Thallium and Sestamibi Stress Tests
Alternate Names : MIBI Stress Test, Sestamibi and Thallium Stress Tests
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Nuclear Scan
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A radiotracer is injected into a peripheral vein. As the radiotracer decays, gamma radiation is emitted and is detected by a Gamma camera. When the tracer has collected in the target organ the area is scanned. Radionuclide scans can detect abnormalities such as fractures, bone infections, arthritis, rickets, and tumors that have spread, among other diseases.
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Anterior Heart Arteries
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The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. The right coronary artery supplies both the left and the right heart; the left coronary artery supplies the left heart.
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