Cobalt-57

10/15/1983 - "Use of this property as a tumor specific marker radiolabelled with cobalt-57 was recognized by Renault in 1971. "
11/01/1990 - "Tumor concentrations of the chemotherapeutic drug, bleomycin, labeled with cobalt-57 (Co-bleo) were compared in mouse tumor models and in human lung tumors using quantitative single-photon emission computed tomography. "
11/01/1990 - "Administered dose and tumor dose of bleomycin labeled with cobalt-57 in mice and men."
10/01/1987 - "The in vivo concentration of intravenously injected bleomycin labeled with cobalt-57 was measured over time in 14 human lung tumors. "
05/01/1979 - "Cobalt-57 bleomycin imaging appears to be a promising technique for evaluating patients with head and neck tumors."

04/01/1994 - "Published data indicate that planar cobalt-57 bleomycin scintigraphy (bleo-scan) is a sensitive and specific test in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. "
04/01/1994 - "Planar cobalt-57 bleomycin scintigraphy compared with CT-scan in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer."
04/01/1985 - "Cobalt-57 bleomycin scanning for lung cancer detection: a prospective study in thoracic surgery."
03/15/1989 - "The value of Cobalt-57 bleomycin (57Co-BLM) scintigraphy in the detection of lymph node metastases in the hilum and mediastinum was investigated in 132 patients with peripherally located lung cancer. "
01/01/1984 - "Lung cancer detection using a miniature sodium iodide detector and cobalt-57 bleomycin."

02/01/1988 - "SPECT quantitation of cobalt-57 bleomycin delivery to human brain tumors."
10/01/1987 - "The concentration of cobalt-57 (57Co)-labeled bleomycin delivered to three brain metastases and to their tumors of origin in the lungs was measured using a single-photon emission computerized tomography technique. "

06/01/1998 - "Cobalt-57 as a SPET tracer in the visualization of ischaemic brain damage in patients with middle cerebral artery stroke."

12/01/1979 - "We evaluated the attenuation of the 122 keV gamma ray of cobalt-57 across the thorax of anesthetized dogs as a method for following the time course of lung water changes in acute pulmonary edema induced by either increased microvascular permeability or increased microvascular hydrostatic pressure. "