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heart scan, a radiographic scan of the heart, performed after the injection of a radioactive material into a vein. It is used for determining the size, shape, and location of the heart; for diagnosing pericarditis; and for viewing the chambers of the heart. See also echocardiography, electrocardiography. heart scan See MUGA. Patient discussion about heart scan. Q. My mother had a chest pain and she was sent for a TEE. When do you need a TEE and when a normal echo is fine? My mother had a chest pain few weeks ago. we were sure its a heart attack and went to the ER. There the doctors did some tests and she was sent for a (trans thoracic echocardiogram) TEE. I want to know when do you need a TEE and when you can do just a normal echocardiogram because the TEE was very painful for her and we want to know if ther was a better way. A. The main difference between TEE and normal echo is that in TEE u put the transducer directly in the esophagus. The transducer is the same and the idea is to put it as close as possible to the heart. As far as I know there are some heart situations the TEE is better for diagnosis that normal echo. Maybe your mom had one of those situations? I can recommend you to ask the ER doctor. he will probably be able to give a better explanation for his choice Q. I am scheduled for a TEE and i am very scared. what is exactly going to happen there? I am scheduled for a Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) for my heart valve problem and i am very scared. what is exactly going to happen there to me? I understand i need to swallow somthing and I am not sure I'll be able to do it. I have a strong gag reflex. can someone tell me what I can do to reduce the fear? A. During a TEE you will be requested to swallow something that looks like a big chocolate kiss. This is all the swallowing that is involved. It is not fun, and me too have a strong gag reflex. I asked the doctor to let me watch the TEE of the guy that was before me in the line. After I saw how this test is done it was easier for me. Read more or ask a question about heart scan(Don't get me wrong, you will want to puke but you will be able to handle this urge) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| By contrast, a 20-year-old woman's extra cancer risk from a scan is probably 1 in 143, and an 80-old-woman would gain a 1 in 1,338 risk of cancer from a CT heart scan. On a side note, I recommend having a stress test or heart scan, since diabetes is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease, which is often asymptomatic. Because of his family history of heart disease, the 51-year-old was prompted by his doctor to undergo a heart scan (or electron beam tomography)--and he thought his students should be able to watch. |
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