Nuclear Stress Test
A nuclear stress test provides information about your heart.
Diagnosing heart conditions
A safe, radioactive substance called a tracer is injected into your bloodstream through a vein. The tracer travels to your heart and releases energy, then special cameras outside your body detect the energy and use it to create a picture of your heart.
Nuclear heart scans are used for three main purposes:
Nuclear heart scans are used for three main purposes:
- To check how blood is flowing to the heart muscle
- To look for damaged heart muscle
- To see how well your heart pumps