Technetium Tc 94m sestamibi

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017010",
  "term": "Technetium Tc 94m sestamibi",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radioconjugate consisting of sestamibi labeled 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 utilizing positron emission tomography (PET).",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/technetium-tc-94m-sestamibi/"
}