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SCINTIGRAMME [3 records]

Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Nuclear Medicine
DEF

A two-dimensional representation ... of the gamma rays emitted by a radioisotope, revealing its varying concentration in a specific tissue of the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Médecine nucléaire
DEF

Image d’un organe obtenue par la scintigraphie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Medicina nuclear
DEF

Representación bidimensional (mapa) de la radiación gamma emitida por un radioisótopo, que pone de manifiesto la variación de su concentración en el tejido específico en estudio, como cerebro, riñón o tiroides.

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Record 2 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tomography
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
CONT

Color rescan of a black-and-white liver scan seen from in front.

OBS

scan: Shortened form of scintiscan, q.v.; variously designated, according to the organ under examination, as brain scan, kidney scan, thyroid scan, etc.

OBS

scintiscan: a two-dimensional representation (map) of the gamma rays emitted by a radioisotope, revealing its varying concentration in a specific tissue of the body ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tomographie
  • Médecine nucléaire
  • Foie et voies biliaires
DEF

Scintillogramme du foie après injection de produits isotopiques qui se fixent dans cet organe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tomografía
  • Medicina nuclear
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
DEF

Tomografía nuclear del hígado previa inyección de una sustancia radiactiva.

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Record 3 1983-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale

Spanish

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