Tc-99m Radiopharmaceuticals

Question 1

Meckel’s diverticulum detection, salivary and thyroid gland scintigraphy

Answer 1

Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate

Question 2

Lymphoscintigraphy

Answer 2

Tc-99m sulfur colloid

Question 3

Liver/spleen scintigraphy, bone marrow scintigraphy

Answer 3

Tc-99m sulfur colloid

Question 4

Skeletal scintigraphy

Answer 4

Tc-99m diphosphonate

Question 5

Pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy, liver intraarterial perfusion scintigraphy,

Answer 5

Tc-99m macroaggregated albumin (MAA)

Question 6

Radionuclide ventriculography, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic hemangioma

Answer 6

Tc-99m red blood cells

Question 7

Renal dynamic scintigraphy, lung ventilation (aerosol), glomerular filtration rate

Answer 7

Tc-99m diethylenetriamine-pentaacetic acid (DTPA)

Question 8

Renal dynamic scintigraphy

Answer 8

Tc-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3)

Question 9

Renal cortical scintigraphy

Answer 9

Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)

Question 10

Hepatobiliary scintigraphy

Answer 10

Tc-99m iminodiacetic acid (HIDA)

Question 11

Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, breast imaging

Answer 11

Tc-99m sestamibi (Cardiolite)

Question 12

Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Answer 12

Tc-99m tetrofosmin (Myoview)

Question 13

Cerebral perfusion scintigraphy, white blood cell labeling

Answer 13

Tc-99m exametazime (HMPAO)

Question 14

Cerebral perfusion scintigraphy

Answer 14

Tc-99m bicisate (ECD)