nuclear cardiology

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, thallium scan.

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