Definition of scintigram in English:
scintigram
noun ˈsɪntɪɡramˈsɪn(t)əˌɡræm
Medicine An image of an internal part of the body produced by scintigraphy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Evaluation criteria used to confirm the diagnosis of cholelithiasis include radiological evaluation using biliary scintigram and ultrasound and laboratory results that indicate elevations in serum
- In cases in which MRI scan does not reveal stress fracture, clinicians may consider using bone scintigrams.
- Distant metastasis was detected clinically by an iodine 131 scintigram.
Origin
1950s: from scintillation + -gram1.
Definition of scintigram in US English:
scintigram
nounˈsɪn(t)əˌɡræmˈsin(t)əˌɡram
Medicine An image of an internal part of the body produced by scintigraphy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Evaluation criteria used to confirm the diagnosis of cholelithiasis include radiological evaluation using biliary scintigram and ultrasound and laboratory results that indicate elevations in serum
- In cases in which MRI scan does not reveal stress fracture, clinicians may consider using bone scintigrams.
- Distant metastasis was detected clinically by an iodine 131 scintigram.
Origin
1950s: from scintillation + -gram.