NUCMED

AGENTS AND APPLICATIONS

Tc-99m Sodium Pertechnetate (SO-dee-um per-tek-NEH-tayt)

Meckel’s Diverticulum detection, salivary gland and thyroid scintigraphy

Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid (SUL-fer KOL-oyd)

Lymphoscintigraphy, liver/spleen scintigraphy, bone marrow scintigraphy

Tc-99m Diphosphonate (dye-FOS-fo-nayt)

Skeletal Scintigraphy

Tc-99m Macroaggregated Albumin (MAA) (mak-ro-AG-re-gay-ted AL-byoo-min)

Pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy, liver intraarterial perfusion scintigraphy

Tc-99m Red Blood Cells (red blud selz)

Radionuclide ventriculography, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic hemangioma

Tc-99m Diethylenetriamine-Pentaacetic Acid (DTPA) (dye-ETH-uh-leen try-AM-een pen-tay-uh-SEE-tik acid)

Renal dynamic scintigraphy, lung ventilation (aerosol), glomerular filtration rate

Tc-99m Mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) (mer-KAP-to-uh-SEET-il try-GLY-seen)

Renal dynamic scintigraphy

Tc-99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid (DMSA) (dye-mer-KAP-to-suk-SIN-ik acid)

Renal cortical scintigraphy

Tc-99m Iminodiacetic Acid (HIDA) (ih-MY-no-dye-uh-SEE-tik acid)

Hepatobiliary scintigraphy

Tc-99m Sestamibi (Cardiolite) (ses-TAM-uh-bee)

Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, breast imaging

Tc-99m Tetrofosmin (Myoview) (tet-roh-FOS-min)

Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Tc-99m Exametazime (HMPAO) (ex-uh-MET-uh-zeem)

Cerebral perfusion scintigraphy, white blood cell labeling

Tc-99m Bicisate (ECD) (bye-SIS-ayt)

Cerebral perfusion scintigraphy