| MIBI Scan | Sestamibi Scan |
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| HAM | hearing aid microphone; helical axis in motion; human albumin microsphere; human alveolar macrophage... |
| PHF | paired helical filament; personal hygiene facility |
| Z-DNA | zig-zag (left-handed helical) deoxyribonucleic acid |
| CT | 1) Computed(Computer) Tomography(-gram); 컴퓨터 단층 촬영 = CAT &... |
pulmonary pleura
| cat's-eye pupil | A distorted, elongated pupil; usually due to anterior segment anomaly. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cat's-eye syndrome | <syndrome> Iris colobomas (resembling the vertical pupils of a cat) and anal atresia, associated with an additional acrocentric chromosome; other malformations and mental retardation may be present. Synonym: Schmid-Fraccaro syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cat unit | The dose of a drug (per kilogram of body weight of cat) which is just large enough to kill a cat when administered intravenously; was applied in the standardization of digitalis materials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sea cat | <zoology> The wolf fish. Any marine siluroid fish, as aelurichthys marinus, and Arinus felis, of the eastern coast of the United States. Many species are found on the coasts of Central and South America. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tabby cat striation | Linear whitish or yellowish markings on the fatty degenerated heart muscle. Synonym: tabby cat striation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tib-cat | A female cat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| abscess scan | <investigation> This is a nuclear scan that utilises radioactively tagged white blood cells. The patients white blood cells (taken from a small tube of blood) are tagged with radioactive indium. Later, the cells are then reinjected into the bloodstream. The coarse of the white blood cells can then be mapped using a gamma camera (radiation detecting device). The net result is a picture that shows the location of the radioactive white blood cells. The location of the white cells can indicated the presence of infection or inflammation. This test is useful in detecting a hidden source of bacterial infection, such as an abscess. (11 Mar 1998) |
| biliary scan | <investigation, radiology> A test that uses a radioactive tracer to look for bile duct obstruction or gallbladder inflammation. A special tracer is injected into a vein that tends to collect primarily in the liver. It is then excreted in the bile where it makes its way to the gallbladder. A gamma camera measures the tracer (radioactivity) and generates an image of the gallbladder and biliary system. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bone scan | <investigation, radiology> A study of the body skeleton. A dose of radioactive substance is injected and the scan (taken a little time later) reads the distribution of the radioactivity. (16 Dec 1997) |
| bone scan: falsely negative metastases | <radiology> Anaplastic tumours, reticulum cell sarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, histiocytosis, neuroblastoma, multiple myeloma (positive scan usually due to recent or impending fracture) (12 Dec 1998) |
| captopril renal scan | <radiology> In a kidney with a lesion in the afferent arteriole (e.g. Atherosclerotic plaque), reflex constriction of the efferent arteriole occurs through angiotensin system thus maintaining renal perfusion. ACE inhibition prevents constriction of efferent arteriole. Therefore, perfusion is decreased to a kidney with afferent lesions and the renal scan to looks WORSE. Bottom line: renal scans appear WORSE with captopril administration if there is a lesion in the afferent arteriole. See: renal artery stenosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| gallbladder scan | <investigation, radiology> A test that uses a radioactive tracer to look for bile duct obstruction or gallbladder inflammation. A special tracer is injected into a vein that tends to collect primarily in the liver. It is then excreted in the bile where it makes its way to the gallbladder. A gamma camera measures the tracer (radioactivity) and generates an image of the gallbladder and biliary system. (27 Sep 1997) |
| radionuclide scan | An exam that produces pictures (scans) of internal parts of the body. The patient is given an injection or swallows a small amount of radioactive material. A machine called a scanner then measures the radioactivity in certain organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ventilation-perfusion scan | A lung function test, especially useful for pulmonary embolism, employing an inhaled radionuclide for ventilation and an intravenous radionuclide for perfusion; their respective distributions in the lung are recorded scintigraphically. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meckel scan | <radiology> Agent: Tc-99m pertechnetate, prep: pentagastrin -- increase acid production, cimetidine -- block secretion of acid, glucagon -- decrease bowel activity see also: Meckel diverticulum (12 Dec 1998) |