Radionuclide Imaging
Synonyms
Gamma Camera Imaging
Imaging, Gamma Camera
Imaging, Radionuclide
Radioisotope Scanning
Scanning, Radioisotope
Scintigraphy
Scintiphotography
The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.