Radionuclide Imaging

Preferred Label : Radionuclide Imaging;

NCIt synonyms : Radionuclide Scanning; Scan; Scanning;

NCIt related terms : nuclear medicine scan; radioimaging; Scintigraphy; NM; Nuclear Medicine;

NCIt definition : An imaging technique that uses a small dose of a radioactive chemical (isotope) called a tracer that can detect sites of cancer growth, trauma, infection or degenerative disorders. The tracer, which is either injected into a vein or swallowed, travels through the bloodstream to the target organ, and emits gamma rays, which are detected by a gamma camera and analyzed by a computer to form an image of the target organ.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A procedure that produces pictures (scans) of structures inside the body, including areas where there are cancer cells. Scintigraphy is used to diagnose, stage, and monitor disease. A small amount of a radioactive chemical (radionuclide) is injected into a vein or swallowed. Different radionuclides travel through the blood to different organs. A machine with a special camera moves over the person lying on a table and detects the type of radiation given off by the radionuclides. A computer forms an image of the areas where the radionuclide builds up. These areas may contain cancer cells.; CDISC: An imaging technique that uses a small dose of a radioactive chemical (isotope) called a tracer that can detect sites of cancer growth, trauma, infection or degenerative disorders. The tracer, which is either injected into a vein or swallowed, travels through the bloodstream to the target organ, and emits gamma rays, which are detected by a gamma camera and analyzed by a computer to form an image of the target organ. (NCI);

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000597166; CDR0000044552; CDR0000046552; CDR0000580343;

Details

Origin ID

C62667;

UMLS CUI

C0034606;

False automatic mappings
- Scan [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Scan NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- scan [Menu Imagerie Prestation Rouen]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Nuclear medicine [ICD-9 code]
- Nuclear medicine imaging procedure (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- RI scan [MedDRA LLT]
- Radioisotope scan [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Radioisotope scan NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Scintigraphy [MedDRA LLT]
- Scintigraphy NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- nuclear scans [MedlinePlus Topic]
- radionuclide imaging [CISMeF resources Type]
- radionuclide imaging [MeSH concept]
- radionuclide imaging [MeSH Descriptor]
- radionuclide scanning, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- CDISC SDTM Method Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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