| Radiopharmaceutical | Trade Name | Primary Uses |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon-14 Urea | Pytest | Detection of H Pylori |
| Cobalt-57 cyanocobalamin | Rubratope | Schilling test |
| Chromium-51 sodium chromate | Chromitope (Bracco)Mallinckrodt Cr-51 | Labeling red blood cells (RBC) |
| Fluorine-18-FDG | Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging | |
| Gallium-67 | Neoscan (GE)DuPont Ga-67Mallinckrodt Ga-67 | Soft-tissue tumor and inflammatory process imaging |
| Indium-111 chloride | Indiclor (Nycomed)Mallinckrodt In-111Cl | Labeling monoclonal antibodies and peptides (OncoScint & Octreoscan) |
| Indium-111 pentetate (DTPA) | Indium DTPA In-111 | Imaging of cerebrospinal fluid kinetics |
| Indium-111 oxyquinoline (oxine) | Indium-111 oxine | Labeling leukocytes and platelets |
| Indium-111 Capromab pendetide | ProstaScint | Monoclonal antibody for imaging prostate cancer |
| Indium-111 pentetreotide | Octreoscan | Imaging neuroendocrine tumors |
| I-123 sodium iodide | MallinckrodtAmersham | Thyroid imaging and uptake |
| I-125 iothalamate | Glofil | Measurement of glomerular filtration |
| I-125 human serum albumin (RISA) | Isojex | Plasma volume determinations |
| I-131sodium iodide | Iodotope (Bracco)CIS - I-131Mallinckrodt I-131SolnMallinckrodt I-131 Therapy CapsMallinckrodt I-131 Diagnostic Caps | Thyroid uptake, imaging, and therapy |
| Tositumomab & Iodine I-131 Tositumomab | Bexxar | Treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
| I-131 iodomethylnorcholesterol (NP-59) | (University of Michigan) | Adrenal imaging |
| I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) | I-131 MIBG | Imaging pheochromocytomas and neuroblastomas |
| P-32 chromic phosphate | Phosphocol P32 | Therapy for intracavitary malignancies |
| P-32 sodium phosphate | Therapy for polycythemia vera | |
| Rubidium-82 (from Sr-82/Rb-82 generator) | Cardio-Gen-82 | PET imaging |
| Samarium-153 Lexidronam (Sm-153 EDTMP) | Quadramet | Palliative treatment of bone pain of skeletal metastases |
| Strontium-89 | Metastron | Palliative treatment of bone pain of skeletal metastases |
| Tc-99m pertechnetate Generators | DuPontMallinckrodt DTEMallinckrodt FMAmersham | Imaging thyroid, salivary glands, ectopic gastric mucosa, parathyroid glands, dacryocystography, cystography |
| Tc-99m Apcitide | AcuTect | Peptide imaging of deep vein thrombosis |
| Tc-99m bicisate (ECD) | Neurolite | Cerebral perfusion imaging |
| Tc-99m disofenin (DISIDA) | Hepatolite-CIS | Hepatobiliary imaging |
| Tc-99m exametazine (HMPAO) | Ceretec | Cerebral perfusion imaging |
| Tc-99m Gluceptate | DraximageMallinckrodt | Renal imaging |
| Tc-99m human serum albumin (HSA) | Imaging cardiac chambers | |
| Tc-99m macroaggregated albumin (MAA) | Pulmolite - CISMacrotec (Bracco)Technescan MAA (Mallinckrodt)DraximageAmersham MAA | Pulmonary perfusion |
| Tc-99m Mebrofenin | Choletec | Hepatobiliary imaging |
| Tc-99m Medronate (MDP) | BraccoOsteolite - CISDraximageMallinckrodtAmersham | Bone imaging |
| Tc-99m Mertiatide | Technescan MAG3 | Renal imaging |
| Tc-99m Oxidronate (HDP) | Mallinckrodt HDP | Bone imaging |
| Tc-99m Pentetate (DTPA) | Techneplex (Bracco)CIS-AN DTPACIS-DTPADraximage DTPAMallinckrodt DTPANycomed DTPA | Renal imaging and function studies; Radioaerosol ventilation imaging |
| Tc-99m Pyrophosphate (PYP) | Phosphotec (Bracco)Pyrolite-CISPyro-CISTechnescan PYPAmersham PYP | Avid infarct imaging; in vivo RBC labeling |
| Tc-99m red blood cells | Ultratag | Imaging gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds, cardiac chambers |
| Tc-99m Sestamibi | CardioliteMiraluma | Myocardial perfusion imagingBreast tumor imaging |
| Tc-99m Succimer (DMSA) | Amersham DMSA | Renal imaging |
| Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid (SC) | CIS-Sulfur ColloidNycomed - SC | Imaging liver/spleen, gastric emptying, GI bleeds |
| Tc-99m Tetrofosmin | Myoview | Myocardial perfusion imaging |
| Thallium-201 | DuPontMallinckrodtAmersham | Myocardial perfusion imaging; Parathyroid and tumor imaging |
| Y-90 Ibitumomab Tiuxetan | Zevalin | non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
| Xenon-133 | DuPont XenonMallinckrodt XenonAmersham Xenon | Pulmonary ventilation imaging |
| Interventional Agents | Trade Name | Use in nuclear medicine |
| ACD solution (anticoagulant acid Acitrate dextrose) | ACD Solution Modified | Anticoagulant used in blood labeling |
| Adenosine | Adenoscan | Pharmacologic stress |
| Ascorbic acid | Ascorbic acid | RBC labeling and HDP preparation |
| I.V. Dipyridamole | I.V. Persantine | Pharmacologic stress |
| Sincalide | Kinevac | Gallbladder ejection fraction studies |
SOURCE: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (http://nuclearpharmacy.uams.edu/resources/PackageInserts.asp).