A resting myocardial perfusion scan, a type of nuclear medicine procedure, is used to assess the blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium) and to determine what areas of the myocardium have decreased blood flow. This is done by injecting a radionuclide (thallium or technetium) into a vein in the arm or hand.
A resting myocardial perfusion scan, a type of nuclear medicine
procedure, is used to assess the blood flow to the heart muscle
(myocardium) and to determine what areas of the myocardium have
decreased blood flow. This is done by injecting a...
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Brigham and Women's Hospital answered:A resting myocardial perfusion scan, a type of nuclear medicine procedure, is used to assess the blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium) and to determine what areas of the myocardium have decreased blood flow. This is done by injecting a radionuclide (thallium or technetium) into a vein in the arm or hand.A resting myocardial perfusion scan, a type of nuclear medicine procedure, is used to assess the blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium) and to determine what areas of the myocardium have decreased blood flow. This is done by injecting a... More