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Purpose   99m Tc-tricarbonyl-nitrilotriacetic acid, [ 99m Tc]Tc(CO) 3 (NTA), is a new  99m Tc-renal radiopharmaceutical with a clearance equal to that of  131 I-ortho-iodohippuran, [ 131 I]I-OIH. Our purpose was to compare the performance of [ 99m Tc]Tc(CO) 3 (NTA) and [ 99m Tc]Tc-MAG3 in patients with suspected obstruction.    Methods  [ 99m Tc]Tc(CO) 3 (NTA) was prepared with commercially available NTA ligand and CRS Isolink kit, and isolated by HPLC. Eighteen adult patients referred for diuretic renography received an intravenous injection of approximately 40 mg of furosemide 15 min prior to either [ 99m Tc]Tc(CO) 3 (NTA) or [ 99m Tc]Tc-MAG3 (mean activity of 47 ± 4.4 MBq). Data were acquired for 24 min followed by an anterior image of the liver and gall bladder and a measure of voided volume. Patients received a second furosemide injection equal to one third of the original dose followed fifteen minutes later by administration of the alternate tracer, mean activity of 320 ± 34 MBq. Clearances were measured using a camera-based technique.    Results  The clearance of NTA was greater than that of MAG3, 331 ± 146 versus 271 ± 105 mL/min/1.73 m 2 , respectively,  p  < 0.0001. The kidney to background ratio for NTA was greater than that of MAG3 for both left and right kidneys,  p  < 0.001; the 20 min/maximum count ratio was significantly less,  p  < 0.0001. There was no significant difference in the voiding volumes following NTA and MAG3 administration, 598 ± 237 mL versus 498 ± 170 mL, respectively,  p  = 0.07. Gall bladder activity was not observed with NTA but was present in 6/17 MAG3 studies. Images and renogram curves were comparable except for two patients where the NTA study excluded obstruction but the MAG3 study suggested an indeterminate or obstructed kidney.    Conclusions  Unlike MAG3, NTA is not eliminated via the hepatobiliary track. Moreover, NTA has a higher kidney to background ratio and more rapid clearance than MAG3. These advantages should allow more robust camera-based clearance measurements and may lead to better discrimination between obstructed and non-obstructed kidneys.

Head to head comparison of [99mTc]Tc(CO)3(NTA) and [99mTc]Tc-MAG3 in patients with suspected obstruction