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scintigraphy

scintigraphy

7.5
A medical scan that uses a small amount of radioactive material to make pictures of organs or tissues
  • noun
  • /sɪnˈtɪɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escintigrafía
  • Once the diagnosis has been established, radionucleotide bone scintigraphy should be carried out to look for other bony lesions.
  • myocardial scintigraphy
  • bone scintigraphy
  • SPECT scintigraphy

Examples

  • Temporal bone CT revealed extensive bony erosion, but 99m Tc scintigraphy was negative.

    Academic text (2009)

  • During 99m Tc RBC scintigraphy, activity at the bleeding site will steadily increase while active bleeding persists.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The results of scintigraphy were judged by two observers.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Skeletal scintigraphy provided no further indication of the characteristics of the lesion.

    Academic text (2006)

  • We did not attempt to compare directly the sensitivity and specificity of aM2 scintigraphy with those of other diagnostic techniques.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Partial multiphase skeletal scintigraphy shows increased bone metabolism in the area of the right frontal bone.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Parathyroid subtraction scintigraphy is used to delineate thyroid from parathyroid tissue.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Additionally, we performed a brain CT, whole abdominal USG, and whole body bone scintigraphy and couldn't find a primary neoplastic or metastatic focus.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Subtraction scintigraphy is also utilized in the assessment of prosthetic joints to differentiate infection from postsurgical marrow compaction mimicking infection.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The doctor reviewed the scintigraphy results to diagnose the patient's condition accurately.

Surface Forms

scintigraphy singular
scintigraphies plural

Morphology

scintigraphy = scinti + graphy

Although it contains the scientific combining form scinti and the suffix -graphy, the specific medical meaning is not predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Scintigraphy comes from the Latin scintilla meaning 'spark' and the Greek -graphy meaning 'recording'. Think of it like photography of tiny radioactive 'sparks' inside the body, so scintigraphy records those small flashes to make pictures of organs.