Tc-99m MDP Definition

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Tc-99m MDP:

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.

Synonym: technetium methylene diphosphonate, tc-99m methylene diphosphonate, tc-99 medronate, 99mtc-methylene diphosphonate, technetium tc 99m methylenediphosphonate, technetium tc 99m medronate.