Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.691.825.750 - D02.705.429.500.885

**Synonyms:** - Tc-99m MDP - Tc-99 Medronate - Tc-99m Methylene Diphosphonate - Technetium Tc 99m Methylenediphosphonate - 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate - 99mTc-MDP - Technetium Methylene Diphosphonate