Radionuclide Angiography
| Definition: |
The measurement of visualization by radiation of any organ after a radionuclide has been injected into its blood supply. It is used to diagnose heart, liver, lung, and other diseases and to measure the function of those organs, except renography, for which RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY is available. |
| Notes: |
a specific diag technique: read MeSH definition; NIM; coord with disease /radionuclide, not /diag & not /radiogr; /drug eff /rad eff permitted; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGR |
| Previously Indexed: |
Angiocardiography (1966-1986),specific disease/radionuclide imaging (1978-1986),specific organ/radionuclide imaging (1978-1986) |
Radionuclide Angiography Categories.
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Radioisotope Renography - Graphic tracing over a time period of radioactivity measured externally over the kidneys following intravenous injection of a radionuclide which is taken up and excreted by the kidneys. |
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Radionuclide Ventriculography - Imaging of a ventricle of the heart after the injection of a radioactive contrast medium. The technique is less invasive than cardiac catheterization and is used to assess ventricular function. |
Radionuclide Angiography Definitions and Terms
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