A nuclear stress test is a diagnostic test that healthcare professionals use to monitor blood flow to your heart before and after exercise. Doctors often order it to look for coronary artery ...

Medicare will generally cover a nuclear stress test when a doctor deems it medically necessary. However, specific coverage details and criteria may vary, so a person may wish to consult their ...

A cardiac emergency in SPECT/CT and PET/CT occurs infrequently but necessitates prompt recognition and an appropriate ...

Since the donation of a SPECT camera by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a busy hospital in Brazil’s city of Niteroi has doubled its capacity to perform heart scans, expanding access to ...

“The traditional nuclear stress test can take several hours ... Although radioactive medicine is still administered to patients, it has a shorter half-life and provides a quicker test than ...

Nuclear medicine involves the administration into the body of small and safe amounts of radiopharmaceuticals, which are compounds containing radioactive material that can be used for diagnosis and ...