<unk>  (from Latin scintilla, "spark"), also known as a gamma scan, is a diagnostic test in nuclear medicine, where radioisotopes attached to drugs that travel to a specific organ or tissue (radiopharmaceuticals) are taken internally and the emitted gamma radiation is captured by external detectors (gamma cameras) to form two-dimensional images in a similar process to the capture of x-ray images. In contrast, SPECT and positron emission tomography (PET) form 3-dimensional images and are therefore classified as separate techniques from<unk> , although they also use gamma cameras to detect internal radiation.<unk>  is unlike a diagnostic X-ray where external radiation is passed through the body to form an image.
Scintigraphy
Immunoscintigraphy
Fluoroscopy
PET radiotracer
Molecular imaging
Radiography
Gated SPECT
Cholescintigraphy