( ): a method for localizing diseases of internal organs such as the brain, liver, or bone. Small amounts of a radioactive substance (isotope) are injected into the bloodstream. The isotope collects in certain organs and a special camera called scintillation camera is used to produce an image of the organ and detect areas of disease.
Also called nuclear scan. A test of the structure, blood flow, and function of the kidneys. The doctor injects a mildly radioactive solution into an arm vein and uses X-rays to monitor its progress through the kidneys.
Image produced as the result of a nuclear medicine procedure.
The images produced as a result of a nuclear medicine procedure, in which a patient is injected with a radioactive tracer, then placed under a gamma camera which produces images showing the location in the body of the radioactive material.
a procedure that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose or treat a disease
A method of diagnostic imaging that uses very small amounts of radioactive material. The patient is injected with a liquid that contains the radioactive substance, which collects in the part of the body to be imaged. Sophisticated instruments detect the radioactive substance in the body and process that information into an image.
A method for localizing diseases of internal organs such as the brain, liver, or bone, in which small amounts of a radioactive substance (isotope) are injected into the bloodstream. The isotope is concentrated in certain organs. A scintillation (nuclear medicine) camera is used to produce an image of the organ and detect areas of disease.
AN IMAGING PROCEDURE PERFORMED BY A NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOGOLIST. A RADIOPHARMACUETICAL OR TRACER IS ADMINISTERED FOR ALL SCANS UTILIZING A GAMMA CAMERA.
