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myocardial perfusion scintigraphy — scintigraphy performed using a radiotracer that traverses the myocardial capillary system and enters myocardial cells; after the radionuclide, usually thallium 201, is introduced into the bloodstream, regional myocardial blood flow and cell… … Medical dictionary
Myocardial perfusion imaging — Intervention Nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan with Thallium 201 for the rest images (bottom rows) and Tc Sestamibi for the stress images (top rows). The nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan plays a pivotal role in the noninvasive… … Wikipedia
thallium imaging — see thallium 201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, under scintigraphy and thallium stress test, under tests … Medical dictionary
thallium scanning — see thallium 201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, under scintigraphy, and thallium stress test, under test … Medical dictionary
thallium stress test — (for coronary artery disease) stress is placed on the cardiovascular system by exercising the patient on a treadmill or bicycle ergometer. Thallous chloride Tl 201 is injected intravenously when stress is maximal, just prior to exercise cessation … Medical dictionary
Nuclear medicine — Intervention ICD 10 PCS C ICD 9: 92 … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
