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			<journal>
			<title>Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology</title>
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			<short_title>AOJNMB</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://aojnmb.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
			<journal_hbi_system_id>0</journal_hbi_system_id>
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			<journal_id_issn>2322-5718</journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2322-5726</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2015</year>
				<month>7</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>3</volume>
			<number>2</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
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				<article_id_sid></article_id_sid>
				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>Preparation and Quality Control of 68Ga-Citrate for PET Applications</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
				<content_type_fa></content_type_fa>
				<content_type>Original Article</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[  Objective(s): In nuclear medicine studies, gallium-68 (68Ga) citrate has been recently known as a suitable infection agent in positron emission tomography (PET). In this study, by applying an in-house produced 68Ge/68Ga generator, a simple technique for the synthesis and quality control of 68Ga-citrate was introduced; followed by preliminary animal studies. Methods: 68GaCl3 eluted from the generator was studied in terms of quality control factors including radiochemical purity (assessed by HPLC and RTLC), chemical purity (assessed by ICP-EOS), radionuclide purity (evaluated by HPGe), and breakthrough. 68Ga-citrate was prepared from eluted 68GaCl3 and sodium citrate under various reaction conditions. Stability of the complex was evaluated in human serum for 2 h at 370C, followed by biodistribution studies in rats for 120 min. Results: 68Ga-citrate was prepared with acceptable radiochemical purity (&gt;97 ITLC and &gt;98% HPLC), specific activity (4-6 GBq/mM), chemical purity (Sn, FeConclusion: This study demonstrated the possible in-house preparation and quality control of 68Ga-citrate, using a commercially available 68Ge/68Ga generator for PET imaging throughout the country.  ]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>68Ge/68Ga Generator, 68Ga-Citrate, Biodistribution, Quality Control</keyword>
				<start_page>99</start_page>
				<end_page>106</end_page>
				<web_url>https://aojnmb.mums.ac.ir/article_4188.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Ayuob</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Aghanejad</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>ayuob.aghanejad@gmail.com</email>
				<code>16219</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Amir</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Jalilian</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>ajalili@aeoi.org.ir</email>
				<code>16218</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Khosro</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Ardaneh</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>aardaneh@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>16221</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Fatemeh</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Bolourinovin</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>fbolori@nrcam.org</email>
				<code>16222</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Hassan</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Yousefnia</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>hasan_usefnia@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>16220</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Ali</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Bahrami-Samani</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>ali.samani@gmail.com</email>
				<code>16223</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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