Scintimammography is a type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue, but is not used for screening or in place of a mammogram. In this test, a woman receives an injection of a small amount of a radioactive substance called technetium 9...
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A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue. It is not used for screening or in place of a mammogram. In this test, a woman receives an injection of a small amount of a radioactive substance called technetium 99, which is taken up by...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sin′tē-mam-og′ră-fē Definitions: 1. Breast imaging that uses a radionuclide for the detection of cancer.
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Scintimammography: A scintigraphic imaging technique that uses the radioisotope technetium tetrofosmin (Tc-99 tetrofosmin) to search for breast cancer. Scintimammography can sometimes detect breast cancer in situations in which there is considerable uncertainty, as with dense breast tissue. Dense breast tissue is particularly difficult to decipher ...
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scintimammography A scintigraphic imaging technique that uses the radioisotope technetium tetrofosmin (Tc-99 tetrofosmin) to search for breast cancer.
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