The aerosol method uses technetium-labeled DTPA crushed by an atomizer into small particles. This aerosol inhales the patient during the aerosol ventilation scintigraphy to study airways disease.

Inhalation scintigraphy is a type of lung imaging with radioactive aerosols. Inhalation scintigraphy can be accomplished with 99mTc-DTPA or other aerosols. The patient inhales the particles over a special system.

See also Pulmonary Scintigraphy, Aerosol Ventilation Scintigraphy and Gas Ventilation Scintigraphy.

Scintigraphy of the spinal canal and subarachnoidal space after lumbar injection of 111In-DTPA.
Today replaced by spine CT.