Ali Kiasat

Nuclear Medicine Department, Golestan General Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

[ 1 ] - The evaluation of omeprazole effect on the sensitivity of 99mTc-MDP bone-seeking to detect simulated closed fracture in the rat’s foot

Introduction:Omeprazole (OP) is one the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) agents, and available over the counter in generic formulations. Epidemiological investigations have been confirmed a relationship between long term use of PPI agents and bone metabolism. Bone scintigraphy is commonly used for analysing the bone metabolism in clinical practice. This study was conducted to assess...

[ 2 ] - Efficacy of 99mTc-Ciprofloxacin and 67Ga-Citrate scintigraphy to discriminate infection foci induced by Staphylococcus aureus from sterile inflammation induced by Carrageenan in rat

Introduction: This study was launched to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of 99mTc-Ciprofloxacin to distinguish infection foci induced by staphylococcus aureus and inflammation lesions induced by carrageenan in the rat foot in comparison with 67Ga-Citrate scintigraphy. Methods: The labeling and quality control of 99mTc-Ciprofloxacin kits have been perfo...