DATEPatients99mTcSestamibiSPECTIsotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsAtomic number 43UptakeCompoundsRheniumPerfusionThallium-201MetastableMIBIInjection of technetium-99mAllergic reaction to technetiumUranium2016Isotope of technetiumLocalizationMonoclonal antibodyRadionuclideSilvery grayRadiationPeriodic tableElement TechnetiumProduced in nuclear reactorsChemistryArtificialTetrofosminSulfur colloidPolyclonal humanBone scintigraphyRadioisotopeDecaysPertechnetatePenta-acetic acidTransparency Market ResearchArtificially produced elementLiposomesBiopsyImagingRadiopharmaceuticalScansGammaAlbumin1937TracerMolybdenum-99Diagnostic CentersMyocardial ischemia
DATE1
- Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept injection in the elderly. (allinahealth.org)
Patients1
- Technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept injection is used to find lymph node in patients with solid tumors. (allinahealth.org)
99mTc19
- Technetium-99m (99mTc) is a short-lived (half-life about 6 hours) metastable nuclear isomer used in nuclear medicine, produced from molybdenum-99. (wikipedia.org)
- Isotopes of technetium Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi http://www-nds.iaea.org/sgnucdat/c3.htm Cumulative Fission Yields, IAEA K. Yoshihara, "Technetium in the Environment" in "Topics in Current Chemistry: Technetium and Rhenium", vol. 176, K. Yoshihara and T. Omori (eds. (wikipedia.org)
- Technetium-99m (99mTc) is used in approximately 85% of diagnostic imaging procedures in nuclear medicine worldwide. (iaea.org)
- 99mTc teboroxime, another promising new perfusion agent, is a boronic acid adduct of technetium dioxime complexes. (biomedsearch.com)
- Technetium-99m-ECD had rapid washout from the inflamed tissue, while 99mTc-HMPAO had avid uptake. (nih.gov)
- Technetium-99m (99mTc) and rhenium-188 (188Re) are two transition elements that share a similar chemistry. (lexology.com)
- Technetium (99mTc) tetrofosmin is a drug used in nuclear medicine cardiac imaging. (morebooks.de)
- Technetium (99mTc) arcitumomab is a drug used for the diagnostic imaging of colorectal cancers, marketed by Immunomedics. (morebooks.de)
- Technetium (99mTc) arcitumomab is an immunoconjugate. (morebooks.de)
- Before application, arcitumomab is reconstituted with a solution of the radioactive agent sodium pertechnetate (99mTc) from a technetium generator. (morebooks.de)
- Technetium-99m sestamibi and 99mTc-tetrofosmin are at present the preferred tracers for simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function by gated single-photon emission tomography (SPET). (biomedsearch.com)
- BACKGROUND: Increased pulmonary epithelial permeability evaluated by the rate of clearance from lung to blood of the radioaerosol solute technetium-99m labelled diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (99mTc-DTPA) has been reported in smokers and in workers exposed to silica dust. (bmj.com)
- The ability of technetium 99m labelled polyclonal human immunoglobulin G (99mTc-IgG) scintigraphy and conventional bone scintigraphy with technetium 99m labelled hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (99mTc-HDP) to detect and to differentiate between the different degrees of arthritis activity was studied in 24 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 10 patients with osteoarthritis (OA). (springer.com)
- Technetium-99m (99mTc) is used for imaging and diagnostic purposes of organs and tissue. (statpearls.com)
- This activity describes the indications, actions, and contraindications of technetium-99m (99mTc) as a valuable agent in imaging and diagnostics. (statpearls.com)
- Describe the typical imaging findings associated with technetium-99m (99mTc) use. (statpearls.com)
- Summarize the indications of technetium-99m (99mTc) use. (statpearls.com)
- Review the adverse effects of technetium-99m (99mTc). (statpearls.com)
- dimercaptosuccinic acid chelate labeled with technetium-99m (99mtc-dmsa) is the radiopharmaceutical of choice for high-resolution imaging of the renal cortex and estimation of the functional renal mass. the aim of this study was to evaluate a simplified method for determining the absolute renal uptake (aru) of 99mtc-dmsa prior to nephrectomy, using the radioactivity counts of nephrectomy specimens as the gold standard. (oalib.com)
Sestamibi18
- I was slated to take a 'nuclear stress test' with cardiolite (Technetium Tc99m Sestamibi) but grew concerned when they recommened not holding a small child for 24 hours. (medhelp.org)
- Technical aspects of myocardial SPECT imaging with technetium-99m sestamibi. (nih.gov)
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- Cardiolite® and Miraluma® (technetium tc99m sestamibi) are different names for the same drug. (rxlist.com)
- Myocardial Imaging: CARDIOLITE®, Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc99m Sestamibi for Injection, is a myocardial perfusion agent that is indicated for detecting coronary artery disease by localizing myocardial ischemia (reversible defects) and infarction (non-reversible defects), in evaluating myocardial function and developing information for use in patient management decisions. (rxlist.com)
- Breast Imaging: MIRALUMA®, Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc99m Sestamibi for Injection, is indicated for planar imaging as a second line diagnostic drug after mammography to assist in the evaluation of breast lesions in patients with an abnormal mammogram or a palpable breast mass. (rxlist.com)
- MIRALUMA® (technetium tc99m sestamibi) is not indicated for breast cancer screening, to confirm the presence or absence of malignancy , and it is not an alternative to biopsy . (rxlist.com)
- The recommended dose range for I.V. administration of MIRALUMA® (technetium tc99m sestamibi) is a single dose of 740-1110 MBq (20 - 30 mCi). (rxlist.com)
- Read the side effects of Prep Kit for Technetium Tc99 Sestamibi as described in the medical literature. (medindia.net)
- Technetium 99m sestamibi in the assessment of chronic coronary artery disease. (biomedsearch.com)
- The two most common imaging modalities for preoperative planning are ultrasonography and dual-phase technetium-99m ([sup.99m]Tc) sestamibi multiplex ion-beam imaging (MIBI) parathyroid scintigraphy. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Comparative myocardial uptake of technetium-99 m sestamibi and technetium-99m tetrofosmin one hour after stress injection. (biomedsearch.com)
- This study assessed the validity of a novel approach to myocardial perfusion scintigraphy that provides the opportunity to avoid the drawbacks of standard same-day rest/stress technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion studies by using separate-acquisition dual-isotope rest thallium-201 and exercise technetium-99m sestamibi single-photon emisson computed tomography (SPECT). (onlinejacc.org)
- Standard seme-day rest/stress technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion studies are cumbersome, associated with a potential decrease in perceived stress defect severity compared with thallium-201 due to the presence of rest technetium-99m sestamibi and may be enable to differentiate hibernating from infarcted myocardium. (onlinejacc.org)
- To validate defect reversibility, the dual-isotope SPECT study was compared with stress/rest technetium-99m sestamibi SPECT studies in a separate group of 31 patients with previous documented myocardial infarction who underwent a rest technetium-99m sestamibi study in addition to the dual-isotope SPECT study. (onlinejacc.org)
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SPECT6
- Twelve dogs with idiopathic epilepsy underwent interictal technetium-99m-ethyl cysteinate dimer SPECT of the brain. (wiley.com)
- Background: Recent technical developments using solid-state technology have enabled rapid image acquisition with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and have led to a renewed interest in technetium-99m-teboroxime (Tc-99m-teboroxime) as a myocardial imaging agent. (harvard.edu)
- With reference to the past and the probable future shortage of technetium-99m, it has been expected that there can be a shift from SPECT to PET or other alternate imaging modalities in the future. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
- Technetium-99m is a medical radioisotope and used in gamma camera and SPECT for body imaging. (researchmoz.us)
- Technetium-99m HMPAO SPECT brain scans were acquired on a multi-detector gammacamera and analysed visually and with statistical parametric mapping (SPM99). (bmj.com)
- Conclusion: Technetium-99m-ECD has proven to be of value for interictal and ictal rCBF SPECT in childhood epilepsy. (elsevier.com)
Isotopes10
- All isotopes of technetium are radioactive. (encyclopedia.com)
- The most stable of these isotopes technetium-97, technetium-98, and technetium-99, have half lives of more than a million years. (encyclopedia.com)
- Long-lived technetium isotopes produced commercially are by-products of the fission of uranium-235 in nuclear reactors and are extracted from nuclear fuel rods. (wikipedia.org)
- In 1937 they succeeded in isolating the isotopes technetium-95m and technetium-97. (wikipedia.org)
- Early chemists puzzled over why they could not discover element number 43, but now we know why - its isotopes are relatively short-lived compared to the age of the Earth, so any technetium present when the Earth formed has long since decayed. (rsc.org)
- Other fissionable isotopes also produce similar yields of technetium. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- After sitting for several years, the radioactivity has fallen to a point where extraction of the long-lived isotopes, including technetium-99, becomes feasible. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Beta emitting isotopes of rhenium offer a possible method for the in situ treatment of cancerous tissue using analogous targeting strategies to those for technetium. (rsc.org)
- Technetium is the lightest radioactive element and all of its isotopes are radioactive. (newscientist.com)
- Technetium has no stable isotopes. (thefreedictionary.com)
Radiopharmaceuticals3
- A series of monocationic complexes of N-substituted-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyridinones labeled with technetium(IV)-99m have been evaluated in vivo as potential radiopharmaceuticals. (ubc.ca)
- An electrophoretic procedure is outlined for the determination of the number of ligands bound to technetium-99m radiopharmaceuticals. (elsevier.com)
- Marzilli, LG , Worley, P & Burns, HD 1979, ' A new electrophoretic method for determining ligand: Technetium stoichiometry in carrier free 99m Tc-radiopharmaceuticals ', Journal of Nuclear Medicine , vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 871-876. (elsevier.com)
Atomic number 433
- Technetium is a chemical element with symbol Tc and atomic number 43. (wikipedia.org)
- Technetium (chemical symbol Tc , atomic number 43) is a silvery gray, radioactive , crystalline metal . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Technetium has the atomic symbol Tc, atomic number 43, and atomic weight 98.91. (curehunter.com)
Uptake3
- Technetium Tc 99M-iminodiacetic acid complex is thought to bind to plasma proteins, mainly albumin, following intravenous administration which decreases renal excretion and increases hepatic uptake. (drugbank.ca)
- Increase in the number of diagnostic procedures conducted using Technetium-99m based modality for various diseases is likely to further drive the uptake of Technetium-99m. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
- Comparison of the myocardial uptake of a technetium-labeled isonitrile analogue and thallium. (ahajournals.org)
Compounds1
- The Chemistry of Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium deals with the chemistry of manganese, technetium, and rhenium and covers topics ranging from the occurrence and metallurgy of all three elements to their properties and compounds. (elsevier.com)
Rhenium4
- Technetium is placed between manganese and rhenium on the periodic table. (encyclopedia.com)
- The next two sections focus on technetium and rhenium, their discovery, isolation, and general properties. (elsevier.com)
- In the theranostic pair of technetium and radium, a compound comprising radioactive technetium is used to image a disease-affected region such as a tumour, and the same compound comprising radioactive rhenium is then used to treat the region. (lexology.com)
- Here we focus on technetium and rhenium and their use as a theranostic pair in diagnosis and therapy. (lexology.com)
Perfusion5
- Physiological basis of myocardial perfusion imaging with the technetium 99m agents. (biomedsearch.com)
- In recent years, several technetium 99m-labeled myocardial perfusion agents have been under investigation to determine their utility in assessing regional myocardial blood flow and cellular viability. (biomedsearch.com)
- Resumen en inglés The results of technetium 99m - methoxy-isobutyl-isonitril scintigraphy in a one-day protocol: rest - physical or combined stress (bicycle plus endovenoous dipiridamole) were compared with those of coronary angiography in 20 women referred for the evaluation of precordial pain and of the usefulness of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. (worldwidescience.org)
- It was concluded that the myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with technetium 99-MIBI contributes to the diagnosis of the coronary artery disease in women. (worldwidescience.org)
- Gibbons RJ, Verani MS, Behrenbeck T, Pellikka PA, O'Connor MK, Mahmarian JJ, Wackers FJ (1989) Feasibility of technetium-99m-hexakis-2-methoxypropyl-isonitrile for the assessment of myocardial perfusion during and after acute myocardial infarction. (springer.com)
Thallium-2011
- The myocardial transmicrovascular transport of thallium-201 (201Tl) and technetium-99m hexakis(2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile) (MIBI) were compared during variable blood flow levels in nine blood-perfused, isolated rabbit hearts. (ahajournals.org)
Metastable6
- Technetium-99m ( 99m Tc ) is a short-lived (half-life about 6 hours) metastable nuclear isomer used in nuclear medicine , produced from molybdenum-99. (wikipedia.org)
- They isolated the metastable isotope technetium-99m, which is now used in some ten million medical diagnostic procedures annually. (wikipedia.org)
- The gamma-ray emitting technetium-99m (metastable) is widely used for medical diagnostic studies. (rsc.org)
- Technetium Tc-99m is a metastable nuclear isomer and disofenin is an iminodiacetic acid derivative with no known pharmacologic actions at the doses recommended. (drugbank.ca)
- Technetium 99m (m=metastable) which is the decay product of Molybdenum 99, has a half-life of about 6 hours and is used diagnostically as a radioactive imaging agent. (curehunter.com)
- A radioactive isotope of technetium having a half-life of 6 hr, in which the "m" refers to the fact that it is a metastable isotope. (thefreedictionary.com)
MIBI5
- The precise structure of the technetium complex is Tc99m[MIBI] 6 + where MIBI is 2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile. (rxlist.com)
- Other uses of technetium 99m MIBI include cardiac, parathyroid, and thyroid imaging. (thefreedictionary.com)
- However, the effect of the level of exercise on the accuracy of technetium-99m methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile ([sup.99m]Tc-MIBI) imaging has not been widely studied and controversial results exist (3,8-21). (thefreedictionary.com)
- Se concluyó que la gammagrafía de perfusión miocárdica con Tc 99m-MIBI contribuye al diagnóstico de la enfermedad coronaria en mujeres. (worldwidescience.org)
- An injection of technetium-99m is combined with albumin and administered to the patient for scanning lungs, for brain scanning it is aggregated with hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime and for detecting the cancerous breast masses it is combined with methoxyisonitrile (MIBI). (researchmoz.us)
Injection of technetium-99m1
- An injection of technetium-99m that has been aggregated with albumin. (thefreedictionary.com)
Allergic reaction to technetium3
- Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to technetium tc 99m mertiatide or any other medicines. (drugs.com)
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid. (limamemorial.org)
- You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to technetium or mebrofenin. (stlukes-stl.com)
Uranium12
- Technetium-99 has a fission product yield of 6.0507% for thermal neutron fission of uranium-235 . (wikipedia.org)
- Technetium is the only element below uranium that does not exist on Earth . (encyclopedia.com)
- Naturally occurring technetium is a spontaneous fission product in uranium ore and thorium ore, the most common source, or the product of neutron capture in molybdenum ores. (wikipedia.org)
- Even so, some technetium atoms are produced as uranium undergoes nuclear fission and there is about 1 milligram of technetium in a tonne of uranium. (rsc.org)
- Most technetium produced on Earth is a by-product of fission of uranium-235 in nuclear reactors and is extracted from nuclear fuel rods. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Since technetium is unstable, only minute traces occur naturally in the Earth 's crust as a spontaneous fission product of uranium . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- In 1999 David Curtis (see above) estimated that a kilogram of uranium contains 1 nanogram (1×10 −9 g) of technetium. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- The fission of a gram of the rare isotope uranium-235 in nuclear reactors yields 27 mg of 99 Tc, giving technetium a fission yield of 6.1 percent. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Technetium can be found in nuclear reactor waste and at sites that processed uranium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War, such as the Hanford Site in Washington State. (phys.org)
- U.S. regulators are giving the green light to a new technology to produce technetium-99m, the most widely used radioisotope for medical imaging, without relying on weapons-grade highly enriched uranium. (acs.org)
- LEU TechneLite ® (Technetium Tc 99m Generator) is the first Tc-99m generator in the United States to contain at least 95 percent Low Enriched Uranium (LEU)-sourced molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), meeting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria for the incremental add-on HOPPS payment. (lantheus.com)
- The rare earths, technetium and the actinides (especially uranium, plutonium and americium), are extracted from the aqueous phase using a phosphine oxide in a hydrocarbon diluent, and reextracted from the resulting organic phase into an aqueous phase by using a suitable strip reagent. (energy.gov)
20162
- The Middle East and Africa technetium-99m market is projected to expand at an 8.1% CAGR from 2016 to 2026. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
- Country-wise, Egypt led the market in 2016 and is further expected to retain a strong foothold in the Middle East and Africa technetium-99m market by the end of 2026 with a valuation of US$110.1 mn in the same year. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
Isotope of technetium5
- Technetium-99 ( 99 Tc ) is an isotope of technetium which decays with a half-life of 211,000 years to stable ruthenium-99 , emitting beta particles , but no gamma rays. (wikipedia.org)
- Because no isotope of technetium has a half-life longer than 4.2 million years (technetium-98), the 1952 detection of technetium in red giants, which are billions of years old, helped to prove that stars can produce heavier elements. (wikipedia.org)
- No isotope of technetium has a half-life longer than 4.2 million years ( 98 Tc), so its detection in red giants in 1952 helped bolster the theory that stars can produce heavier elements. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- The most stable isotope of technetium has a half-life of 420,000 years. (mineralseducationcoalition.org)
- The most useful isotope of technetium, however, is technetium-99m, which is used in many medical radioactive isotope tests because of its short half-life (6.01 hours), the energy of the gamma radiation it emits, and its ability to bind chemically to many biologically active molecules. (thefreedictionary.com)
Localization1
- The localization of technetium Tc-99m pyrophosphate to these areas allows for their specific radioimaging. (drugbank.ca)
Monoclonal antibody5
- Technetium ( 99m Tc) sulesomab (trade name LeukoScan ) is a mouse monoclonal antibody labelled with technetium-99m , a radionuclide , for imaging with a gamma camera . (wikipedia.org)
- NeutroSpec [Technetium (99m Tc) fanolesomab] is a radiodiagnostic agent consisting of a murine (mouse) IgM monoclonal antibody and technetium, the radioactive component. (fda.gov)
- Technetium ( 99m Tc) fanolesomab (trade name NeutroSpec , manufactured by Palatin Technologies) is a mouse monoclonal antibody formerly used to aid in the diagnosis of appendicitis . (thefullwiki.org)
- It consisted of an intact murine (mouse) IgM monoclonal antibody against human CD15 , labeled with technetium-99m so as to be visible on a gamma camera image. (thefullwiki.org)
- It consists of the Fab fragment of a monoclonal antibody (arcitumomab, trade name CEA-Scan) and a radionuclide, technetium-99m. (morebooks.de)
Radionuclide2
- The technetium heart scan is a nuclear heart scan, which means that it involves the use of a radioactive isotope which targets the heart, and a radionuclide detector that traces the absorption of the radioactive isotope. (thefreedictionary.com)
- This Phase 2 study will utilize a standard imaging radionuclide, technetium-99m, conjugated to a ligand (EC20) designed to bind to the folate receptor. (clinicaltrials.gov)
Silvery gray1
- Named for the Greek word technikos, which means artificial, technetium is a silvery-gray radioactive metal. (mineralseducationcoalition.org)
Radiation6
- It decays by isomeric transition to technetium-99, a desirable characteristic, since the very long half-life and type of decay of technetium-99 imposes little further radiation burden on the body. (wikipedia.org)
- He investigated molybdenum from California which had been exposed to high energy radiation and he found technetium to be present and separated it. (rsc.org)
- You will be exposed to radiation when you are given technetium tc 99m mertiatide. (drugs.com)
- Technetium Tc99m tetrofosmin is a radioactive drug and should be handled with appropriate safety measures to minimize radiation exposure during administration [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ). (rxlist.com)
- Technetium Tc-99m pyrophosphate is a radiopharmaceutical and carries the risk of radiation toxicity if inappropriately dosed. (drugbank.ca)
- Some forms of nuclear radiation - such as the beta-emission from radioactive technetium - 99-are particularly difficult to detect underground, partly because the radiation doesn't travel very far. (oxforddictionaries.com)
Periodic table1
- Periodic Table of Elements - Technetium - Tc. (environmentalchemistry.com)
Element Technetium1
- All forms of the element technetium are radioactive and have relatively short half-lives. (oxforddictionaries.com)
Produced in nuclear reactors2
- Technetium is now produced in nuclear reactors. (encyclopedia.com)
- It is estimated that up to 1994, about 49,000 TBq (78 metric tons) of technetium was produced in nuclear reactors, which is by far the dominant source of terrestrial technetium. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Chemistry6
- For this reason, the environmental chemistry of technetium is an active area of research. (wikipedia.org)
- Researchers revealed in Communications Chemistry that clusters of technetium partially incorporate into iron minerals, such as magnetite, during simultaneous iron oxidation and mineralization. (phys.org)
- Spontaneous redox continuum reveals sequestered technetium clusters and retarded mineral transformation of iron, Communications Chemistry (2020). (phys.org)
- This review describes recent developments in the chemistry of both first and second generation 99m-technetium-based imaging agents. (rsc.org)
- Researchers revealed in the Nature Research journal Communications Chemistry that clusters of technetium partially incorporate into iron minerals, such as magnetite, during simultaneous iron oxidation and mineralization. (pnnl.gov)
- I want to get the latest chemistry news from C&EN in my inbox every week. (acs.org)
Artificial2
- They eventually gave the name technetium to the element, from the Greek word technetos, meaning "artificial. (encyclopedia.com)
- In 1937, technetium (specifically the technetium-97 isotope) became the first predominantly artificial element to be produced, hence its name (from the Greek τεχνητός, meaning "artificial", + -ium). (wikipedia.org)
Tetrofosmin4
- MYOVIEW is a kit for the preparation of technetium Tc99m tetrofosmin injection for intravenous use. (rxlist.com)
- Technetium Tc 99m tetrofosmin is a radioactive diagnostic agent. (rxlist.com)
- Use waterproof gloves and effective shielding, including syringe shields, when preparing and administering technetium Tc99m tetrofosmin injection. (rxlist.com)
- The radioisotope, technetium-99m, is chelated by two 1,2-bis[di-(2-ethoxyethyl)phosphino]ethane ligands which belong to the group of diphosphines and which are referred to as tetrofosmin. (morebooks.de)
Sulfur colloid1
- The present investigation was focused on developing Technetium-99m (⁹⁹(m)Tc)-labeled poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles as an alternative to ⁹⁹(m)Tc-labeled sulfur colloid/albumin nanocolloid for sentinel lymph node detection. (nih.gov)
Polyclonal human1
- Technetium-99m labelled polyclonal human IgG scintigraphy before and 26 weeks after initiation of parenteral gold treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (semanticscholar.org)
Bone scintigraphy1
- de Bois M.H.W., Arndt J.W., van der Velde E.A., Pauwels E.K.J., Breedveld F.C. (1994) Comparison of Technetium-99m-Labelled Human Polyclonal Immunoglobulin Scintigraphy with Conventional Bone Scintigraphy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis. (springer.com)
Radioisotope4
- Technetium Tc99m is a medical radioisotope that is taken up by the liver and accumulates in the hepatobiliary system. (drugbank.ca)
- It is labeled with a radioisotope , technetium-99m ( 99m Tc). (thefullwiki.org)
- Technetium-99m is the most commonly used medical radioisotope for imaging and scanning of various internal organs such as the brain, lungs, kidneys, liver and thyroid as well as bone for diagnostic purposes. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Technetium-99m is the preferred radioisotope for medical imaging due to its short half-life and appropriate energy emission for perfect image. (researchmoz.us)
Decays2
- This transmutation process bombards the technetium ( 99 Tc as a metal target) with neutrons , forming the short-lived 100 Tc (half-life = 16 seconds) which decays by beta decay to stable ruthenium ( 100 Ru). (wikipedia.org)
- Technetium Tc99m decays by isomeric transition with a physical half-life of 6.02 hours 1 . (rxlist.com)
Pertechnetate5
- The most prevalent form of technetium-called pertechnetate-is water soluble and has a high potential for spreading through the soil and groundwater. (phys.org)
- Once lodged within the crystalline structure , the technetium does not re-oxidize back to its more mobile form of pertechnetate-it is instead sequestered for the long term, which minimizes the risk of release back into the groundwater or subsurface environment. (phys.org)
- Technetium-99m was obtained as pertechnetate by elution of Ultra-TechneKow generator (Mallinckrodt) with sterile 0.9% sodium chloride (Mallinckrodt, The Netherlands). (thefreedictionary.com)
- The objective was to investigate the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on biodistribution of sodium pertechnetate (Na 99m Tc - ) in organs and tissues of rats. (scielo.br)
- A technique for performing thyroid scintigrapy in the cat using technetium 99m pertechnetate is presented. (avmi.net)
Penta-acetic acid3
- Technetium 99m-diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid aerosol clea. (ingentaconnect.com)
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- Tyramine neurotoxicity and first-pass brain technetium-99m-diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid. (aspetjournals.org)
Transparency Market Research1
- The top drawer players operating in the technetium-99m market in the Middle East and Africa are striving to diversify their approach in terms of technological development, states Transparency Market Research (TMR) in a research report. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
Artificially produced element1
- Technetium was the first artificially produced element and was created by bombarding molybdenum with a stream of neutrons. (mineralseducationcoalition.org)
Liposomes9
- The effect of hyperthermia on the accumulation of technetium-99m-labeled liposomes was studied in feline sarcomas. (aacrjournals.org)
- The first was used to quantify the amount of technetium-99m-labeled liposomes within the tumor under normothermic conditions. (aacrjournals.org)
- Planar scintigraphy was used to measure the activity of technetium-99m-labeled liposomes within the tumor at predetermined times up to 18 h after injection. (aacrjournals.org)
- The purpose of this study was to determine if a small tracer dose of technetium-99m ( 99m Tc)-labeled liposomes could be used to quantify the effect of local hyperthermia on intratumoral Doxil extravasation. (aacrjournals.org)
- Liposomes of approximately same size and composition as Doxil were radiolabeled using [technetium-99m ( 99m Tc)]exametazime. (aacrjournals.org)
- Technetium-99m labelled liposomes to image experimental arthritis. (semanticscholar.org)
- OBJECTIVES Liposomes sterically stabilised with polyethylene glycol (PEG) labelled with technetium-99m were tested for their ability to image adjuvant arthritis in a rat model. (semanticscholar.org)
- Distribution of technetium-99m PEG-liposomes during oligofructose-induced laminitis development in horses. (semanticscholar.org)
- Detecting infection and inflammation with technetium-99m-labeled Stealth liposomes. (semanticscholar.org)
Biopsy1
- In sentinel biopsy, radiolabelled technetium is injected into the tumor or surrounding lung, and a gamma camera is used to detect the nodes that the cancer is most likely to spread to first. (oxforddictionaries.com)
Imaging6
- Millions of medical imaging procedures each year rely on radioactive technetium. (phys.org)
- Technetium Tc-99m disofenin is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in hepatobiliary imaging for diagnostic purposes. (drugbank.ca)
- Technetium Tc99m Disofenin is indicated as a hepatobiliary imaging agent. (drugbank.ca)
- The test is also called technetium 99m pyrophosphate scintigraphy, hot-spot myocardial imaging, infarct avid imaging, or myocardial infarction scan. (thefreedictionary.com)
- These factors are expected to result in increased demand for medical devices and diagnostic equipment in the near future, thus increasing need for imaging procedures, and ultimately driving demand for technetium-99m. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
- This has increased global Technetium-99m production for usage in medical imaging and nuclear medicine. (transparencymarketresearch.com)
Radiopharmaceutical2
Scans3
- A machine scans the body to find where the technetium accumulates. (cigna.com)
- Technetium-99 is the most common tracer used in gamma camera scans. (acs.org)
- Recent clinical studies demonstrate that technetium heart scans are very accurate in detecting heart attacks while the patient is experiencing chest pain. (thefreedictionary.com)
Gamma3
- One short-lived gamma ray-emitting nuclear isomer of technetium-technetium-99m-is used in nuclear medicine for a wide variety of diagnostic tests. (wikipedia.org)
- The ground state of this nuclide, technetium-99, is used as a gamma-ray-free source of beta particles. (wikipedia.org)
- Technetium-95m is a gamma-ray emitter with a half-life of 61 days that is used in radioactive tracer studies. (thefreedictionary.com)
Albumin2
- or =2, as determined by simulation using (99m)technetium macroaggregated albumin, were entered into the study. (curehunter.com)
- Eosinophilic enterocolitis diagnosed by means of technetium-99m albumin scintigraphy and treated with budesonide (CIR). (bmj.com)
19373
- Technetium was discovered by Emilio Segrè in 1937 in Italy. (rsc.org)
- Technetium was the first element to be created artificially, in 1937, by bombarding molybdenum with deuterons. (oxforddictionaries.com)
- Technetium was prepared artificially in 1937 by the Italian scientists E. Segré and C. Perrier during the deuteron bombardment of molybdenum nuclei. (thefreedictionary.com)
Tracer1
- A radioactive tracer consisting of technetium-99m linked to hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime. (thefreedictionary.com)
Molybdenum-992
- INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Non-HEU Production Technologies for Molybdenum-99 and Technetium-99m, Nuclear Energy Series No. NF-T-5.4, IAEA, Vienna (2013). (iaea.org)
- Technetium-99m can be produced by molybdenum-99 and molybdenum-100 but the both sources are utilized by two different manufacturing process i.e. from nuclear reactor on a large scale and from cyclotron & accelerator on a small scale governed by any hospital facility. (researchmoz.us)
Diagnostic Centers1
- Technetium-99m is widely used in hospitals and diagnostic centers and in some research institutes for diagnostic purposes. (researchmoz.us)
Myocardial ischemia1
- Direct detection of regional myocardial ischemia with technetium-99m nitroimidazole in rabbits. (umassmed.edu)