Completely updated with the latest advances in imaging technology, this quick-reference manual is the only procedures guide specifically geared to nuclear medicine technologists. It provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions for 61 scan procedures, including listings of possible artifacts and problems that may arise during each scan. An extensive quick-reference section includes conversion tables, radiopharmaceutical dose ranges, pediatric dosing, anatomical drawings, standard drug interventions, lab tests, language translations, thyroid therapy information, and reproducible patient history sheets for 20 scans.
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SCANS Adrenocortical Scan Adrenal Medulla: Pheochromocytoma Scan (mIBG) Angiography Bone Density Bone Marrow Study Bone Scan Brain Scan/Death (Brain Flow) Brain SPECT Breath Test: PYtest(R) 14C-urea Breath Test Cardiac: First Pass Cardiac: MUGA & MUGA-X Cardiac: Myocardial Infarction (MI Scan) Cardiac: Resting Study (Perfusion) Cardiac: Stress Test (Perfusion) Cisternography Cystography (Voiding Cystourethrogram; Direct & Indirect) Dacryoscintigraphy DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis): Venography Esophageal Transit Time Gallium Scan Gastric Emptying Gastroesophageal Reflux Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scan HIDA (Hepatobiliary or Gallbladder) Scan LeVeen/Denver Shunt Patency Liver SPECT (Hepatic Hemangioma) Liver/Spleen Scan Lung Perfusion Lung Transmission Lung Ventilation (Gas & Aerosol) Lymphoscintigraphy Meckel's Diverticulum NeutroSpec(R) Octreoscan(R) Parathyroid Scan Positron Emission Tomography (PET): An Overview PET Brain PET Cardiac PET Oncology Plasma Volume Measurement (I-125 Albumin) Prostascint(R) Scan Red Blood Cell Volume (Cr-51 RBC's) Renal: Cortical Imaging (DMSA) Renal: Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR-DTPA) Renal: Tubular Function (Baseline Renogram, Captopril, ERPF) Salivary Gland Scan Schilling Test Scintimammography SPECT & Hybrid Imaging: An Overview Testicular Scan Therapy: Bexxar Therapy: Bone Pain (Palliation) Therapy: Intra-articular (Joint) Therapy: Intracavitary (Serosal) Therapy: Polycythemia Vera Therapy: Zevalin Thyroid: Ablation Thyroid: Ectopic (Substernal) Scan Thyroid: Hyperthyroid Therapy (
