M-Iodobenzidine gamma-scintigraphy

The meta-iodobenzidine gamma-scintillation photography is performed by the following principle. Meta-iodobenzidine is an anti-adrenergic neuron agent that takes up a substrate of amine and is concentrated in the adrenal In pheochromocytoma, gamma scintillation imaging is used to make localized diagnosis of single or multiple pheochromocytoma in vivo.

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