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radionuclide ventriculography

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ventriculography /ven·tric·u·log·ra·phy/ (ven-trik″u-log´rah-fe)
1. radiography of the cerebral ventricles after introduction of air or other contrast medium.
2. radiography of a ventricle of the heart after injection of a contrast medium.

first pass ventriculography  see under angiocardiography.
gated blood pool ventriculography  equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography.
radionuclide ventriculography  see under angiocardiography.

ventriculography [ven-trik″u-log´rah-fe]
1. radiography of the cerebral ventricles after introduction of air or other contrast medium. This study is no longer used to examine the brain; being replaced by CT and MRI.
2. radiography of a ventricle of the heart after injection of a contrast medium.
first pass ventriculography first pass radionuclide angiocardiography.
gated blood pool ventriculography equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography.
radionuclide ventriculography radionuclide angiocardiography.

radionuclide ventriculography
Imaging The use of radionuclides to study left ventricular changes during diastole Indications Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HTN, anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy, CAD ; RV is the 'gold standard' for estimating right ventricular ejection fractions


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17) Similarly, the "BATTLESCARRED" trial compared the usual care of CHF patients with NT-proBNP-guided care and found there were fewer outpatient diagnostic tests, including echocardiography, radionuclide ventriculography, and computed tomography scan in the NT-proBNP group.
They discussed echocardiography and radionuclide ventriculography were more appropriate investigations for assessing cardiac function.
Yancy stated, "Echocardiography or radionuclide ventriculography are extremely important, but not practical or cost-effective methods to guide frequent management decisions.
 
 
 
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