See Also: Nuclear Medicine(health)
nuclear medicine(encyclopedia)
Nuclear medicine(medicine)
nuclear medicine physician(medicine)
Nuclear medicine scan(health)
Nuclear medicine imaging techniques(health)
nuclear medicine department, hospital(medicine)
Kiran Hospital for Nuclear Medicine(health)
nuclear heart scan(medicine)
nomy(dictionary)

nuclear heart scan (medicine) and nomy (iou)


nuclear heart scan (medicine)


nuclear heart scan


This noninvasive test uses radioactive tracers to delineate the hearts chambers and major vessels. It may be used to detect a heart attack, heart muscle function and coronary artery disease. The patient receives a radioactive tracer by injection (into a vein) and then the heart is imaged using a gamma camera. The heart is imaged before and after Exercise. This test may be used to detect and evaluate atrial septal defect, dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, Lyme disease (secondary), mitral stenosis and superior vena cava syndrome.


nomy (iou)



-nomy suffix.
[Repr. Greek -nomia, rel. to nomos law, nemein distribute: see -Y3.]
Forming nouns adopted from Greek and in English formations modelled on these, with the senses 'law, body of laws, Management', 'branch of knowledge, science', as agronomy, astronomy, autonomy, economy, gastronomy, etc.