1. a medical imaging technique that uses radioactive tracers to create pictures of organs and tissues in the body
Usage: medical

Examples

• The doctor ordered a bone scintigraphy to check for fractures.
• Cardiac scintigraphy revealed blockages in the patient’s arteries.
• The nuclear medicine department performs scintigraphy procedures daily.
• Thyroid scintigraphy helped diagnose the patient’s condition.
• The radiologist interpreted the scintigraphy results.
• Scintigraphy is less invasive than some other imaging methods.