TABLE 1

Formulation of 99mTc-Radiopharmaceutical Kits

RadiopharmaceuticalKitIngredientsReconstitution
99mTc-butedronateTeceos (CIS Bio)13 mg of 3,3 diphospho-1,2-propanedicarboxylic acid, tetrasodium salt (butedronate), SnCl2⋅2H2O, N-(4-aminobenzoyl)-l-glutamic acid99mTc-TcO42–10 mL, 0.4–11.1 GBq (10–300 mCi), 5 min of shaking, room temperature
Butedronate1.3–6.5 mg/mL
99mTc-oxidronateTechnescan oxidronate (Mallinckrodt)3 mg of disodium-oxidronate, SnCl2⋅2H2O, gentisinic acid, sodium chloride99mTc-TcO43–10 mL, 1.5–11.1 GBq (40–300 mCi), 0.5 min of shaking, room temperature
Oxidronate0.3–1.0 mg/mL
99mTc-medronateMedronate Tc-IK-10 (Izotop)5 mg of medronic acid (medronate), SnCl2⋅2H2O, ascorbic acid, urea99mTc-TcO42–5 mL, 3–6 GBq (80–160 mCi), 15 min of incubation, room temperature
Medronate1–2.5 mg/mL
99mTc-tetrofosminMyoview (GE Healthcare)0.23 mg of tetrofosmin, SnCl2⋅2H2O, disodium sulphosalicylate, sodium d-gluconate, sodium hydrogen carbonate99mTc-TcO44–8 mL, <8.8 GBq (<240 mCi), 15 min of incubation, room temperature
Tetrofosmin0.03–0.06 mg/mL
99mTc-sestamibiStamicis (CIS Bio)1 mg of tetrakis (2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile) copper (I) tetrafluoroborate, SnCl2⋅2H2O, cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate, sodium citrate, mannitol99mTc-TcO41–3 mL, 0.2–11 GBq (5–290 mCi), 10 min of incubation, 100°C
Sestamibi0.33–1 mg/mL
99mTc-DMSA (99mTc-succimer)Renocis (CIS Bio)1 mg of dimercaptosuccinic acid, SnCl2⋅2H2O, ascorbic acid, inositol99mTc-TcO41–6 mL, <3.7 GBq (<100 mCi), 5–10 min of shaking, room temperature
DMSA0.17–1 mg/mL