Technetium Tc-99m Dextran

Preferred Label : Technetium Tc-99m Dextran;

NCIt synonyms : Technetium 99m Dextran; Tc 99m Dextran;

NCIt related terms : Tc-99m Dextran; 99m-Tc-Dx; technetium Tc 99m dextran;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A substance being studied as a way to find sentinel lymph nodes in some types of skin cancer and breast cancer. It contains a radioactive substance called technetium linked to a substance called dextran. Dextran helps technetium stay in blood and lymph vessels after it is injected. A machine or probe that detects radioactivity shows which lymph nodes near the tumor have technetium Tc 99m dextran in them. It is a type of radiopharmaceutical and a type of radioimaging agent.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000674715; CDR0000045551;

Details

Origin ID

C1243;

UMLS CUI

C0076028;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- technetium tc 99m dextran [MeSH concept]
- technetium tc 99m dextran [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- technetium tc 99m dextran [MeSH concept]
- technetium tc 99m dextran [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]

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