Radionuclide — A radionuclide is an atom with an unstable nucleus, which is a nucleus characterized by excess energy available to be imparted either to a newly created radiation particle within the nucleus or to an atomic electron. The radionuclide, in this… … Wikipedia
radioisotope scanning — radionuclide scanning production of a two dimensional record or image representing the gamma rays emitted by a radioactive isotope (radionuclide) concentrated in a specific tissue of the body, such as the brain or thyroid gland … Medical dictionary
gamma scanning — A procedure to find areas in the body where cells, such as tumor cells, are dividing rapidly. A small amount of radioactive material is injected into a vein or swallowed, and travels through the bloodstream. A machine called a scanner measures… … English dictionary of cancer terms
equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography — radionuclide angiocardiography in which images are taken at specific phases of the cardiac cycle over a series of several hundred cycles. Timing of image recording is set, or gated, by the occurrence of specific electrocardiographic waveforms,… … Medical dictionary
Perfusion scanning — Perfusion is defined as the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. [American Psychological Association (APA):perfusion. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved March 20, 2008, from… … Wikipedia
MUGA scanning — multiple gated acquisition scanning equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography … Medical dictionary
nuclear radiology — radionuclide scanning … Medical dictionary
Gastric dumping syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K91.1 ICD 9 564.2 … Wikipedia
imaging — Production of a clinical image using x rays, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, radionuclide scanning, and thermography; especially, cross sectional i., such as ultrasonography, CT, or MRI. See … Medical dictionary
Sestamibi scan — A sestamibi scan of the parathyroid gland is a nuclear medicine procedure which is performed to identify hyperparathyroidism (or parathyroid adenoma). Sestamibi is a nuclear radiopharmaceutical (methoxy isobutyl isonitrile) which is bound to the… … Wikipedia
