RPs Flashcards
Cystography (voiding)
Vesicoureteral reflux RPs
DTPA
Sulfur Colloid
Pertechnetate
I131 OIH 150-300 uCi
Direct tc99m (catheter) 0.5-1 mCi
Indirect tc99m (inject) 3-10 mCi
Tc99m
half life, decay, and produced by
6 hours
Isomeric transition, Gamma
Generator
I131
half life, decay, and produced by
8.1 days
B-, gamma
Fission reactor
Renal Cortical imaging RPs
DMSA 1-6 mCi
GH 10-20 mCi
Renogram RPs
DTPA - for GFR 5-10 mCi
MAG3 - for ERPF 2-5 mCi
MAG3 localization for renals
Tubular secretion - ERPF
DTPA localization for renals
Glomerulus - GFR
DMSA localization for renals
Binds to plasma proteins in renal cortex - fixed in - slow clearance
Lasix dose
20-40 mg or based on creatinine
ACEI dose
25-59 mg Captopril, image after 1 hour
Infection imaging RPs
Tc99m tagged WBCs Exametazime (Ceretec) 5-10 mCi
In111 tagged WBCs 500 uCi
Ga67 Citrate 2-6 mCi
Ga67 half life, decay, produced, used for?
78.3 hours
Electron capture, gamma
Accelerator
Infection or tumors
4 energies - Med to High collimator
Ga67 localization and excretion
Iron analog, iron binding proteins
ER
Bowel/hepatobiliary
In111 oxine half life, decay, produced by
2.8 days
Electron capture, gamma
Accelerator produced
Med collimator
In111 oxine localization and excretion
RE
Bowel
Best RP for infection imaging in abdomen
In111