scintiscan
/ˈsɪntɪskan
/noun Medicine
Another term for scintigram.Preoperative workup for metastatic breast disease, including radiographs of the thorax, liver ultrasound, bone scintiscans, and blood markers were all negative....
- Ultrasonography identified a hypodense lesion of 3 cm in the greatest diameter that did not trap the tracer during a scintiscan.
Origin
1960s: from scintillation + scan.