Review Article

SPECT Imaging Agents for Detecting Cerebral β-Amyloid Plaques

Table 3

Biodistribution of radioactivity after injection of 99mTc-labeled benzofuran derivatives in normal micea.

OrganTime after injection (min)
2103060

99mTc-BAT-BF (27)

Blood4.40 (0.27)1.96 (0.06)1.93 (0.26)2.15 (0.91)
Liver21.94 (5.94)20.87 (1.28)19.65 (1.31)15.09 (3.83)
Kidney10.28 (1.76)7.90 (0.40)4.27 (0.18)2.70 (0.57)
Intestineb1.45 (0.18)3.68 (0.52)7.42 (1.62)9.02 (1.93)
Spleen5.20 (1.01)3.09 (0.23)1.69 (0.21)1.16 (0.14)
Lung26.70 (2.27)6.48 (1.33)3.51 (0.64)2.36 (0.48)
Stomachb1.33 (0.57)1.90 (0.43)4.09 (1.37)4.17 (1.92)
Pancreas4.14 (0.77)4.57 (0.24)2.98 (0.38)1.42 (0.15)
Heart17.60 (2.60)8.29 (0.97)3.28 (1.35)1.51 (0.25)
Brain1.34 (0.12)1.37 (0.18)0.94 (0.20)0.56 (0.07)

99mTc-MAMA-BF (28)

Blood4.13 (0.42)1.78 (0.25)2.15 (0.12)2.24 (0.24)
Liver20.17 (3.81)21.62 (2.62)23.32 (1.59)20.16 (2.13)
Kidney7.37 (1.06)8.09 (1.16)5.11 (0.29)3.28 (0.45)
Intestineb0.95 (0.22)2.13 (0.19)4.75 (0.93)5.73 (0.66)
Spleen4.48 (0.56)3.69 (0.34)3.49 (0.61)2.59 (0.65)
Lung24.04 (5.17)7.59 (2.13)4.24 (0.35)3.54 (1.26)
Stomachb0.73 (0.21)2.35 (0.58)4.94 (0.57)2.81 (0.51)
Pancreas2.70 (0.47)4.00 (1.28)5.48 (0.61)3.76 (0.36)
Heart12.28 (2.20)10.48 (1.79)5.05 (0.90)2.16 (0.34)
Brain0.74 (0.15)0.99 (0.22)1.23 (0.09)0.89 (0.08)

aEach value represents the mean (SD) for 5 mice. Expressed as % injected dose per gram. bExpressed as % injected dose per organ.