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123‐Iodine: a New Isotope for Functional renal Scanning
Author(s) -
O.‘REILLY P. H.,
HERMAN K. J.,
LAWSON R. S.,
SHIELDS R. A.,
TESTA H. J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1977.tb04515.x
Subject(s) - isotope , radiochemistry , iodine , radionuclide imaging , nuclear medicine , chemistry , medicine , physics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry
The results are presented of functional renal scanning in 11 urological patients using 123-iodine labelled Hippuran--a new radiopharmaceutical. The 123-iodine isotope possesses distinct advantages over existing isotopes, permitting high resolution imaging whilst delivering a low integrated radiation dose. It is hoped that the expense of this cyclotron-produced isotope will not mitigate against full evaluation of its promising potential.