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Table 2 In vivo gastric transit constants (p 0.05)

From: Hydrophilic and lipophilic radiopharmaceuticals as tracers in pharmaceutical development: In vitroIn vivo studies

Radio pharmaceutical

Stomach disintegration velocity Constant (min-1) (n = 4)

Small intestine appearance Constant (min-1) (n = 4)

9mTc-MIBI

(0.016 ± 0.006)

(0.13 ± 0.02)

99mTc-ECD

From (0.7 ± 0.1) to (0.010 ± 0.002)

(0.02 ± 0.01)

99mTc-MDP

(0.007 ± 0.002)

(0.037 ± 0.006)

99mTc-DTPA

From (0.13 ± 0.03) to (0.07 ± 0.01)

From (0.004 ± 0.001) to (0.08 ± 0.01)