sestamibi

sestamibi
A derivative of radioactive technetium used in nuclear imaging

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  • sestamibi scan — An imaging test used to find overactive parathyroid glands (four pea sized glands found on the thyroid) and breast cancer cells, and to diagnose heart disease. The patient receives an injection of a small amount of a radioactive substance called… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • sestamibi — ses·ta·mibi (ses″tə mibґe) a compound comprising six substituted isocyanide (isonitrile) chains; as a complex with radiolabeled technetium (Tc 99m) it is used in studies of myocardial perfusion and thyroid and parathyroid imaging. See… …   Medical dictionary

  • Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi — MIBI scan redirects here. For the MIBG scan, see Iobenguane. Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi Systematic ( …   Wikipedia

  • technetium Tc 94m sestamibi — A substance being studied in certain cancer imaging tests using positron emission tomography (PET). It contains a radioactive substance called technetium, bound to another substance called sestamibi, that helps it enter cells. It may help show… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Scintimammography — Diagnostics Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi ICD 10 PCS CH1 ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

  • Nuclear medicine — Intervention ICD 10 PCS C ICD 9: 92 …   Wikipedia

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