Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate
Synonyms
99mTc Pyrophosphate
99mTc-Pyrophosphate
Diphosphoric Acid, Technetium Salt
Tc 99m Pyrophosphate
Tc 99m-Pyrophosphate
Tc PYP
Tc-PYP
Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate, Tc(3+) Salt (3:4)
Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate, Tc(4+) Salt (1:1)
A radionuclide imaging agent used primarily in scintigraphy or tomography of the heart to evaluate the extent of the necrotic myocardial process. It has also been used in noninvasive tests for the distribution of organ involvement in different types of amyloidosis and for the evaluation of muscle necrosis in the extremities.