The bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals such as Strontium-89, Samarium-153, and Rhenium-186 have many benefits of reducing pain and analgesic requirements.They can improve the quality of life, reduce lifetime radiotherapy requirements and management costs, and slow the progression of painful metastatic lesions. ❰❰ PATIENTS INSTRUCTIONS • This procedure requires
Brain Perfusion Scintigraphy is a functional nuclear imaging technique performed to evaluate regional cerebral perfusion. The cerebral blood flow is closely linked to neuronal activity, the activity distribution is presumed to reflect neuronal activity levels in different areas of the brain. A lipophilic, PH-neutral radiopharmaceutical (most commonly99m Tc-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime [HMPAO] and99m Tc-ethylene cysteine
This Nuclear Medicine scan is the optimal way to image the lymphatic system of the body. The lymphatics are a complex network of small vessels, similar in many ways to blood vessels, only instead of being transporting conduits for blood they transport a clear fluid called lymph. Lymph nodes are found at various
I131/I123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) Scintigraphy help locate and diagnose certain types of tumors in the body. MIBG is a substance that gathers in some tumors, particularly neuroblastoma tumors. When MIBG is combined with radioactive iodine (tracer), it provides a way to identify primary and metastatic (spread) disease. MIBG scans are helpful for locating both
Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism is the curative treatment of choice in most cases. This treatment is the easiest and safest means of cure where overactive thyroid is due to Graves' disease or an overactive thyroid nodule. ❰❰ PATIENTS INSTRUCTIONS • This procedure requires an administration of
Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is used to locate many neuroendocrine tumors. The used radiotracers can help in staging, restaging and treatment planning of these tumors. ❰❰ PATIENTS INSTRUCTIONS This procedure requires injection of a radioactive material. If there is a possibility that you are pregnant, please inform the Nuclear
Parathyroid Scintigraphy is performed to localize parathyroid adenoma. Adequate localization of parathyroid adenoma allows the surgeon to use a minimally invasive surgical approach. ❰❰ PATIENTS INSTRUCTIONS This procedure requires injection of a radioactive material. If there is a possibility that you are pregnant, please inform the
A multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or Radionuclide angiography is used to accurately determine cardiac function. In oncology its allow for surveillance of cardiac function in patients receiving potentially cardiotoxic anti-cancer treatment. In cardiology it is mostly used for diagnosis and prognosis of patients with heart failure and other heart diseases.
Cisternal Scintigraphy also known as (cisternogram) evaluates the flow patterns of the cerebrospinal fluid and aids in the diagnosis of hydrocephalus as well as other flow patterns of the cerebrospinal fluid. ❰❰ PATIENTS INSTRUCTIONS • This procedure requires exposure to radioactive material. • If there is
This scan is also known as a HIDA scan. Its role is to demonstrate the flow of bile in the body. Bile produced by the liver is stored in the gall bladder and then released on demand through bile ducts into the bowel to aid digestion. This test follows the flow patterns of
