cardiovascular disorders
Radionuclide Imaging of the Heart
Introduction
Radionuclide imaging uses a special detector (gamma camera) to create an image following injection of radioactive material. This test is done to evaluate Overview of Cardiac Valvular Disorders None Overview of Cardiomyopathies None Overview of Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies None Overview of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Other cardiac disorders Radionuclide imaging can expose patients to similar amounts of radiation than do comparable computed tomography (CT) studies. However, because the radioactive material is retained in the patient briefly, sophisticated radiation alarms (eg, in airports) may be triggered by the patient for several days after such testing 