13. Tc-99m sulfur colloid is the example of the radiopharmaceutical used for the liver imaging, utilized the phagocytic function of the kuffer cell
14. Phosphonated labelled with 99mTc such as MDP,HDP & HEDP are used for skeletal or bone imaging
15. 67Ga-gallium citrate is used in liver imaging for the detection of bony and hepatic lesions
16. Two radiopharmaceuticals used the pallitative treatment pain in bone metastases are strontium-89 and samarium-153
17. A megaBecquerel is equal to one million nuclear disintegration per second
18. Splenomegaly due to tumors,cysts,infarcts,abscesses and ruptures can be diagnosed by Techniques 99mTc-Sulfur Colloid Imaging
19. In U.S. at radiopharmaceuticals MUST be approved for human use by the USFDA.
20. The Schilling test utilizes 57Co to indicate normal or abnormal absorption of vitamin B12.
21. A 99mTc radiopharmaceutical used to assess effective renal plasma(ERPF) is 99mTc-MAG.
13) An example of a radiopharmaceutical used for liver imaging that utilized the phagocytic function of the Kupffer...