Krypton-81m: a better radiopharmaceutical for assessment of regional lung function in children.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1979
Abstract
Krypton-81m, an inert, radioactive gas with a physical half-life of 13 seconds was used to evaluate regional lung ventilation in 25 pediatric patients. The results suggest that Kr-81m has several advantages over previous methods employing xenon-133. These include: more favorable physical characteristics for imaging with present scintillation cameras; ease of performance of the examinations; improved resolution and multiple views with better detection and localization of abnormalities; and a much lower dose to the patient.
Volume
130
Issue
3
First Page
741
Last Page
747
ISSN
0033-8419
Published In/Presented At
Li, D. K., Treves, S., Heyman, S., Kirkpatrick, J. A., Jr, Lambrecht, R. M., Ruth, T. J., & Wolf, A. P. (1979). Krypton-81m: a better radiopharmaceutical for assessment of regional lung function in children. Radiology, 130(3), 741–747. https://doi.org/10.1148/130.3.741
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
424550
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article