Āsīb/shināsī-i Darmāngāhī-i Dāmpizishkī (Feb 2014)

Study counts of white blood cell counts following injection of technetium-99m in the cat

  • gholamreza assadnassab,
  • shahram dabirioskouie,
  • seyyedali shabestariasl,
  • babak mahmoudian,
  • aytak assadnassab

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4 (28) زمستان
pp. 278 – 284

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was count the white blood cells following injection of technetium-99m in the cat. Radioactive materials can be used in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Technetium is used in most labeling and nuclear medicine diagnostic studies because of its favorable conditions in the body. In this study, injection of technetium-99m was used to evaluate the possible changes in the number of white blood cells because these cells are used in labeling and tracing of radioactive materials in the body and their alterations are important in many operations. In the present study, technetium was milked from Molybdenum to technetium generator and it was rapidly injected in 1.5 mCi into six cats through the femoral vein. A group of four other cats were used as controls after injection of saline. At 0, 30, 60 minutes, 24 and 48 hours after injection, blood samples were collected from all cats and the number of white blood cells were counted. This study did not show any significant changes in the amount of white blood cells in the two groups. Thus, the results of this study outlines the advantage of using technetium-99m as a radio-drug in treatment and diagnostic procedures.

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