Scintigraphy (from Latin scintilla, "spark"), also known as a gamma scan, is a diagnostic test in nuclear medicine, where radioisotopes attached to drugs...
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A bone scan or bone scintigraphy /sɪnˈtɪɡrəfi/ is a nuclear medicine imaging technique of the bone. It can help diagnose a number of bone conditions, including...
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Myocardial perfusion imaging (redirect from Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy)
heart with variable perfusion. Planar techniques, such as conventional scintigraphy, are rarely used. Rather, single-photon emission computed tomography...
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Gastric emptying study (redirect from Gastric emptying scintigraphy)
gastric reflux, or suspected gastroparesis amongst other indications. Scintigraphy that uses gamma cameras to create two-dimensional images is generally...
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Sestamibi parathyroid scan (redirect from Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy)
Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy A nuclear medicine parathyroid scan demonstrates a parathyroid adenoma adjacent to the left inferior pole of the thyroid...
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Spondylolysis (section Bone scintigraphy)
diagnose spondylolysis. Common imaging techniques include X-ray, MRI, Bone Scintigraphy (Bone Scan), and Computed Tomography (CT Scan).[citation needed] X-rays...
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Octreotide scan (redirect from Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy)
An octreotide scan is a type of SPECT scintigraphy used to find carcinoid, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and to localize sarcoidosis. It is also called...
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SAP scan (redirect from SAP scintigraphy)
A SAP scan is a type of nuclear medicine imaging test which uses iodine-123 (123I) and serum amyloid P component (SAP) to diagnose amyloidosis. In patients...
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Cholescintigraphy (redirect from Hepatobiliary scintigraphy)
Cholescintigraphy or hepatobiliary scintigraphy is scintigraphy of the hepatobiliary tract, including the gallbladder and bile ducts. The image produced...
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Nuclear medicine (redirect from Nuclear scintigraphy)
needed] There are several techniques of diagnostic nuclear medicine. 2D: Scintigraphy ("scint") is the use of internal radionuclides to create two-dimensional...
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Ventilation/perfusion scan (redirect from Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy)
called a V/Q lung scan, or ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy, is a type of medical imaging using scintigraphy and medical isotopes to evaluate the circulation...
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radiation emitting radioisotopes, a technique known as scintigraphy. The applications of scintigraphy include early drug development and nuclear medical imaging...
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Radioisotope renography Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy Radioactive iodine uptake test Bone scintigraphy Immunoscintigraphy Dacryoscintigraphy DMSA scan...
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Lung scintigraphy evaluating lung cancer...
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Spondyloarthritis Other names Spondyloarthropathy Bone scintigraphy made with 99mTc demonstrating the highly enhanced tumor borders and the left elbow...
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH or PHTN) is a condition of increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, fainting...
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but are less able to detect spread outside the prostate than MRI. Bone scintigraphy is used to test for spread of cancer to bones. After diagnosis, the tumor...
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of 123iodine-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) shown on myocardial scintigraphy; and loss of atonia during REM sleep evidenced on polysomnography. Supportive...
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radiotracers like DTPA, MAG3 are used. Nuclear medicine "Renal Cortical Scintigraphy (DMSA scan) Clinical Guidelines" (PDF). BNMS. 2011. Retrieved 11 June...
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Indium-111 WBC scan (redirect from Leukocyte scintigraphy)
The indium white blood cell scan is a nuclear medicine procedure in which white blood cells (mostly neutrophils) are removed from the patient, tagged with...
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of more than 10 beats per minute after 30 minutes A gastric emptying scintigraphy test involves eating a bland meal that contains a small amount of radioactive...
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compared to VQ scanning. A ventilation/perfusion scan (or V/Q scan or lung scintigraphy) shows that some areas of the lung are being ventilated but not perfused...
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ISBN 9783662435953 Graham G, Lundy M, Moreno A (1983). "Failure of Gallium-67 scintigraphy to identify reliably noninfectious interstitial nephritis: concise communication"...
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Medical ultrasonography/ultrasound, computed axial tomography (CT), scintigraphy (nuclear medicine), angiography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)....
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ultrasound and other radiological techniques to localise and guide biopsy. Scintigraphy, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission...
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establishment of new, fully functional bone tissue. In the early stages, bone scintigraphy and MRI are the preferred diagnostic tools. X-ray images of avascular...
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photons that reduce the quality of the x-ray image ("film fog"). In scintigraphy, a gamma ray collimator is used in front of a detector to allow only...
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adjunct to thallium (TI 201) or technetium (Tc99m) myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (nuclear stress test) in patients unable to undergo adequate stress testing...
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Dacryoscintigraphy (redirect from Lacrimal scintigraphy)
Dacryoscintigraphy (DSG), also known as lacrimal scintigraphy, is a nuclear medicine technique for imaging the lacrimal apparatus. It is used to identify...
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treated, and earlier detection through advanced imaging techniques like scintigraphy can keep at-risk horses off the track. Thoroughbred breeding theories...
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