Preparation and evaluation of 99mTc-cefuroxime, a potential infection specific imaging agent: A reliable thin layer chromatographic system to delineate impurities from the 99mTc-antibiotic

► Preparation of 99mTc-cefuroxime in presence of Sn-tartrate as reducing agent. ► Physiochemical and biological evaluation of 99mTc-cefuroxime. ► A versatile and reliable chromatographic technique to assess the radiochemical purity of 99mTc-cefuroxime.