Hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate(HEDP) was prepared and labeled with rhenium-188. Its lyophilized kit was developed for instant preparing of188Re-HEDP.188Re-HEDP showed high focile uptake in normal mice(> 30% ID/g at carrier co-injection) in BABLC/SPF mice. High quality single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT) image of New Zealand rabbit was obtained at 4 h after intravenous injection of 74 MBq radiotracer. The lyophilized HEDP kit affords the new opportunity for routine clinical application in bone metastases therapy.
