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Product Time (min) Materials Amount of blood Image quality Cost of kit Labeling efficiency (%) UltraTag (Mallinckrodt) 40–45 1 × 5–10 mL heparinized syringe 4 mL Superior; lowest background $125/vial Immediate: 99.96; 4 h later: 98.3 Shielded pot Pyrophosphate (Mallinckrodt) 80 Heparinized Vacutainer* 10 mL Comparable to gluceptate $80/vial up to 2 patients Immediate: 96.8; 4 h later: 93.5 Shielded pot 4.4% EDTA Saline Sterile centrifuge tubes Centrifuge Gluceptate (DraxImage) 80 Heparinized Vacutainer* 10 mL Comparable to pyrophosphate $20/vial Immediate: 94.8; 4 h later: 91.8 Shielded pot 4.4% EDTA Saline Sterile centrifuge tubes Centrifuge ↵* Becton, Dickinson and Company.
EDTA = ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
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