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Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) can be readily detected in the body by medical equipment because it emits 140.5 keV gamma rays (these are about the same wavelength as emitted by conventional X-ray diagnostic equipment), and its half-life for gamma emission is six hours (meaning 94% of it decays to 99 Tc in 24 hours). Besides, it emits virtually no beta ...
Technetium-99 (99 Tc) is an isotope of technetium which decays with a half-life of 211,000 years to stable ruthenium-99, emitting beta particles, but no gamma rays. It is the most significant long-lived fission product of uranium fission, producing the largest fraction of the total long-lived radiation emissions of nuclear waste .
A nuclear pharmacist adds anywhere from 50 - 100 mCi of Na[99m TcO 4] to the reaction vial to make the final product, in the pH range of 3.8 to 8.0. After being allowed to react at room temperature for 15 minutes to ensure maximum labeling of the human albumin with 99m Tc, the kit can then be diluted with sterile normal saline as needed.
Technetium (99m Tc) mertiatide is a radiopharmaceutical medication used in nuclear medicine to image the kidneys. [1] It is a renal imaging agent that is given by intravenous injection. [1] It was approved for medical use in the United States in June 1990. [2]
It is sometimes used as a test for the diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. [4] However, the sensitivity of DMSA scan for acute pyelonephritis may be as low as 46%. [5] Procedure: Patient is injected with 2-5 mCi of Technetium-99m DMSA intravenously and static imaging is done using Gamma camera after 2-3 hours.
A DPD scan is a type of nuclear medicine imaging test which uses radioactive technetium-99m (99m Tc) and 3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylic acid (DPD) to diagnose cardiac amyloidosis. The radiopharmaceutical is taken up only in patients with ATTR amyloidosis , making it a useful tool to differentiate from AL amyloidosis .
97m Tc is the most stable, with a half-life of 91.0 days (0.097 MeV). [4] This is followed by 95m Tc (half-life: 61 days, 0.038 MeV) and 99m Tc (half-life: 6.04 hours, 0.143 MeV). 99m Tc only emits gamma rays, subsequently decaying to 99 Tc. [7] For isotopes lighter than 98 Tc, the primary decay mode is electron capture to isotopes of molybdenum.
Technetium (99m Tc) exametazime is a radiopharmaceutical sold under the trade name Ceretec, and is used by nuclear medicine physicians for the detection of altered regional cerebral perfusion in stroke [1] and other cerebrovascular diseases.