English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
Nuclear medicine — Intervention ICD 10 PCS C ICD 9: 92 … Wikipedia
scan — 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; e.g., CT s., radionuclide s … Medical dictionary
Scan, thyroid — An image taken of the thyroid gland after radioactive iodine is taken by mouth. The thyroid gland is in front of the neck: Thyroid scanning is a nuclear medicine procedure. As the thyroid gland accumulates radioactive material (usually,… … Medical dictionary
Scan, SPECT — Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates around the patient and takes pictures from many angles, which a computer then uses to form a tomographic (cross sectional) image. The… … Medical dictionary
Nuclear engineering — is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown (fission) as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics. In the sub field of… … Wikipedia
nuclear cardiology — the study and diagnosis of heart disease by the intravenous injection of different types of radionuclide. The radionuclide emits gamma rays, enabling a gamma camera and computer to form an image of the heart. See MUGA scan, SPECT scanning,… … Medical dictionary
medicine — /med euh sin/ or, esp. Brit., /med seuhn/, n., v., medicined, medicining. n. 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition … Universalium
Thyroid scan — An image taken of the thyroid gland after radioactive iodine is taken by mouth. The thyroid gland is in front of the neck: {{}}Thyroid scanning is a nuclear medicine procedure. As the thyroid gland accumulates radioactive material (usually,… … Medical dictionary
MUGA scan — (multiple gated acquisition scan) a technique used in nuclear medicine for studying the left ventricular function and wall motion of the heart. The patients s red cells are labelled with radioactive technetium 99m. A gamma camera, connected to an … Medical dictionary
SPECT scan — Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates around the patient and takes pictures from many angles, which a computer then uses to form a tomographic (cross sectional) image. The… … Medical dictionary
