Pentetate indium disodium In 111
Agent Name
Pentetate indium disodium In 111
CAS Number
60662-14-8
Formula
C14-H18-(sup 111)In-N3-Na2-O10
Major Category
Physical/Radiation
Synonyms
Disodium (N,N-bis(2-(bis(carboxymethyl)amino)ethyl)glycinato(5-))indate(2-)-(sup 111)In; Indate(2-)-(sup 111)In-, (N,N-bis(2-(bis(carboxymethyl)amino)ethyl)glycinato(5-))-, disodium; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Radioactive Compounds
Sources/Uses
Used as a diagnostic aid in radionuclide cisternography; [ChemIDplus: DailyMed] "A radionuclide cisternogram is a medical imaging study which involves injecting a radionuclide by lumbar puncture (spinal tap) into a patient's cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) to determine if there is abnormal CSF flow within the brain and spinal canal termed hydrocephalus. . . . Indium has 39 known isotopes, ranging in mass between 97 and 135. Only one of them is stable and one has half-life exceeding [10 raised to the 14th power] years; the most stable other indium isotope is indium-111, which has half-life of approximately 2.8 days." [Wikipedia]
Comments
See "Indium." See "Radiation, ionizing."
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