Chemicals and Drugs

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used primarily in skeletal scintigraphy. Because of its absorption by a variety of tumors, it is useful for the detection of neoplasms.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used primarily in skeletal scintigraphy. Because of its absorption by a variety of tumors, it is useful for the detection of neoplasms.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
CH6O6P2Tc
Molecular Weight
274.91 g/mol
IUPAC Name
phosphonomethylphosphonic acid;technetium-99
InChIKey
IGLHHEWLHQOTJM-IEOVAKBOSA-N
SMILES
C(P(=O)(O)O)P(=O)(O)O.[99Tc]
MeSH Unique ID
D013669
Source
PubChem CID 157443

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • 99mTc-MDP
  • 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate
  • Tc-99 Medronate
  • Tc-99m MDP
  • Tc-99m Methylene Diphosphonate
  • Technetium Methylene Diphosphonate
  • Technetium Tc 99m Methylenediphosphonate
  • 99mTc Methylene Diphosphonate
  • Diphosphonate, 99mTc-Methylene
  • Diphosphonate, Tc-99m Methylene
  • Diphosphonate, Technetium Methylene
  • Medronate, Tc-99
  • Methylene Diphosphonate, Tc-99m
  • Methylene Diphosphonate, Technetium
  • Tc 99 Medronate
  • Tc 99m Methylene Diphosphonate

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

for routine use as label, use no qualifiers

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History Note

1986

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Previous Indexing

  • Diphosphonates (1977-1985)
  • Technetium (1966-1985)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.691w.825w.750w
  2. D02w.705w.429.500w.885w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Technetium Tc 99m Medronate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013669. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013669
  2. Technetium Tc 99m Medronate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technetium_(99mTc)_medronic_acid
  3. Technetium Tc 99m Medronate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7692228
  4. Technetium Tc 99m Medronate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 157443. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/157443