A mammalian model has been developed for the in vivo evaluation of bone imaging agents. The model is based upon the quantification of a discrete, initial secondary periosteal osteogenesis induced in cortical bone immediately adjacent to an intramuscularly implanted Walker 256 tumor in Fisher 344 rats. Evaluation of the model consists of a histopathological examination of the periosteal bone formation, biodistribution studies on 99 m Tc-MDP and 99 m Tc-HMDP commercial kit preparations, and biodistribution studies on two 99 m Tc-HEDP component fractions isolated after anion exchange chromatographic separations from an investigative “carrier added” preparation. Reversed phase HPLC separations of the 99 m Tc-MDP and 99 m Tc-HMDP commercial kit preparations illustrate distinct differences in chemical composition between the two bone agents.
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