| Literature DB >> 6446106 |
P A Domstad, J J Coupal, E E Kim, J S Blake, F H DeLand.
Abstract
A prospective double-blind comparison of 99mTc-hydroxymethane diphosphonate (HMDP) and 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) as bone-seeking agents was performed with 102 patients. Densitometry showed that both cancellous/compact bone and cancellous bone/soft-tissue ratios were greater with HMDP (p less than 0.05); compact bone/soft-tissue and bone lesion/normal bone ratios were the same with both agents. Bone delineation, soft-tissue uptake, and overall image quality were the same with both agents. The HMDP formulation contained 78% fewer stannous ions and had a longer useful life after technetium labeling than MDP.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6446106 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.136.1.6446106
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiology ISSN: 0033-8419 Impact factor: 11.105