See Also: nuclear heart scan(medicine)
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nuclear bone scan(medicine)
nuclear scan- adrenals(medicine)
Nuclear medicine scan(health)
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PET scan(medicine)
PET scan(dictionary)

hyther (iou) and nuclear heart scan (medicine)


hyther (iou)



hyther noun. E20.
[from HY(DRO- + THER(MO-.]
Climatology. A quantity determined from temperature and humidity to represent the discomfort they jointly cause; a unit on a scale of 0 to 10 expressing this.

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.