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Nuclear medicine
(redirected from Radionuclide test)

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nuclear medicine
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radionuclides in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Nuclear medicine
A subspecialty of radiology used to show the function and anatomy of body organs. Very small amounts of radioactive substances, or tracers, are detected with a special camera as they accumulate in certain organs and tissues.
Mentioned in: Gallium Scan of the Body
nuclear medicine A clinical discipline that uses radioisotopes to diagnose and treat disease


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