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= Technetium (99mTc) pentetic acid
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Technetium (99mTc) pentetic acid is a radiopharmaceutical compound used primarily in nuclear medicine for diagnostic imaging. It consists of technetium-99m, a radioisotope of technetium that emits gamma radiation, combined with pentetic acid (also known as diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, or DTPA), which acts as a chelating agent.