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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 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

The process of producing a scintigram.

CONT

In isotope scanning, radioactive isotopes are introduced into the body and their distribution is then determined by observations of their radioaction. ... [The] isotopes ... are usually emitters of gamma rays only. ... The radiation emitted is detected by a scintillation counter, which is moved to and fro over the organ ... being scanned; these messages can then be electronically recorded as marks on paper or as a photographic image.

OBS

A radioisotope is a specific type of radioactive substance; a radioisotope is a radioactive isotope of an element. Its unstable atomic nucleus undergoes radioactive decay and emits alpha, beta or gamma rays. Most isotopes however are emitters of gamma rays only. Since a radioisotope is a specific type of radioactive substance, radioisotope scanning is specific with respect to radioactive scanning (in French, scintigraphie).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Radiographie consistant à injecter, généralement par voie intraveineuse, une solution radioactive qui a une affinité élective pour l'organe examiné, puis à déterminer, à l'aide d'un détecteur placé à l'extérieur, la répartition topographique de la radioactivité dans les différentes parties de l'organe.

Key term(s)
  • radioisotopie
  • radiologie isotopique

Spanish

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