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technetium Tc 99m diphosphonate

bone seeking radiopharmaceutical whose concentration in bone depends upon regional blood flow & bone metabolism

Also Known As:

Tc-99m-diphosphonate; technetium diphosphonate

Networked: 13 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Organic Chemicals: 133
- Organophosphorus Compounds: 300
  - Organophosphonates: 424
    - Diphosphonates: 11565
      - technetium Tc 99m diphosphonate: 13
Inorganic Chemicals: 9
- Technetium Compounds: 4
  - technetium Tc 99m diphosphonate: 13

Experts

1.	Crnobrnja, Veljko: 1 article (07/2012)
2.	Ilincić, Branislava: 1 article (07/2012)
3.	Jakovljević, Ana: 1 article (07/2012)
4.	Kadić, Vuk: 1 article (07/2012)
5.	Mijović, Romana: 1 article (07/2012)
6.	Zeravica, Radmila: 1 article (07/2012)
7.	Fisher, B A C: 1 article (06/2007)
8.	Frank, J W: 1 article (06/2007)
9.	Taylor, P C: 1 article (06/2007)
10.	Arsos, Georgios: 1 article (07/2002)

Related Diseases

1.	Bursitis (Adhesive Capsulitis) 06/01/1984 - "During a therapeutic study of strictly defined clinical frozen shoulder 35 of 38 patients showed increased technetium diphosphonate uptake in the affected shoulder in comparison with the opposite side. "
2.	Osteomyelitis 11/01/1987 - "Two elderly patients with hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis had normal technetium Tc 99m diphosphonate bone scans when first evaluated. " 11/01/1987 - "Hematogenous osteomyelitis is usually diagnosed by an abnormal technetium Tc 99m diphosphonate bone scan in symptomatic patients who have positive blood cultures. " 11/01/1980 - "Sixteen patients with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis underwent serial Tc-99m-diphosphonate bone scanning on admission and at intervals of four to seven days thereafter. "
3.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 07/01/2002 - "Bone scan with Tc-99m (technetium) diphosphonate is sensitive, but non-specific for musculoskeletal tumors. " 06/20/2023 - "Bone scintigraphy with Tc-99m-diphosphonate analogs are widely used in staging, restaging, and monitoring the therapy effectiveness of various cancer types. "
4.	Arthralgia (Joint Pain) 06/01/2007 - "Do Tc-99m-diphosphonate bone scans have any place in the investigation of polyarthralgia?"
5.	Prostatic Neoplasms (Prostate Cancer) 07/01/2012 - "During the evaluation of metastatic spread of prostate cancer, the bone scintigraphy with technetium diphosphonate showed diffuse areas of increased radiotracer uptake in the left leg long bones and focal changes in the axial part of the skeleton. "

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics