RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Oral Administration of 131I by Semiautomatic Pipette to a Patient with Severe Swallowing Difficulties: A Case Report JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol. FD Society of Nuclear Medicine SP 161 OP 162 VO 31 IS 3 A1 Maroun Karam A1 Raymond N. Dansereau A1 Howard S. Smith YR 2003 UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/31/3/161.abstract AB As an alternative method of oral administration of 131I to a patient with quadriplegia and severe swallowing difficulties, we introduced, into the back of the patient’s mouth, a 200-μL laboratory pipette containing 74 MBq (2 mCi) of 131I-sodium iodide in a 76-μL aqueous solution and delivered its contents. The procedure was repeated a few days later with a 1,000-μL laboratory pipette to administer 1.48 GBq (40 mCi) of 131I-sodium iodide in a 270-μL aqueous solution. The patient tolerated both procedures well. The pipette permitted accurate measurement of both dosages and complete (greater than 99.9%) delivery of the tracer in a small volume to the back of the patient’s mouth, as documented by assay of the empty pipette after use. In patients with swallowing difficulties, use of the pipette constitutes a safe and efficient means to deliver 131I-sodium iodide by the oral route.