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Radionuclide Imaging
Gamma Camera Imaging | Radioisotope Scanning | Scanning, Radioisotope | Scintigraphy | Scintiphotography | Imaging, Gamma Camera | Imaging, Radionuclide
Process whereby a radionuclide is injected or measured (through tissue) from an external source, and a display is obtained from any one of several rectilinear scanner or gamma camera systems. 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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