Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi

Known as: Tc-99m Sestamibi, 99mTc-Sestamibi, 99m-Tc sestamibi 
Sestamibi is a large synthetic molecule of the isonitrile family, which can be labeled with Tc99m. It passes through cells membranes passively… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Diagnostic accuracy of rest/stress ECG-gated Rb-82 myocardial perfusion PET: comparison with ECG-gated Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT.
BACKGROUND Although single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial… (More)
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2005
2005
Relationship of technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scans to histopathological features of hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the histopathological features of pathologic parathyroid specimens associated with negative preoperative… (More)
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1999
1999
Parathyroid localization with high-resolution ultrasound and technetium Tc 99m sestamibi.
HYPOTHESIS High-resolution ultrasound and technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scanning can be used for preoperative localization of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Value of gating of technetium-99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine how frequently and for what reasons the addition of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Comparative diagnostic accuracy of Tl-201 and Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT imaging (perfusion and ECG-gated SPECT) in detecting coronary artery disease in women.
OBJECTIVES This prospective study was conducted in 115 women to directly compare the sensitivity and specificity of thallium-201… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Automatic quantitation of regional myocardial wall motion and thickening from gated technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography.
OBJECTIVES We developed an automatic quantitative algorithm for the measurement of regional myocardial wall motion and wall… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Incremental value of prognostic testing in patients with known or suspected ischemic heart disease: a basis for optimal utilization of exercise technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion single…
OBJECTIVES This study assessed the incremental prognostic implications of normal and equivocal exercise technetium-99m (Tc-99m… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Using gated technetium-99m-sestamibi SPECT to characterize fixed myocardial defects as infarct or artifact.
UNLABELLED Perfusion-scan fixed defects may result from soft tissue attenuation, decreasing test specificity for coronary disease… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Separate acquisition rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi dual-isotope myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography: a clinical validation study.
OBJECTIVES This study assessed the validity of a novel approach to myocardial perfusion scintigraphy that provides the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Parathyroid imaging with technetium-99m-sestamibi: preoperative localization and tissue uptake studies.
The accepted radionuclide method for imaging abnormal parathyroid tissue has been the combined use of [99mTc]pertechnetate 201Tl… (More)
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