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A Technical Overview of Technegas as a Lung Ventilation Agent

Geoffrey M. Currie and Dale L. Bailey
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2021, 49 (4) 313-319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.121.262887
Geoffrey M. Currie
1Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia;
2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;
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Dale L. Bailey
3Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; and
4University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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vol. 49 no. 4 313-319
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.121.262887
PubMed 
34583954

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
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0091-4916
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1535-5675
History 
  • Received for publication July 9, 2021
  • Revision received August 23, 2021
  • Published online December 3, 2021.

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  1. Geoffrey M. Currie1,2 and
  2. Dale L. Bailey3,4
  1. 1Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia;
  2. 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;
  3. 3Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; and
  4. 4University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  1. For correspondence or reprints, contact: Geoffrey M. Currie (gcurrie{at}csu.edu.au).
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    • LUNG VENTILATION
    • TECHNEGAS PRODUCTION
    • OPERATION OF THE TECHNEGAS GENERATOR
    • LOW SPECIFIC CONCENTRATION OF 99MTC
    • TECHNEGAS VENTILATION IMAGING PROTOCOL
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