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Tc-99m sestamibi
Tc-99m sestamibi (sestamibi is a shortening of sesta-methoxyisobutylisonitrile) is one of the technetium radiopharmaceuticals.
Characteristics
photon energy: 140 KeV
physical half-life: 6 hours
lipophilic cation
normal distribution: thyroid, parathyroid, heart (myocardium)
excretion: hepat...
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Normal chest imaging examples
This article lists examples of normal imaging of the chest and surrounding structures, divided by modality.
Plain radiographs
Adult examples
chest radiograph
PA adult male
example 1
example 2: with inverted windows
example 3
PA adult female
example 1
example 2
example 3: with labels
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CT abdominal aorta (protocol)
CT abdominal aorta can be performed with or without contrast. The decision is based on the indication, clinical indications provided, and vascular access. Various scanning methods can be utilized depending on the scanner and patient demographics.
NB: This article relates to general protocol des...
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Cardiac imaging planes
Cardiac imaging planes are standard orientations for displaying the heart on MRI, CT, SPECT, and PET, similar to those used in echocardiography. The planes are defined in reference to the long axis of the left ventricle, which is the line that connects the ventricular apex to the center of the m...
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Triple-rule-out CT
Triple-rule-out CT (TRO CT) angiography may be ordered in the setting of acute chest pain to examine the thoracic aorta and the coronary and pulmonary arteries. The protocol helps exclude life-threatening causes of acute chest pain, especially if atypical, or if alternative causes to acute coron...
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Normal imaging examples
This article lists examples of normal imaging divided by body region and system.
brain
head and neck
spine
chest
breast
gastrointestinal
genitourinary
hepatobiliary
upper limb
lower limb
pediatrics
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Cardiac iron overload protocol (MRI)
The cardiac MRI iron overload protocol encompasses a set of different MRI sequences for the cardiac assessment in case of suspected iron overload cardiomyopathy.
Note: This article aims to frame a general concept of a cardiac MRI protocol in the above setting.
Protocol specifics will vary dep...
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Cardiac gating (CT)
Cardiac gating or ECG gated angiography in CT is an acquisition technique that triggers a scan during a specific portion of the cardiac cycle. Often this technique is conveyed to obtain high-quality scans void of pulsation artefact.
Technique
Via the attachment of ECG leads, cardiac gating aim...
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Transesophageal echocardiography
A standard transesophageal echocardiography (TOE, or TEE in US English) is a type of echocardiography using an endoscopic transducer, which is advanced into the thoracic esophagus, offering generally superior visualization of the great vessels and posterior cardiac structures than the standard t...
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Cine imaging (MRI)
Cine imaging, a.k.a. cine sequences or cine MRI, are a type of MRI sequence acquired to capture motion.
Imaging technique
Cine images are obtained by repeatedly imaging the area of interest for a certain time typically within a single slice, although 3D solutions already exist 3.
For the hear...
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Cardiac CT (prospective high-pitch acquisition)
The prospective ECG-gated high-pitch dual-source CT cardiac angiogram is a high pitch helical acquisition of the heart that is able to capture a single phase of the cardiac cycle, a dual-source scanner is required to perform it. Although this is the CT cardiac angiogram with the lowest dose it a...
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