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10 Μαρ 2023 · A thallium stress test is a nuclear imaging test that shows how well blood flows into your heart while you're exercising or at rest, using radioactive liquid.
A nuclear stress test with exercise is used to determine what areas of the heart muscle have decreased blood flow during exercise. This test is done by first injecting a radionuclide (thallium or technetium) through an intravenous catheter into a vein in the arm or hand while the patient is at rest. After the radionuclide has been injected and ...
A Thallium stress test may be indicated if the echo stress test was inconclusive, or it may be done instead, if there is a likelihood of coronary artery disease. Thallium scans are also done after a bypass or angioplasty to evaluate the success of the procedure.
12 Ιουλ 2019 · Nuclear stress tests can be used to diagnose the potential presence of coronary artery disease. Nuclear stress tests are usually performed in an outpatient setting, whether in a diagnostic imaging clinic, a doctor’s office, or a hospital radiology/nuclear medicine department.
• Near the end of your stress test, a small amout of Thallium will be injected into your IV line. You will then be placed under a camera for approximately 15 minutes while pictures of your heart are taken. • Once your stress pictures are completed you will be given instructions and a return time for your rest pictures, usually 3 to 4 hours ...
7 Ιαν 2023 · A nuclear stress test is an imaging test that shows how blood goes to the heart at rest and during exercise. It uses a small amount of radioactive material, called a tracer or radiotracer. The substance is given by IV.
Nuclear Cardiac Stress Test. A nuclear cardiac stress test helps diagnose and monitor heart problems such as coronary artery disease. A provider injects a small amount of radioactive substance into your bloodstream. Then a special camera takes pictures of blood flow in and around the heart.
