Objectives. Studies comparing outcome of single-(99m)Tc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile ((99m)Tc-sestamibi) and dual-tracer (99m)Tc-sestamibi scintigraphy in combination with (123)I before primary surgery of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) are scarce. Methods. We compared (99m)Tc-sestamibi/(123)I and (99m)Tc-sestamibi in a single-centre retrospective series of 269 PHPT patients. The results were r...

A fused-seven-ring anthracene derivative with two sulfur bridges, benzobisthioxanthene (BTA), was synthesized, facilely. OLEDs employing BTA as the emitter exhibited bright (maximum 40,752 cd m(-2)) and efficient red emission (CIE, x = 0.64, y = 0.36) with a luminous efficiency of 4.4 cd A(-1).

Carbohydrate-integrated isoxazolines were synthesized from 2-nitroglycals and sulfur ylides, with the aid of 1-phenylthiourea catalyst. The reactions proceeded via [4+1] annulations and upon subsequent rearrangement, afforded the corresponding isoxazolines in high yields with excellent diastereoselectivities (up to 95% de).

We report a reversible off/on fluorescent probe for monitoring concentration changes of sulfane sulfur by utilizing the unique ability of sulfane sulfur to bind reversibly to other sulfur atoms and the intramolecular spirocyclization reaction of xanthene dyes. It reversibly visualized sulfane sulfur in living A549 cells and primary-cultured hippocampal astrocytes.

The photodissociation of diatomic sulfur, S(2), in the region of the first dissociation limit is studied with velocity map imaging. Correlated fine structure distributions P(J1,J2) for the two S((3)P(J)) fragments are determined at selected photolysis wavelengths. Image analysis of the speed distributions of the atomic fragments following product-state-specific detection results in a revision o...

A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of biologically relevant 5H-benzo[4,5][1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]indoles and 5,7-dihydroisothiochromeno[3,4-b]indoles has been developed via intramolecular copper catalysed Ullmann-type C-N coupling and palladium catalysed direct arylation from the corresponding precursors 2-(2-bromobenzylthio)-1H-indole and 2-(2-bromobenzylthio)-1-methyl-1H-indole, resp...

Sporadic supply interruptions of select radiopharmaceuticals on the global market require consideration of alternative agents to support continuity of essential nuclear medicine examinations. During an acute shortage of Xenon-133 and technetium-99 metastable (Tc-99m) diethylene-triamine-pentaacetate (DTPA), our institution used aerosolized Tc-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (HDP), a radiopha...

Radiopharmaceuticals are known to interact with the blood components (i.e. the red blood cells, serum proteins etc) but so far, there have been no data regarding their purely mechanical trapping in thrombi. The experiments presented in this communication provide evidence that the technetium-99m labeled albumin macroaggregate ((99m)Tc-MAA), apparently due to its particle size, can be almost quan...