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Technetium Tc 94m sestamibi

A radioconjugate consisting of sestamibi labelled with the positron-emitting isotope Tc 94m. Sestamibi is a synthetic molecule of the isonitrile family that diffuses through cell membranes and may preferentially accumulate within mitochondria. Technetium Tc 94m sestamibi may be used in tumor-imaging studies utilising positron emission tomography (PET).

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