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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. analytical methods
  4. scintigraphy
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. research methods
  3. experimental design
  4. mathematics and statistics
  5. analytical methods
  6. scintigraphy
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. experimental design
  4. mathematics and statistics
  5. analytical methods
  6. scintigraphy

Preferred term

scintigraphy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • nuclear scintigraphy
  • radioisotope imagery
  • radioisotope imaging
  • radioisotope scanning
  • radionuclide imagery
  • radionuclide imaging
  • radionuclide scanning
  • scintigrams
  • scintigraphs

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148538

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