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perfusion

In biology, the passage of fluid through tissues. For example, oxygen contained in the moist air that enters the lungs perfuses into the blood through the pulmonary tissues.



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One of the nuclear medicine procedures, an advanced heart stress test called a myocardial perfusion scan, was the single-biggest contributor.
coronary perfusion scan ($750) per procedure in the U.
showed no electrical brain activity and the perfusion scan of the head showed no blood flow to the brain.
 
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