Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m generator
- TechneLite® - Lantheus
- Ultra-Technekow™ V4 - Curium
- RadioGenix™ System - NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes
- Drytec™ - GE Healthcare ***discontinued in the U.S.***
Tc-99m Sodium Pertechnetate Approved Uses:
Indication |
Dose |
Thyroid imaging (ADULT) |
1 -10 mCi |
Thyroid imaging (PEDIATRIC) |
60 - 80 µCi/kg |
Salivary gland imaging |
1 -5 mCi |
Urinary bladder imaging (direct isotopic cystography) for the detection of vesicle-uretal reflux (ADULT) |
0.5 - 1 mCi |
Urinary bladder imaging (direct isotopic cystography) for the detection of vesicle-uretal reflux (PEDIATRIC) |
0.5 - 1 mCi |
Nasolacrimal drainage system imaging |
100 µCi max. |
*Previous indications, including brain imaging, placenta localization, and blood pool imaging, were removed from package inserts beginning in 2014.
Tc-99m Sodium Pertechnetate Clinical Guidelines:
Tc-99m Sodium Pertechnetate Clinical Guidelines:
- EANM Practice Guideline/SNMMI Procedure Standard for RAIU and Scintigraphy, V 3.0 (2019)
- ACR-SNMMI-SPR Practice Parameter for Thyroid Scintigraphy & Uptake Measurement (2019)
- ACR-SPR Practice Parameter for the Performance of Gastrointestinal Scintigraphy (2015)
- SNMMI Procedure Standard-EANM Practice Guideline for Meckel Diverticulum Scintigraphy 2.0 (2014)
- SNMMI Procedure Standard for Parathyroid Scintigraphy 4.0 (2011)
- ASNC Guidelines: First-Pass Radionuclide Angiography (2009)