UNLABELLED Our goal was to determine whether scintigraphy with 111In-DTPA-paclitaxel could predict the response to chemotherapy with paclitaxel. METHODS Ovarian carcinoma (OCA 1), mammary carcinoma (MCA-4), fibrosarcoma (FSA) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC VII) were inoculated into the thighs of female C3Hf/Kam mice. Mice bearing 8 mm tumors were treated with paclitaxel (40 mg/kg). The grow...

This study was planned to estimate the performance of three zinc fertilizers [Zn sulfate heptahydrate (non-chelated), Zn- EDTA and Zn-humate (chelated)] at four levels (0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 mg kg-1) on use efficiency, availability crop productivity with rice. Field trials were conducted in clay loam sandy textured soils using factorial randomized block design (FRBD) replications. Data recorded yiel...

BACKGROUND Because ischemically injured myocardium is frequently composed of viable and nonviable portions, a method to discriminate the two is useful for clinical management. METHODS AND RESULTS Ischemically injured myocardium was characterized with extracellular nonspecific (Gd-DTPA) and necrosis-specific (mesoporphyrin) MR contrast media in rats. Relaxation rates (R1) were measured on day ...

PURPOSE Monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors specific for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) have been shown to enhance the effect of external beam radiation on EGFR-positive tumors. The effect of EGFR signaling abrogation by EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor on the efficacy of radioimmunotherapy has not been reported previously. This study investigated the effect of EGFR ...

UNLABELLED We report here the results of studies on the in vitro receptor binding affinity, in vivo tumor uptake and biodistribution of two 99m-Tc-labeled peptides. METHODS Peptides P587 and P829 were synthesized by N-alpha-Fmoc peptide chemistry, purified by reversed-phase HPLC and characterized by fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometry. The peptides were labeled with 99mTc by ligand exchan...

Three children with known primary brain neoplasms and leptomeningeal disease were evaluated with MR imaging. Two of the patients had medulloblastoma and one had pineoblastoma. The presence of leptomeningeal tumor spread was established by positive CSF cytopathology in conjunction with compatible contrast-enhanced CT findings. Contrast-enhanced CT, nonenhanced MR, and Gd-DTPA-enhanced MR studies...

BACKGROUND In single photon emission computed tomography [SPECT], high specific activity of 111In-labelled tracers will allow administration of low amounts of tracer to prevent receptor saturation and/or side effects. To increase the specific activity, we studied the effect of the buffer used during the labelling procedure: NaAc, NH4Ac, HEPES and MES buffer. The effect of the ageing of the 111I...

Abstract models have been developed to describe dissolution of Pu/Am/Cm after internal contamination by inhalation or wound, chelation of actinides by diethylene triamine penta acetic acid (DTPA) in different retention compartments and excretion of actinide-DTPA complexes. After coupling these models with those currently used for dose calculation, the modelling approach was assessed by fitting ...

Gamma camera cisternography after intrathecal administration of 111In-DTPA is a widely used and well established technique for studies of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation. The radiation dose from 111In, however, is a limiting factor that sometimes seriously affects the image quality and, hence, correct interpretation. This investigation was designed to assess the value of tomographic techn...