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...

In nine patients with recent lacunar stroke who revealed multiple small lesions in x-ray computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT and MRI enhancement studies were performed on the same day employing iodinated contrast medium and gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA), respectively. In CT, the injection of contrast medium enhanced recent lesions in only ...

BACKGROUND Proton resonance frequency shift (PRFS) magnetic resonance (MR) thermometry exploits the local magnetic field changes induced by the temperature dependence of the electron screening constant of water protons. Any other local magnetic field changes will therefore translate into incorrect temperature readings and need to be considered accordingly. Here, we investigated the susceptibili...

A multicenter double-blind randomized study was designed to evaluate and compare the safety and diagnostic efficacy of gadopentetate dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA) (0.1 mmol/kg) against a saline placebo for use as an IV contrast agent for MR. The randomization code provided for a 2:1 ratio of Gd-DTPA and saline patients. Six investigators studied 88 patients with signs and symptoms of a cerebral lesion....

UNLABELLED The intracellular distribution of Auger electron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals is a determinant of cytotoxicity. However, the mechanisms by which these agents are routed through the cell are ill understood. The aim of this study was to investigate how trafficking of (111)In-labeled human epidermal growth factor ((111)In-DTPA-hEGF) relates to that of the EGF receptor (EGFR) and whethe...

Absract ✓ Objective : To develop a Convolution Neural Network (CNN) and discuss its performance in the estimation of Glomerular Fifiltration Rate (GFR) for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods A total 112 were enrolled this study. The GFR is measured by 99mTc-DTPA renal dynamic used as standard after normalization body surface area imaging. We established CNN model verified compa...

Amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) is a process which competes with laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) in three level systems. This was demonstrated in the case of oxygen atoms, for which both ASE and LIF were observed at 845 nm. Ground state oxygen atoms were generated by photodissociating 02, SOa, and NO2 in a pump and probe experiment. Both nascent and thermalized O(3P,+p) atoms were measure...

A new MRI-contrast agent, EB-DTPA-Gd, that has an Evans Blue analogue as a sensing unit for endothelium lesions, was designed and synthesized. The agent also has diethylenetriamine-N,N,N',N",N"-pentaacetic acid-Gd complex (Gadolinium-DTPA) units, which have been used as detection units for T1-weighted MRI. The EB-DTPA-Gd was able to recognize and adsorb to the vascular endothelium-denuded regio...