SUMMARY OF ALL RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS USED IN THE US
** refers to an Investigational New Drugs (IND).
__ Where there is a choice, the agent of choice has been underlined
Organ System |
Radiopharmaceutical |
Admin |
ABSCESS AND |
In-111 leukocytes |
0.5 |
ADRENAL CORTEX |
I-131 iodomethylnorcholesterol ** |
1.5-2.0 |
|
I-131 m-iodobenzylguanidine |
0.5 |
|
Tc-99m methylenediphosphonate (MDP) |
15-25 |
|
Sr-89 chloride |
4 |
BONE MARROW |
Tc-99m sulfur colloid |
8-10 |
|
Tc-99m glucoheptonate |
15-25 |
BRAIN PERFUSION |
Tc-99m HMPAO |
10-20 |
CARDIOVASCULAR |
Tc-99m RBC's |
15-25 |
CARDIOVASCULAR |
Tl-201 chloride |
2-3 |
CISTERNOGRAM |
In-111 DTPA |
0.5 |
CYSTOGRAM |
Tc-99m sulfur colloid |
1-2 |
GASTRIC EMPTYING |
Tc-99m ovalbumin (solid phase) |
0.3-0.5 |
GE REFLUX |
Tc-99m sulfur colloid |
0.3-0.5 |
HEMANGIOMA |
Tc-99m RBC's |
15-25 |
|
Tc-99m disofenin (DISIDA) |
3-8 |
INFARCT (MYOCARDIAL) |
Tc-99m PYP |
15-25 |
|
Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) |
5 |
LIVER |
Tc-99m microaggregated albumin (MIAA) |
5-10 |
LUNG PERFUSION |
Tc-99m macroaggregated albumin (MAA) |
2-4 |
|
Tc-99m DTPA aerosol |
5 |
LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY |
Tc-99m sulfur colloid (ultrafiltered) |
0.5-2.0 |
MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM |
Tc-99m pertechnetate |
10 |
PANCREAS (ISLET CELL CA) |
In-111 Octreoscan |
5 |
PARATHYROIDS |
Tl-201 chloride/Tc-99m pertechnetate |
2/1 |
PAROTIDS |
Tc-99m pertechnetate |
10 |
|
Tc-99m MIAA |
5-10 |
TESTICLES |
Tc-99m pertechnetate (Torsion) |
15 |
THROMBUS |
Tc-99m Acutect |
15-20 |
|
Tc-99m pertechnetate |
10 |
|
I-131 sodium iodide (Graves) |
5-10 |
THYROID UPTAKE |
I-123 sodium iodide |
0.2 |
TUMOR |
F-18 FDG |
5 |
VENOGRAM |
Tc-99m MAA |
5-10 |