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Preparation of 99mTc-Clomiphene Citrate as a Novel Agent for Breast Cancer Imaging

Table 3

Biodistribution of 99mTc-Clomiphene in Swiss albino solid tumor bearing mice at different time intervals after injection.

Organs and body fluids Percent ID/organ
Time after injection
15 min
30 min1 hr4 hr24 hr

Blood16.8 ± 1.813.8 ± 0.96.4 ± 1.13.2 ± 0.52.3 ± 0.7
Kidneys18.9 ± 0.918.2 ± 0.913.8 ± 1.39.1 ± 1.3 3.8 ± 0.7
Liver4.4 ± 0.273.2 ± 0.13.5 ± 0.13.3 ± 0.42.1 ± 0.1
Spleen1.7 ± 0.11.8 ± 0.42.1 ± 0.71.6 ± 0.251.2 ± 0.4
Intestine5.2 ± 0.25.2 ± 1.36.9 ± 1.27.2 ± 0.97.5 ± 0.5
Stomach8.1 ± 0.69.8 ± 1.211.8 ± 0.512.3 ± 1.15.5 ± 1.2
Lungs5.5 ± 0.13.3 ± 0.51.9 ± 0.41.7 ± 0.71.9 ± 0.6
Heart7.0 ± 0.84.5 ± 1.52.5 ± 0.72.2 ± 0.7 1.1 ± 0.4
Thyroid0.8 ± 0.021.2 ± 0.41.3 ± 0.71.7 ± 0.230.6 ± 0.3
Normal muscle0.8 ± 0.052.9 ± 0.62.3 ± 0.63.1 ± 0.9 2.9 ± 0.5
Bone1.2 ± 0.11.6 ± 0.51.4 ± 0.71.2 ± 0.40.7 ± 0.5
Tumor muscle2.7 ± 0.25.6 ± 0.912.5 ± 1.88.8 ± 1.14.2 ± 0.9

% ID/gram ± S.D, n = 6.