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A noninvasive scanning procedure during which a radioactive substance known as a radionuclide is introduced into the body to help evaluate the function and structure of certain organs or tissues. The amount of the substance taken up by particular tissues may depend upon the amount of blood flow within such regions. For example, absence of radionuclide uptake in a targeted region may indicate a lack of blood flow in certain areas. ...
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| spectrum |
A series of coloured bands of light diffracted and arranged in order of their wavelength--red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet. A rainbow is an example of a spectrum.
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| spectrum |
Electromagnetic waves show the relationship between the forces of electricity and magnetism. These waves move in regular patterns and include X-rays, light, radio waves, and ultraviolet rays. The electromagnetic spectrum arranges these waves from the shortest to the longest.
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| SPECT |
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography - imaging test very similar to a MUGA. It uses injected radioactive tracers. A "gated" SPECT just means lots of pictures are taken, each view called a gate
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| spectroscopy |
The science of measuring the emission and absorption of different wavelengths (spectra) of visible and non-visible light, this can be done via a spectroscope, which consists of a slit, prism, collimator lens, object lens, and a grating.
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