scintiphotography

A technique using a radioactive tracer to compile a picture of internal structures. It is used to diagnose sports injuries such as stress fractures in bones. See also bone scan.

A technique used to diagnose sports injuries. A radioactive tracer is used in conjunction with a scintillation counter to produce pictures. A diagram, called a scintigram, shows the internal distribution of a radioactive tracer in internal parts of the body. In sports medicine, scintigraphy is particularly useful in the detection of stress fractures in bones. See also bone scan.

The process of or procedure for obtaining a scintigram. Also called scintigraphy.