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technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate
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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-25
OSTEOLITE
;
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