells occurred up to two hours after preparation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 264-267 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Mar 1 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Leadership and Management
- Pharmaceutical Science