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Abstract
The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.
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- Gamma Camera Imaging
- Radioisotope Scanning
- Scanning, Radioisotope
- Scintigraphy
- Imaging, Gamma Camera
- Imaging, Radionuclide
- Scintiphotography
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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IM general only; coordinate NIM with anatomical term or disease term /diag image
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History Note
77; was RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING 1964-76; was RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING see under RADIOMETRY 1963
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Radionuclide Imaging. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011877
- Radionuclide Imaging. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73502538