Indications

Question 1

Indications for DTPA

Answer 1

Lung ventilation (30-75 mCi)
Brain studies (25 mCi)
GFR determinations (5mCi)
Renal perfusion studies (10 mCi)
Kidney imaging (5mCi)

Question 2

Indications for UltraTag RBC

Answer 2

MUGA scan (20 mCi)
Blood pool imaging (5 mCi)
GI bleed (20mCi)

Question 3

Indications for DMSA

Answer 3

Renal cortex imaging

Question 4

Indications for MYOVIEW

Answer 4

Myocardial persusion imaging (10 mCi/30 mCi)
Parathyroid study (20 mCi)

Question 5

Indications for HDP

Answer 5

Bone imaging (25mCi)
Three Phase bone scan (25 mCi)

Question 6

Indications for PYP

Answer 6

Infarct imaging (20 mCi)
RBC labelling (30 mCi)
Bone imaging (25 mCi)

Question 7

Indications for Cardiolite

Answer 7

Myocardial perfusion imaging (10mCi/30mCi)
Parathyroid study (20 mCi)
Breast tumor imaging (20mCi)

Question 8

Indications for sulfur colloid

Answer 8

Gastric emptying study (1mCi)
Liver/spleen scan (5 mCi)
Lymphoscintigraphy study (0.1-1.0 mCi)
LeVeen shunt patency study (3 mCi)
Bone marrow study (10 mCi)

Question 9

Indications for I-123 sodium iodide

Answer 9

Thyroid uptake (100 uCi)
Thyroid imaging (200 uCi)
Whole body imaging (2 mCi)

Question 10

Indications for I-131 sodium iodide

Answer 10

Thyroid uptake and scan
whole body imaging

TX for
Hyperthyroidism
Mulitnodular toxic goiter
Thyroid ablation
Thyroid Cancer

Question 11

Indications for Persantine

Answer 11

Acts as an adjunct stress perfusion agent in myocardial perfusion imaging (60 mg)

Question 12

Indications for Lexiscan

Answer 12

Acts as a “selective” adenosine-mediated vasodilator for stress myocardial perfusion imaging (0.4 mg)

Question 13

Indications for AdreView

Answer 13

Detection of pheochromocytomas or meuroblastomas (10mCi)
Evaluation of myocardial sympathetic innervation in patients with heart failure and
EF less than 35%
Has potential to detect likelihood that pateints’ heart failure will advance.

Question 14

Indications for DaTscan

Answer 14

Assist in the evaluation of patients with suspected Parkinsonian syndromes (3-5 mCi)

Question 15

Indications for Adenoscan

Answer 15

Acts as a potent vasodilator for stress myocardial pefusion imaging as an alternative to exercise stress (0.140 mg/kg)

Question 16

Indications for Dobutrex

Answer 16

Adjunct pharmacologic stress agent that increases both the myocardial contractility and the heart rate. Mimics true exercise the most.

Question 17

Indications for Neurolite

Answer 17

Brain perfusion imaging (25 mCi)

Question 18

Indications for Ceretec (HMPAO)

Answer 18

Brain perfusion imaging (25 mCi)

Leukocyte (WBC) labeling (20mCi)

Question 19

Indications for Choltec

Answer 19

Gallblader studies (5 mCi)

Question 20

Indications for MAG3 (TechneScan)

Answer 20

Renal imaging (5 mCi)
Effective renal plasma flow study (5 mCi)

Question 21

Indications for sodium pertechnetate

Answer 21

Imaging of thryoid (5 mCi)
Salivary glands
Meckel's divedrticulitis (5 mCi)
Parathyroid glands
Dacryoscinigraphy
MUGA scan (25 mCi)

Question 22

Indications for Hepatolite

Answer 22

Gallbladder studies (5 mCi)

Question 23

Indications for MAA

Answer 23

Pulmonary perfusion study (5 mCi)

Question 24

Indications for MDP

Answer 24

Bone imaging (25 mCi)
Three Phase bone scans (25mCi)

Question 25

Indications for In-111 DTPA

Answer 25

Cisternographies (0.5mCi)
Shunt patency (0.5mCi)
Cerebrospinal fluid leak study (0.5 mCi)