RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY

Course overview

THE RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY (RNV) SCAN IS A NON-INVASIVE WAY OF ASSESSING THE VENTRICULAR FUNCTION AND INTRACARDIAC HEMODYNAMICS. IT ASSESSES THE VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION PRECISELY WITH LESS INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, IT CAN ASSESS THE DIASTOLIC FUNCTION, WALL MOTION ABNORMALITY, REGIONAL CONTRACTILITY OF THE VENTRICLE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATION, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF CARDIAC CYCLE, CONTRAINDICATION, ADVERSE REACTION, CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM APPROACH FOR THE RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY.