name: | Technetium99mtcSuccimer |
ATC code: | V09CA02 | route: | intravenous |
n-compartments | 2 |
Technetium (99mTc) succimer is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in diagnostic nuclear medicine, primarily for renal imaging (renal scintigraphy) to assess renal structure, function, and morphology. It is also known as 99mTc-DMSA (dimercaptosuccinic acid) and is currently approved and widely used for static renal imaging in pediatric and adult patients.
Estimated pharmacokinetic parameters for adults. No published primary pharmacokinetic model with numeric parameters found in indexed literature; values are estimated from summary descriptions in imaging references and radiopharmaceutical handbooks.