infarct-avid scintigraphy
infarct-avid scintigraphy
Cardiology A form of scintigraphy used to document acute MI, for Pts in whom EKG and marker evidence is inconclusive; in IAS, myocardial uptake of the isotope indicates heart disease DiffDx healed MIs, myocarditis, pericarditis, left ventricular aneurysm, rib fractures, etcMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.