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Definition of Scintigraphy
1. Noun. (medicine) A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scintigraphy
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Medical Definition of Scintigraphy
1. A diagnostic procedure consisting of the administration of a radionuclide with an affinity for the organ or tissue of interest, followed by recording the distribution of the radioactivity with a stationary or scanning external scintillation camera. See: gamma camera. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scintigraphy
Literary usage of Scintigraphy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"In programs combining scintigraphy with a complete physical examination, nodular
disease (benign and malignant) is discovered in as many as 30% of these ..."
2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy in the diagnosis and prognosis of ...
Accuracy of exercise 20I-T1 myocardial scintigraphy in asymptomatic young men. ..."
3. Child Abuse: Guide to Investigating Child Abuse edited by Shay Bilchik (1997)
"High-quality, state-of-the-art skeletal scintigraphy may be an important supplement
to radiological skeletal surveys and has been advocated by some ..."
4. Hearts and Arteries: What Scientists Are Learning About Age and the by Caroline McNeil (1996)
"Thallium scintigraphy, a highly sensitive stress test that can detect hidden
coronary artery disease, allows researchers to differentiate between the ..."
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