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technetium

Posted By: ginny on 2006-03-14
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99-m "protechnitate"??? No clue!  Thanks.


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Someone is having a nuclear medicine MUGA scan and it says that 42 millicuries of technetium 99 labelled red cells was used. 


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can be seen with the gamma camera.  The RBCs are attached to the Tc.  And if you are able to abbreviate it would however ever many mCi (microcurie) 99 mTc-labeled red blood cells (according to Stedman's radiology word book). 
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Subject: #1 - it is not technician, it is probably technetium.

Is it arm?? If so, maybe ulna.
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10.3 mCI of 99mTc-MAG3


 


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They also say technetium-tagged RBCs. NM
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Tc-SC and isosulfan blue dye were used to study the injection technique for the ... Rosaniline Dyes; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; iso-sulfan blue ...
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I'm questioning the MA.  I can't document it anywhere. 


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