Nuc med 1: radiopharmaceuticals

99m Tc-MDP

Imaging: planar

Measurement: bone metabolism

Clinical use: metastatic spead of cancer, osteomyelitis vs. Cellulitis

99m Tc-sestamibi (cardiolite)

99m Tc-tetrafosmin (myoview)

201 Tl- thallous chloride

Imaging: spect or planar

Measurement: myocardial perfusion

Clinical use: coronary artery disease

99m Tc-MAG3

99m Tc-DTPA

Imaging: planar

Measurement: renal function

Clinical use: kidney disease

99m Tc-HMPAO (ceretec)

99m Tc-ECD

Imaging: spect

Measurement: cerebral blood flow

Clinical use: neurological disorders

123 I- sodium iodide

131 I- sodium iodide

Imaging: planar

Measurement: thyroid function

Clinical use: thyroid disorders and cancer

67 Ga- gallium citrate

Imaging: planar

Measurement: sequestered in tumors

Clinical use: tumor localization

99m Tc- macroaggregated albumin and

133 Xe gas

Imaging: planar

Measurement: lung perfusion/ ventilation

Clinical use: pulmonary embolism

111 In- labeled white blood cells

Imaging: planar

Measurement: sites of infection

Clinical use: detection of inflammation

18 F- fluorodeoxyglucose

Imaging: PET

Measurment: glucose metabolism

Clinical use: Cancer, neurological disorders, and myocardial diseases

82 Rb- rubidium chloride

Imaging: PET

Measurment: myocardial perfusion

Clinical use: coronary artery disease