• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.302-307
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• 2015

The purpose of the study was to identify how isotope and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast media impact on noise to computed tomography (CT) examination. For the study, divide the phantoms to two groups: 1) saline, saline + different kinds of contrast agent without $^{99m}Tc$ administration; 2) $^{99m}Tc$ administration: saline, saline + different kinds of contrast agent with $^{99m}Tc$ administration. CT contrast agent was used for Iopamidol$^{(R)}$ and Dotarem. And MRI contrast agent was used for Primovist$^{(R)}$ and Gadovist$^{(R)}$. To obtain an image, we used CT scanner. With an obtained image, we set the $1cm^2$ region of interest in the middle of bottle to measure the noise and CT number. As a result, there was no difference in CT number before and after inserting $^{99m}Tc$ into all contrast media including Normal Saline. However, when it comes to Noise, there was a difference before and after inserting $^{99m}Tc$ into every contrast media except MRI contrast media such as Primovist$^{(R)}$ and Gadovist$^{(R)}$.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2001

A number of radionuclides of interest in nuclear medicine are short lived isotopes that emit only gamma ray. The most of all Dept. of Nuclear Medicine in the hospt. are using the $^{99}Mo-^{99m}Tc$ generator for elution of the short lived isotope $^{99m}TcO_4$. A $^{99}Mo-^{99m}Tc$ generator consists of an alumina column on which $^{99}Mo$ is bound. The parent isotope($^{99}Mo$ : half life 67 hr.) decays to its daughter $^{99m}TcO_4^-$ which is a different element with a shorter half-life. $^{99}Mo$ emitted 41-keV(1.3%), 141-keV(5.6%) 181-keV(6.6%) and 366-keV(1.5%) gamma rays. But $^{99m}TcO_4$ emitted only 140-keV gamma ray. We study about the gamma ray distribution around the $^{99}Mo$ generator. And obtained the result as follows ; 1. Total counted gamma ray from generator smaller in front side than back. 2. The gamma ray emitted from $^{99}Mo$ generator without $^{99m}TcO_4$ vial increased in the back side(Mo column posited side) 3. The gamma ray only from the $^{99m}TcO_4$ vial increased in the front side. 4. Apron can protect gamma ray above 60% of total radiation from the $^{99}Mo$ generator.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.88-91
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• 2018

본 연구는 반도체 심근 전용 감마카메라를 이용하여 단시간에 검사가 가능한 이중 동위원소 심근 관류 동시스캔에 대해 임상적으로 연구 해보고자 한다. 심장 전용 감마카메라를 사용하여 Rest/Stress $^{99m}TC$-sestaMIBI 당일 심근관류 스캔과 Rest $^{99m}TC$-sestaMIBI/Stress $^{201}Tl$ 이중 동위원소 심근 관류 동시 스캔을 같이 검사한 86명의 환자 중 검사 결과가 동일하고 임상적으로 심장질환의 변화가 없는 환자 36명을 대상으로 분석 했다. 두 검사의 영상의 상관성을 확인하기 위해 QPS 프로그램을 이용하여 정량적 값을 통계적으로 분석 했다. Rest/Stress $^{99m}TC$-sestaMIBI 당일 심근관류 스캔과 $^{99m}TC$-sesta MIBI/Stress $^{201}Tl$ 이중 동위원소 심근 관류 동시 스캔을 summed score에서 상관도를 분석했다. RSS의 $R^2$ 값은 0.91로 나왔고, SSS의 $R^2$ 값은 0.71로 나왔다. $^{99m}TC$-sestaMIBI/Stress $^{201}Tl$ 이중 동위원소 동시 검사는 기존 당일 검사와 상관성을 확인했다. $^{99m}TC$-sestaMIBI/Stress $^{201}Tl$ 이중 동위원소 동시 검사는 검사시간이 약 30분만에 완료가 가능하다. 응급환자나 고령의 환자 등 짧은 검사시간이 필요한 환자에게 임상적으로 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.248-254
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to figure out how uptake counts of technetium ($^{99m}Tc$) among radioisotopes in the human body are affected if computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and isotope examination are performed consecutively. $^{99m}Tc$ isotope material, iodinated contrast media for CT and paramagnetic contrast media for magnetic resonance (MR) were used as experimental materials. First, $^{99m}Tc$ was added to 4 cc normal saline in a test tube. Then, 2 cc of CT contrast media such as $Iopamidol^{(R)}$ and $Dotarem^{(R)}$ were diluted with 2 cc normal saline, and 2cc of MRI contrast media such as $Primovist^{(R)}$ and $Gadovist^{(R)}$ were diluted with 2 cc normal saline. Each distributed contrast media was a total of 4 cc and included 10m Ci of $^{99m}Tc$. A gamma camera, a LEHR (Low energy high resolution) collimator and a pin-hole collimator were used for image acquisition. Image acquisition was repeated a total of 6 times and 120 frames were obtained and uptake counts of $^{99m}Tc$ were measured (from this procedure). In this study, as a result of measuring the uptake counts of $^{99m}Tc$ using the LEHR collimator, the uptake counts were less measured in all contrast media than normal saline as a reference. In particular, the lowest uptake counts were measured when $Gadovist^{(R)}$, contrast media for MRI, was used. However, the result of measuring the uptake counts of $^{99m}Tc$ using the pin-hole collimator showed higher uptake counts in all contrast media, except for $Iopamidol^{(R)}$, than normal saline as a reference. The highest uptake counts were measured particularly when $Primovist^{(R)}$, contrast media for MRI, was used. In performing the gamma camera examination using contrast media and $^{99m}Tc$, it is considered significant to check the changes in the uptake counts to improve various diagnosis values.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.101-107
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• 1999

휴식 Tl-201/부하 Tc-99m MIBI 심근관류 SPECT를 흉통을 주소로 내원한 24명의 환자를 대상으로 시행하고, 관상동맥조영술에서 관상동액의 내경이 50%이상 협착이 있는 경우를 유의한 것으로 보고 SPECT결과와 관상동맥조영술의 결과를 비교하였다. 관상동맥질환 진단의 민감도와 특이도는 모두 91.7%였고, 협착이 있는 관상동맥 분지수에 따른 민감도는 단일혈관질환이 75%, 다중혈관질환이 100% 였다. 관상동맥분지 각각에 대한 전단의 민감도는 좌전하행동맥 78%, 좌회선동맥 80%, 우관상동맥 86%였다. 이 연구의 절과와 기존의 Tl-201 이나 Tc-99m MIBI를 단독으로 사용한 경우와 비교했을 때 관상동맥질환 진단의 민감도와 특이도는 비슷하거나 오히려 더 좋은 결과를 보였다. 또한 이 방법은 진정한 의미의 휴식기영상을 얻을 수 있고 휴식기와 부하기 영상 사이에 남아있는 방사능으로 인한 오차에서 벗어날 수 있으며, 휴식기 촬영 후 바로 부하기 촬영을 하므로 전체 검사시간이 줄어 환자에게 편리하고 효율이 높은 검사법이라 생각된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.112-117
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• 1996

휴식 T1-20l/부하 Tc-99m MIBI 지연 T1-201 심근 SPECT는 관상동맥질환을 진단하는데 87%의 진단 정확성을 보여 기존의 부하/휴식 Tc-99m MIBI SPECT와 비교하여 비슷하거나 더 좋은 성능을 보였다. 이 연구로써 휴식 T1-201/부하 Tc-99m MIBI 심근 SPECT 방법의 관동맥질환 진단성능은 다른 방법들과 비슷함을 확인하였다. 또한 이 방법은 진정한 의미의 휴식기 영상을 얻을 수 있고 휴식기와 부하기 영상사이에 남아있던 방사능으로 인한 오차에서 벗어날 수 있으며 T1-201의 재분포영상과 24시간 지연영상으로부터 지속관류감소 부위의 생존여부에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있고 휴식기 촬영후 바로 부하기 촬영을 하므로 전체 검사시간이 줄어 환자에게 편리하고 효율이 높아, 지연 T1-201 SPECT의 심근 생존능 판별성능이 확인되면 관동맥질환의 진단과 생존심근을 찾는 검사로 유용할 가능성이 있음을 알았다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.176-189
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• 2019

This paper presents a feasibility study for producing the medical isotope $^{99m}Tc$ using the hazardous and currently wasted radioisotope $^{99}Tc$. This can be achieved with the nuclear resonance fluorescence (NRF) phenomenon, which has recently been made applicable due to high-intensity laser Compton scattering (LCS) photons. In this work, 21 NRF energy states of $^{99}Tc$ have been identified as potential contributors to the photo-production of $^{99m}Tc$ and their NRF cross-sections are evaluated by using the single particle estimate model and the ENSDF data library. The evaluated cross sections are scaled using known measurement data for improved accuracy. The maximum LCS photon energy is adjusted in a way to cover all the significant excited states that may contribute to $^{99m}Tc$ generation. An energy recovery LINAC system is considered as the LCS photon source and the LCS gamma spectrum is optimized by adjusting the electron energy to maximize $^{99m}Tc$ photo-production. The NRF reaction rate for $^{99m}Tc$ is first optimized without considering the photon attenuations such as photo-atomic interactions and self-shielding due to the NRF resonance itself. The change in energy spectrum and intensity due to the photo-atomic reactions has been quantified using the MCNP6 code and then the NRF self-shielding effect was considered to obtain the spectrums that include all the attenuation factors. Simulations show that when a $^{99}Tc$ target is irradiated at an intensity of the order $10^{17}{\gamma}/s$ for 30 h, 2.01 Ci of $^{99m}Tc$ can be produced.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.129-132
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• 1987

본 영남대학교 외과학교실 Meckel게실로 인한 출혈을 주소로 입원할 두 경의 환자에서 수술전 $^{99m}TC$-perechnetate의 이용에 의한 성공적 진단을 하고 수술로써 이를 확인 치험하였기에 이에 대한 증례보고와 함께 문헌고찰을 하였다.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1996

PURPOSE : The purpose of this study is to know the ability of detecting malignant tumor tissue by Tl-201 scan, and to compare with that of Tc-99m-MIBI and Tc-99m-MDP scan. MATERIAL AND METHODS : Between February 1994 and December 1995,38 unselected patients with various bone pathologies were studied prospectively. Eighteen had malignant bone and soft tissue pathologies, while twenty had benign. All patients were studied with Tl-201, Tc-99mMIBI and Tc-99m-MDP scan prior to surgical biopsy. PICKER Prism 2000 gamma camera with high resolution parallel hole collimator was used for scanning. To avoid the interaction of isotope, the early(30min.) and delayed phase(3hrs.) of Tl-20l scan was performed first and Tc-99m-MIBI scan was performed after 30 minutes, and then Tc-99m-MDP scan 48 hours later. The scan images were visually evaluated by a blinded nuclear medicine physician. We could find true positive, true negative, false positive and false negative by the comparison of results with those of biopsy. We calculated positive and negative predictive value(%), sensitivity(%), specificity(%) and diagnostic accuracy(%) of each scan. RESULT : The results of each scan were 85.7, 100, 100, 85, 92.1% in Tl-201, 81, 94.1, 94.4, 80, 86.8% in Tc-99m-MIBI and 50, 66.7, 88.9, 20, 52.6% in Tc-99m-MDP scan. As a conclusion, Tl-201 scan was the most specific and accurate method for detecting malignant tumor tissue. Tc-99m-MIBI scan was also good for malignant tumor searching. CONCLUSION : With our results, we can use Tl-201 scan to differentiate benign from malignant tumor, and to evaluate the response of preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and to determine the residual tumor or local recurrence. For the better result, we need to have a more detail information about false positive cases and a more objective and quantitative reading technique.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1863-1870
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• 2023

Molybdenum-99 (⁹⁹Mo) is used for preparing Technetium-99 m (^99mTc), which is the most widely used isotope in nuclear medicine. In this work, a study for ⁹⁹Mo production based on a high-power electron accelerator has been performed as an alternative approach to produce ^99mTc. In this study, Monte Carlo MCNPX2.6 code has been used to examine a novel idea of simultaneous hybrid production of ⁹⁹Mo via both photoneutron and neutron capture reactions using an electron accelerator in heavy water tank. It is expected that this conceptual design including an arrangement of metallic plates of ¹⁰⁰Mo and ⁹⁸Mo produces total activity of 97.5 Ci at the end of 20-h continuous e-beam irradiation (30 MeV, 10 mA).