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technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate

under Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
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More on Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Definition: A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used primarily in skeletal scintigraphy. Because of its absorption by a variety of tumors, it is useful for the detection of neoplasms.  as label, use /diag use; DF: TC MEDRONATE    Other names Technetium Methylene Diphosphonate; Tc-99m MDP; Diphosphonate, 99mTc-Methylene; 99mTc Methylene Diphosphonate; Technetium Tc 99m Methylenediphosphonate; Tc-99m Methylene Diphosphonate; Tc-99 Medronate; 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate; 99mTc-MDP; Tc 99m Methylene Diphosphonate; Tc 99 Medronate; Methylene Diphosphonate, Technetium; Methylene Diphosphonate, Tc-99m; Medronate, Tc-99; Diphosphonate, Technetium Methylene; Diphosphonate, Tc-99m Methylene Drugs: DRAXIMAGE MDP-25OSTEOLITE; MDP-BRACCO; CIS-MDP; AMERSCAN MDP KIT; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MPI MDP; DRAXIMAGE MDP-10;
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technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate [ Osteoscan,Tc-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate,Tc-99m-HDP,Tc-99m-HMDP,Tc-99m-oxidronate,technetium HMDP,technetium osteoscan-HDP,technetium salt (hydroxymethylene)bis(phosphonic acid) ]
  bone-seeking radiopharmaceutical 		72945-61-0   Technetium Tc 99m Medronate/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Radiopharmaceuticals 		J Nucl Med 1980;21(3):203 OSTEOSCAN

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