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  2. Gated SPECT - Wikipedia

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    Gated SPECT is a nuclear medicine imaging technique, typically for the heart in myocardial perfusion imagery. [1] An electrocardiogram (ECG) guides the image acquisition, and the resulting set of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images shows the heart as it contracts over the interval from one R wave to the next.

  3. Cardiac stress test - Wikipedia

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    The test can also detect heart abnormalities such as arrhythmias, and conditions affecting electrical conduction within the heart such as various types of fascicular blocks. [3] A "normal" stress test does not offer any substantial reassurance that a future unstable coronary plaque will not rupture and block an artery, inducing a heart attack ...

  4. Coronary ischemia - Wikipedia

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    A cardiac stress test, puts stress on the heart through exercise. A series of exercises to measure the tolerance for stress on the heart will be carried out. This test uses an EKG to detect the electrical impulses of the heart during physical exertion. [29] A treadmill or exercise bike will be used.

  5. Myocardial perfusion imaging - Wikipedia

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    Myocardial perfusion imaging or scanning (also referred to as MPI or MPS) is a nuclear medicine procedure that illustrates the function of the heart muscle (). [1]It evaluates many heart conditions, such as coronary artery disease (CAD), [2] hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and heart wall motion abnormalities.

  6. Cardiac imaging - Wikipedia

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    Apical four chamber ultrasound view of heart. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) uses ultrasonic waves for continuous heart chamber and blood movement visualization. It is the most commonly used imaging tool for diagnosing heart problems, as it allows non-invasive visualization of the heart and the blood flow through the heart, using a technique known as Doppler.

  7. Daughter thought her mom was having a stroke because of ... - AOL

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    So, Chris Kirmsse made an appointment with a cardiologist and that doctor adjusted some of her medications and ordered more tests, including a nuclear stress test. But Chris Kirmsse couldn’t ...

  8. Radionuclide angiography - Wikipedia

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    As the gamma camera images are acquired, the patient's heart beat is used to 'gate' the acquisition. The final result is a series of images of the heart (usually sixteen), one at each stage of the cardiac cycle. [citation needed] Depending on the objectives of the test, the doctor may decide to perform either a resting or a stress MUGA.

  9. Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi - Wikipedia

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    The resulting two sets of images are compared with each other to distinguish ischemic from infarcted areas of the myocardium. This imaging technique has a sensitivity of around 90%. [2] Resting images are useful only for detecting tissue damage, while stress images will also provide evidence of coronary artery (ischemia) disease. [3] [4]