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A nuclear imaging procedure which is performed to identify hyperparathyroidism. Sestamibi is a nuclear radiopharmaceutical which is bound to the radioactive isotope Tc99m. Tc99m-Sestamibi is taken up by both the thyroid gland and the parathyroid gland, and is also used in Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.
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