Radionuclide imaging for assessing pulmonary drug delivery: New methodologies for quantifying whole lung and regional lung deposition

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-15

  Pitcairn, Gary R ^a   Joyson, Andrew D ^a   Hirst, Peter H ^a   Newman, Stephen P ^a  

^a PHARMACEUTICAL PROFILES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 57; NEW DRUG; TECHNETIUM 99M;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ESOPHAGUS; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MOUTH; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACHEA;

EID: 0038353607     PISSN: 13649027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124363-200317010-00006     Document Type: Review

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