a study in which a radioactive substance is carried by the blood and its progress through the circulation of a specific body area is followed by x-ray pictures.
Diagnostic test used to assess coronary blood flow before and after strenuous exercise. A radioactive tracer is introduced into the bloodstream and measured with a special camera.
a study in which radioactive potassium is carried by the blood and the progress is followed by x-ray pictures.
a study in which radioactive material is injected into the patient, followed by exercise, in order to determine if the heart is getting enough blood.
A radioisotope diagnostic stress test for defining arias of the heart with decreased blood flow. It can be done either with exercise or with a drug, dipyridamole, that causes the heart blood flow to increase as it would during exercise. The electrocardiogram is taken with the nuclear scans.
A test that measures blood flow to the heart muscle to assess performance or damage.