This virtual tour applies to patients undergoing nuclear cardiology testing. Tours for other tests will be available in the future.
Most nuclear cardiology tests begin with the patient receiving a painless injection of an isotope while at rest.
The isotope goes to the heart, which is imaged by the patient laying down under one of the cameras pictured below for about 24 minutes.
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Following this, the heart is stressed by walking on a treadmill or undergoing a brief infusion of a medication or a combination of the two.
During this time another isotope which goes to the heart is injected which provides a snapshot of the heart under stress.
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The pictures obtained allow your physician to assess the blood flow to your heart and the strength of the heart muscle contraction.
Examples of the images acquired are below:
Following a brief rest, the patient is imaged again under one of the cameras to determine the blood flow to the heart following stress.
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Careful acquisition and interpretation of these images allows us to provide you and your physician with an assessment of your cardiovascular health.
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