sestamibi
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Sestamibi — drugbox IUPAC name = imagename = 99mTc sestamibi CAS number = 109581 73 9 ATC prefix = V09 ATC suffix = GA01 PubChem = 5384 DrugBank = C = 36 | H = 66 | N = 6 | O = 6 | Tc = 1 molecular weight = 777.852 g/mol bioavailability = NA protein bound =… … Wikipedia
Sestamibi scan — A sestamibi scan of the parathyroid gland is a nuclear medicine procedure which is performed to identify hyperparathyroidism (or parathyroid adenoma). Sestamibi is a nuclear radiopharmaceutical (methoxy isobutyl isonitrile) which is bound to the… … Wikipedia
sestamibi breast imaging — A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue. Sestamibi breast imaging is not used for screening, or in place of a mammogram. In… … English dictionary of cancer terms
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
Parathyroidectomy — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 06.8 MeshID = D016105 OtherCodes = Also known as Parathyroid gland removal , Parathyroidectomy is the surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands. This procedure is used to… … Wikipedia
