technetium Tc 99m ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017016",
  "term": "technetium Tc 99m ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radiopharmaceutical consisting of ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose (EC-DG) labeled with the metastable radioisotope technetium Tc-99 (99mTc). Upon administration, technetium Tc 99m ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose accumulates in cells with increased metabolic activity such as proliferating tumor cells; tumor tissue may then be imaged using gamma scintigraphy.",
  "abbreviation": "99mTc-EC-DG",
  "synonyms": [
    "99mTc-ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/technetium-tc-99m-ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose/"
}