Particle-size and radiochemical purity evaluations of filtered 99mTc-sulfur colloid prepared with different heating times

…, LJ Bartlett, DW Mahoney, TJ Herold… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
Sentinel node lymphoscintigraphy using colloidal particles has become common practice at
many institutions. The ideal particle size for colloids such as filtered 99m Tc-sulfur colloid ( …

Optimal conditions of 99mTc eluate for the radiolabeling of 99mTc-sestamibi

JC Hung, TJ Herold, RJ Gibbons - Nuclear medicine and biology, 1996 - Elsevier
Our nuclear pharmacy has reported that a failed radiochemical purity (RCP) (ie, RCP <90%)
of 99m Tc-sestamibi may be associated with the use of a first elution at later stages from a …

Generator eluate effects on the labeling efficiency of 99mTc-sestamibi

JC Hung, TJ Herold, ME Wilson, RJ Gibbons - Nuclear medicine and …, 1995 - Elsevier
Our nuclear pharmacy noted that 99m Tc-sestamibi kits sometimes failed radiochemical purity
(RCP) testing (ie, RCP < 90%). All failed kits had been prepared with eluate from a newly …

A technique for measurement of strontium-89 in a dose calibrator

TJ Herold, GP Gross, JC Hung - Journal of nuclear medicine …, 1995 - Soc Nuclear Med
Objective: Strontium-89 (Metastron®, Medi-Physics Inc., Arlington Heights, IL) has recently
received US Food and Drug Administration approval as a therapeutic agent for relief of bone …

Dose calibrator linearity testing using an improved attenuator system

WM Oswald, TJ Herold, ME Wilson… - Journal of nuclear …, 1992 - Soc Nuclear Med
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) guidelines state that dose calibrators must be tested
for linearity upon installation and quarterly thereafter over a range of activities from 10 μCi (…

Trends of radiopharmaceutical use at Mayo Clinic Rochester

…, SM Berent, AA Hall, JC Hung, TJ Herold… - Journal of nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
The field of radiology is continuously changing. The purpose of this study was to identify the
effect of technologic advances on nuclear medicine during the past 15 y. Methods: The …

Faster and easier radiochemical purity testing for [125I] sodium iothalamate

CR Bush, JE Coughlin, TJ Herold, JC Hung - Nuclear medicine and biology, 1997 - Elsevier
A previous method for determination of the radiochemical purity (RCP) value of [ 125 I]sodium
iothalamate uses two paper strips and solvents (total developing time is ∼2.5 h). To …

Preparation of xenon-133 solution for intravenous administration

TJ Herold, MK Dewanjee… - Journal of nuclear …, 1985 - Soc Nuclear Med
A method for routine preparation of a solution of 133 Xe gas in saline from commercially
available 133 Xe gas ampoules is described and evaluated. At room temperature and …

Modified radioiodination and quality control methods for [125I] sodiuin iothalamate

JC Hung, TJ Herold - Nuclear medicine and biology, 1994 - Elsevier
[ 125 I]Sodium iothalamate can be prepared by the isotope-exchange method with the use
of a contrast medium preparation (ie iothalamate sodium injection, USP, 80%). The initial …

CT Angiography of Pulmonary Arteries to Detect Pulmonary Embolism: Improvement of Vascular Enhancement with Low Kilovoltage Settings1

…, CM Schaefer-Prokop, M Weber, CJ Herold… - Radiology, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To retrospectively compare a low kilovoltage scanning protocol with a reduced
radiation dose with a standard high kilovoltage, moderate-dose protocol for the depiction of …