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HEART PERFUSION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Lungs
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pulmonary shunt
1, record 1, English, pulmonary%20shunt
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A pulmonary shunt refers to the passage of deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the left without participation in gas exchange in the pulmonary capillaries. It is a pathological condition that results when the alveoli of the lungs are perfused with blood as normal, but ventilation(the supply of air) fails to supply the perfused region. In other words, the ventilation/perfusion ratio(the ratio of air reaching the alveoli to blood perfusing them) is zero. 2, record 1, English, - pulmonary%20shunt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Poumons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- shunt pulmonaire
1, record 1, French, shunt%20pulmonaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Pulmones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cortocircuito pulmonar
1, record 1, Spanish, cortocircuito%20pulmonar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cortocircuito derecha-izquierda que permite el paso de sangre venosa a la circulación arterial sin pasar por alvéolos ventilados. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cortocircuito%20pulmonar
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Medicine
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heart perfusion
1, record 2, English, heart%20perfusion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This nuclear medicine system(NMS) has built-in software tools and procedure library for medical image processing. Among others, there is the software for SPEXT(single photon emission tomography data analysis), bull' s eye presentation in heart perfusion study and blood flow calculation in brain study. 1, record 2, English, - heart%20perfusion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médecine nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perfusion du cœur
1, record 2, French, perfusion%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scintigraphie cardiaque. Le but de cet examen est d'évaluer la circulation du sang au niveau du cœur (perfusion). 1, record 2, French, - perfusion%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nous vous installerons sur la table d'examen de la caméra pour l'acquisition de la première série d'images de la perfusion du cœur à l'effort. 1, record 2, French, - perfusion%20du%20c%26oelig%3Bur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-10-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- The Lungs
- The Heart
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pulmonary ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy
1, record 3, English, pulmonary%20ventilation%2Dperfusion%20scintigraphy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pulmonary ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy with radioactive agents has been widely used as a simple and noninvasive technique to assess pulmonary ventilation and perfusion in various heart and pulmonary diseases. 1, record 3, English, - pulmonary%20ventilation%2Dperfusion%20scintigraphy
Record 3, Key term(s)
- pulmonary ventilation perfusion scintigraphy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Poumons
- Cœur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- scintigraphie ventilation-perfusion pulmonaire
1, record 3, French, scintigraphie%20ventilation%2Dperfusion%20pulmonaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ainsi les scintigraphies couplées, ventilation-perfusion pulmonaires donnent chez le malade une évaluation très rapide de l'étendue et de la gravité des lésions purement vasculaires (embolies). Elles permettent d'évaluer également la localisation et l'intensité de certaines lésions ventilatoires (bulles d'emphysème), d'apprécier le retentissement anatomo-physiologique des atteintes mécaniques respiratoires (déformation de la cage thoracique). Enfin, elles donnent des arguments fondamentaux dans le bilan d'opérabilité des cancers pulmonaires. 2, record 3, French, - scintigraphie%20ventilation%2Dperfusion%20pulmonaire
Record 3, Key term(s)
- scintigraphie ventilation perfusion pulmonaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-05-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
- The Heart
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- myocardial perfusion scan
1, record 4, English, myocardial%20perfusion%20scan
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique that uses very small doses of radioactive substance to obtain images of the heart in order to measure its activity or its degree of perfusion usually after a stress test. 2, record 4, English, - myocardial%20perfusion%20scan
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
perfusion : The blood supply to the heart. 2, record 4, English, - myocardial%20perfusion%20scan
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
- Cœur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- scintigraphie myocardique de perfusion
1, record 4, French, scintigraphie%20myocardique%20de%20perfusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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