What is Cardiolite ™ scanning?
Cardiolite ™ is a medical imaging study of the heart performed to seek signs of ischemia where blood flow does not reach the heart muscle. Ischemia can cause heart damage and expose patients the risk of myocardial infarction and other complications. When scanning Cardiolite ™, the radioactive tracker is monitored as it is absorbed by the heart. The exposure of radiation is very low and naturally expresses the patient's body after the test. The aim is to look at the heart perfusion, the distribution of blood in the heart muscle, how when the heart is calm and when the heart works hard. Medicines can be used to induce heart stress or the patient can be used to use a stationary wheel or treadmill to increase heart rate.
in the cardioli -cening of Te ™, Technetium TC99M Destamibi is injected into the patient, while the patient's heart rate is increased by exercise or medication. DisplayThe cord monitors tracking as it moves through the patient's blood circulation and into the heart. In a healthy patient, the heart lights up relatively evenly, which shows that the hitchhiker distracts throughout the heart and suggests that blood reaches the entire heart muscle. Dark spots indicate that blood does not reach certain areas of the heart or reach them very slowly. The test is repeated in the patient at rest to compare rest and work data.
Cardiolite Scan Result may indicate whether the patient has a heart -causing heart condition and can also be used to learn more about the patient's heart health. Some patients may have dark spots on both tests, while others can only develop ischemia when the heart is stressed. Diet and exercise adjustments can help solve the problem and medicines and other treatments are also available.
This test takes several hours or can be performed as two separate tests for two days. Patients should ask about planning when the test recommendIt will carry out the relevant plans, and it is also advisable to ask whether there are special preparations that must log in before the test. Patients may consider it useful to bring some reading material because there may be some waiting for settings where fun is not easily accessible.