Ch. 6.2 Nuc Med II

Relatively easy

Cardiac Scan difficulty

20-25 mCi Tc-MDP

Bone Scan injects dose and what isotope

Yes

Is patient Ok to eat and drink in between scans with a bone scan?

3-5 hrs

How long is the wait for bone scans?

3-phase

Bone Scan is for the whole body unless it’s:

1 mCi Tc-SC or 1 mCi MAA

Gastric Emptying dose and isotopes(s)

hard boiled eggs, pizza, egg mcmuffin

Gastric emptying isotopes can be delivered in:

up to 4 hours depending on protocol

Gastric Emptying can take how long

percent empty

Gastric Emptying graph will be made to demonstrate the:

5-10 mCi Mebrofenin (Choletec)

HIDA Scan injection dose and isotope

60 minutes over the abdomen

Patient lying on their back for how long in HIDA scan and part of body

image of gall bladder

goal of HIDA scan

morphine

If gall bladder is not visualized in HIDA scan and intestines are seen what is given

8-10 mCi Tc-MAGGG(3)

Renal Scan injection dose and isotope

Under the camera while photons are being collected

When is injection does for Renal Scans

Captopril or Lasix

Other pharmaceutical used for Renal Scan

I-123 capsules

Isotopes used for thyroid delayed uptake and imaging

Two, typically

How many uptakes will be done with the thyroid probe

4-6 hours with probe or at 24 hour mark when they return

How long will the images be obtained for thyroid

Tc-DTPA or Xe gas

V/Q Ventilation can be done through

Tc-MAA

V/Q perfusion can be done through

through aligning both photos to look for a pulmonary embolism

How are comparison images are obtained

20-30 mCi TcO4 (99m Tc-RBC)

Dose and isotope GI Bleed

patient blood must be tagged with ULTRA TAG prior to the reinjection of their blood

How is TcO4 used in a GI Bleed

20 mCi of ceretex or 20 mCi TcO4

Brain death isotope and dose

DTPA

PIH uses what for Brain Death

under the camera for a dynamic flow study

When is injection done in Brain Scan

statics are obtained and then displayed next to each other

Describe images of brain death scans

trauma or long-term comas

Types of patients in brain scans

mapping study

When is Y-90 theraspheres used for

5-10mCi Tc-MAA

isotope and dose for Y-90

1-2 weeks later

how long is Y-90 therapy done after mapping

measure, assist, clean up

tech’s duties for Y-90