Nuclear cardiology has a wide range of techniques that permit the accurate assessment of perfusion, metabolism, sympathetic innervation, and mechanical function of the heart.

Scintigraphic techniques of the heart include:
See also Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging.

See Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.
Myocardial scintigraphy is a nuclear cardiology method for the diagnosis of various forms of heart disease.

See also Myocardial Late Enhancement, Cardiac MRI and Echocardiography.

Whole body scintigraphy is the measurement of radioactivity in the entire body.
Whole body scintigraphy is useful for example in detection of tumors, infections, evaluation of metastases, and diseases with multiple organ involvement.
Different whole body scan techniques include: