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Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A radionuclide imaging agent used primarily in scintigraphy or tomography of the heart to evaluate the extent of the necrotic myocardial process. It has also been used in noninvasive tests for the distribution of organ involvement in different types of amyloidosis and for the evaluation of muscle necrosis in the extremities.

Synonym(s)

  • 5L76I61H2B
  • 69271-93-8 (Tc(3+) salt (3:4))
  • 69271-94-9 (Tc(4+) salt (1:1))
  • 99mTc-Pyrophosphate
  • Diphosphoric Acid, Technetium Salt
  • Tc 99m-Pyrophosphate
  • Tc-PYP

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L7P9SFTS-6

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