Neutron-activated Sm-153-ion-exchange resin as a tracer for gastrointestinal scintigraphy

• Main Authors: Yeong, C.H., Abdullah, B.J.J., Ng, K.H., Chung, L.Y., Goh, K.L., Sarji, S.A., Perkins, A.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4146/1/Neutron-activated_Sm-153-ion-exchange_resin_as_a_tracer_for_gastrointestinal_scintigraphy.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4146/

Nuclear medicine techniques are well established for the investigation of gastrointestinal (GI) motility and transit. Ion-exchange resins radiolabelled with Tc-99m and In-111 are widely used as nonabsorbable radiopharmaceutical markers, with In-111 being preferred for whole-gut transit studies. This...