Chemicals and Drugs

Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi

A technetium imaging agent used to reveal blood-starved cardiac tissue during a heart attack.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A technetium imaging agent used to reveal blood-starved cardiac tissue during a heart attack.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • 99mTc-Hexamibi
  • 99mTc-Sestamibi
  • Tc MIBI
  • Tc-99m-Methoxy-2-isobutylisonitrile
  • Technetium Tc 99m 2-Methoxy-2-methylpropylisonitrile
  • Technetium-99m-Hexamibi
  • Technetium-99m-Sestamibi
  • 99mTc Hexamibi
  • 99mTc Sestamibi
  • Tc 99m Methoxy 2 isobutylisonitrile
  • Technetium 99m Hexamibi
  • Technetium 99m Sestamibi
  • Technetium Tc 99m 2 Methoxy 2 methylpropylisonitrile
  • Cardiolite
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Chloride

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

for routine use as label, use no qualifiers

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History Note

93; was TECHNETIUM TC 99M HEXAKIS(2-METHOXY-2-METHYLPROPYLISONITRILE) 1987-92; for TECHNETIUM TC 99M 2-METHOXY-2-METHYLPROPYLISONITRILE use TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI (NM) 1987-98

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Previous Indexing

  • Organometallic Compounds (1987-1989)
  • Organotechnetium Compounds (1989-1992)
  • Technetium (1987-1989)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.626w.872w
  2. D02w.691w.825w.937w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017256. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017256
  2. Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technetium_(99mTc)_sestamibi
  3. Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2917126