A nuclear stress test uses a camera and a radioactive tracer — a small amount of a radioactive substance injected into a vein — to show how blood flows during rest and activity. Generally ...

The nuclear stress test can show how blood flows through your heart muscles. This reveals how well the heart pumps blood and areas of your heart muscles that do not get enough blood. Nuclear ...

During a nuclear stress test, you’ll be injected with a radioactive dye called a tracer. Some of this tracer will remain in your system for a time after the test. A nuclear stress test is a type ...

It measures your blood flow during rest and after exercise. The thallium stress test is also called a nuclear stress test, a treadmill test, a stress perfusion test, or a cardiac SPECT.

Depending on the results, the doctor may recommend a nuclear stress test as a next step. Also known as a nuclear heart test or radionuclide scan, this can give a more detailed and accurate ...

You will be asked to exercise until you feel exhausted. If medication is used, or it is a nuclear stress test, an IV will be inserted in your arm in order to have the medication administered.

Upon seeing the anomaly, her doctor called and asked her to undergo a nuclear stress test. She had one done eight years ago, and it made her very uncomfortable. She is fearful that she may not ...

Upon seeing the anomaly, her doctor called and asked her to undergo a nuclear stress test. She had one done eight years ago, and it made her very uncomfortable. She is fearful that she may not ...

A couple of my friends in similar situations took the nuclear stress test (due to age and diabetes); one ended up with two stents, and another underwent triple bypass surgery. Neither had any ...

If you're unable to exercise during this test, a provider may give you a medication called dobutamine to cause your heart to beat faster and harder. During a nuclear stress test, a healthcare ...