Production, quality control, and bio-distribution studies of (159)Gd-EDTMP as a palliative agent for bone pain.
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Particle-emitting, bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals have attracted the attention of the nuclear medicine community over the last three decades for the treatment of the pain of osteoblastic metastases. The objectives of this research were to produce quality-controlled (159)Gd-EDTMP in order to provide a new therapeutic radiopharmaceutical for use in clinical applications.
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Simindokht Shirvani Arani, Somaye Ghasemi, Ali Bahrami Samani, Mojtaba Shamsaei Zafarghandi
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