noun
- a medical imaging technique that uses radioactive tracers to create pictures of organs and tissues in the body
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor ordered a bone scintigraphy to check for fractures.
- Cardiac scintigraphy revealed blockages in the patient’s arteries.
- The nuclear medicine department performs scintigraphy procedures daily.
- Thyroid scintigraphy helped diagnose the patient’s condition.
- The radiologist interpreted the scintigraphy results.
- Scintigraphy is less invasive than some other imaging methods.