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Stabilization of stannous pyrophosphate kits with gentisic acid
J R Ballinger1, J Pygas, B Gerson
1Division of Nuclear Medicine, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part B, Nuclear Medicine and Biology
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
We evaluated the ability of gentisic acid, an antioxidant, to stabilize stannous pyrophosphate (Sn:PPi) kits and extend the shelf-life of the kit after reconstitution. In vitro studies showed that gentisic acid (0.5 mg/mL) stabilized the stannous ion against oxidation by various levels of exogenous hydrogen peroxide. In patients who received stabilized Sn:PPi for in vivo red blood cell labelling, the left ventricle-to-background activity ratio was significantly higher than that in patients who received a standard formation of Sn:PPi. Gentisic acid is now used routinely in the Sn:PPi kit formulation in this institution.