Radiopharmacology
is the study and preparation of radiopharmaceuticals, which are
radioactive
pharmaceuticals. Radiopharmaceuticals are used in the field of
nuclear medicine as tracers in the diagnosis and treatment of many
diseases.
Many radiopharmaceuticals use
technetium
(Tc-99m). In the book Technetium by Klaus Schwochau, 31 different
radiopharmaceuticals based on Tc-99m are listed for imaging and functional
studies of the brain,
myocardium,
thyroid,
lungs, liver,
gallbladder,
kidneys,
skeleton, blood
and tumors.
A list of nuclear medicine radiopharmaceuticals follows. Some
radioisotopes are used in
ionic or inert
form without attachment to a pharmaceutical, these are also included. There is a
section for each
radioisotope with a table of radiopharmaceuticals using that radioisotope.
The sections are ordered alphabetically by the English name of the radioisotope.
Sections for the same
element are then ordered by
atomic mass number.
Calcium-47
47Ca
is a
beta and
gamma emitter.
| Name |
Invest igation |
Route of admini stration |
In-vitro / in-vivo |
Imaging / non- imaging |
| Ca-47 -Ca2+ |
Bone meta bolism |
IV |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
Carbon -11
11C
is a positron
emitter.
| Name |
Investi gation |
Route of admini stration |
In-vitro / in-vivo |
Imaging / non- imaging |
| C11-L -methyl- methi onine |
Brain tumour imaging
Para thyroid imag ing |
IV |
In- vivo |
Imag ing |
Carbon -14
14C is a
beta
emitter.
| Name |
Investi gation |
Route of admini stration |
In- vitro / in- vivo |
Imaging / non- imaging |
| C14- Glyco cholic
acid |
Breath test for small inte stine bacte rial over growth |
Oral |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
| C14- PABA (para- amino benzoic acid) |
Pan creatic studies |
Oral |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
| C14-Urea |
Breath test to detect Helico bacter pylori |
Oral |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
| C14 -d- xylose |
Breath test for small inte stine bact erial over growth |
Oral |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
Chro mium -51
51Cr is a
gamma
emitter.
| Name |
Inve sti gation |
Route of admini stration |
In-vitro / in- vivo |
Imaging / non- imaging |
| Cr51 -Red
blood cells |
Red cell volume; sites of seque stra tion; gastro inte stinal blood loss |
IV |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
| Cr51-Cr3+ |
Gastro inte stinal protein loss |
IV |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
| Cr51 -EDTA
(ethylene diaminete traacetic acid) |
Glome rular fil tration rate measur ement |
IV |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
Cobalt -57
57Co
is a gamma
emitter.
| Name |
Inve sti gation |
Route of admini stration |
In- vitro / in- vivo |
Imaging / non- imaging |
| Co57-Cyan ocoba lamin
(vitamin B12) |
Ga stroin testinal absor ption |
Oral |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
Cobalt -58
58Co
is a gamma
emitter.
| Name |
Investi gation |
Route of admini stration |
In- vitro / in- vivo |
Imaging / non- imaging |
| Co58 -Cyano coba lamin
(vitamin B12) |
Gastro inte stinal absor ption |
Oral |
In- vitro |
Non- imaging |
Erbium -169
169Er
is a
beta emitter.
| Name |
Trea tment of |
Route of admini stration |
| Er169- Colloid |
Arthritic conditions |
Intra- articular |
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