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Which are the most used radionuclides in the pet and in the spect techniques in the world?
Author(s) -
Mattos D. M. M.,
Gomes M. L.,
Freitas R. S.,
Moreno S.,
LimaFilho G. L.,
Paula E. F.,
Jales R. L. C.,
BernardoFilho M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of labelled compounds and radiopharmaceuticals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1099-1344
pISSN - 0362-4803
DOI - 10.1002/jlcr.25804401295
Subject(s) - radionuclide , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography , radionuclide therapy , radionuclide imaging , single photon emission computed tomography , medical physics , emission computed tomography , medicine , nuclear physics , physics
The images in nuclear medicine are mainly obtained through the SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) and the PET (positron‐emission tomography). These procedures have been carried out with various radionuclides. Here, we have evaluated which are the most used radionuclides in the PET and in the SPECT techniques in the world. We identified the radionuclides cited in the abstracts of two important meetings occured in 2000: “The Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting (SNM)” and the “European Association of Nuclear Medicine Congress (EANM)”. We have determined in each abstract, which radionuclide was used. The most cited radionuclides in the SNM meeting were Tc‐99m (25.38%), F‐18 (18.93%), C‐11 (4.68%), I‐123 (4.57%), In‐111 (3.75%) and Tl‐201 (2.69%) and in the EANM congress were Tc‐99m (33.94%), F‐18 (11.88%), In‐111 (5.65%), I‐123 (5.50%), Tl‐201 (4.22%) and C‐11 (1.98%). The results indicate, that, although, the Tc‐99m is still the most cited radionuclide, there is an important citation of F‐18 in the abstracts presented in these two meetings. We can suggest that the status of the PET procedures is growing in the world.