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Technetium (99mTc)
sestamibi (INN) (commonly
sestamibi; USP:
technetium Tc 99m
sestamibi;
trade name Cardiolite) is a
pharmaceutical agent used in nuclear...
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sestamibi parathyroid scan is a
procedure in
nuclear medicine which is
performed to
localize parathyroid adenoma,
which causes Hyperparathyroidism....
- A
sestamibi scan is a
medical imaging technique using gamma rays from the
radioactive decay of the
manmade compound Technetium (99mTc)
sestamibi to penetrate...
- administered, e.g., 99mTc-tetrofosmin (Myoview, GE healthcare), 99mTc-
sestamibi (Cardiolite, Bristol-Myers Squibb) or Thallium-201 chloride. Following...
- in the
anterior mediastinum.[citation needed] Historically,
technetium sestamibi scintigraphy was the main
method used or this indication.
Recently 18F-fluorocholine...
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different compounds containing technetium-99m were introduced:
teboroxime and
sestamibi. The
utilization of Tc-99m
would allow higher doses (up to 1,100 MBq or...
- levels. A
specific test for
parathyroid adenoma is
sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy, the
sestamibi scan. This
nuclear imaging technique reveals the presence...
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their exact location is variable. When an
elevated PTH
level is found, a
sestamibi scan or an
ultrasound may be
performed in
order to
confirm the presence...
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example is
myocardial perfusion imaging. Typically, a
radiotracer (Tc-99
sestamibi,
Myoview or
thallous chloride 201) may be
injected during the test. After...
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resolution is needed. An
example is the
sestamibi parathyroid scan
which is
performed using the 99mTc
radioligand sestamibi, and can be done in
either SPECT...
