Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi (definition)

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Definition: A technetium imaging agent used to reveal blood-starved cardiac tissue during a heart attack.

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Pharmacological Action Radiopharmaceuticals

Other names Tc MIBI; 99mTc-Sestamibi; 99mTc-Hexamibi; Technetium Tc 99m 2 Methoxy 2 methylpropylisonitri; Technetium 99m Sestamibi; Technetium 99m Hexamibi; Tc 99m Methoxy 2 isobutylisonitrile; 99mTc Sestamibi; 99mTc Hexamibi; Technetium-99m-Sestamibi; Technetium-99m-Hexamibi; Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Chloride; Technetium Tc 99m 2-Methoxy-2-methylpropylisonitri; Tc-99m-Methoxy-2-isobutylisonitrile; Du Pont Brand of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; Cardiolite

Drugs* : CARDIOLITE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TECHNETIUM TC-99 SESTAMIBI; MIRALUMA

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
hexakis(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylisonitrile)technetium	0	Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi/*analogs & derivatives.	Nucl Med Biol 1998 Apr;25(3):225-32

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