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Nuclear Medicine Flashcards

1
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These types of drugs are used in nuclear medicine

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Radiopharmaceuticals

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Nuclear imaging involves a low dose of radiopharmaceutical taken

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Internally

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Radionuclide tracer

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Specific to the body system being examined

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Scintigram

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Nuclear scan

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Bone scan

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Nuclear scanning test that identifies new areas of bone growth or breakdown

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Thyroid scan

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Makes use of the thyroid gland’s ability to concentrate certain radioactive isotopes to generate images of it

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