In the context of a nuclear stress test, what does gating mean?
A. Rotating the scanning camera around the patient's body
B. Injecting the radioactive tracer at specific intervals
C. Performing a series of scans over 24 hours for comparison studies
D. Triggering the camera to record at specific points during the cardiac cycle
Answer: D
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A) ultraviolet B) X-ray C) infrared D) ultrasound
A(n) _____ identifies diagnoses that cannot be coded to a given category.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which instrument pushes the band into place?
a. Band seater b. Band driver c. Bite stick d. None of the above