Nuclear Medicine

Question 1

What is Nuclear Medicine?

Answer 1

Is a modality that uses radioactive substances to diagnose and treat disease.

Radiology done inside out because it records radiation emitting from w/in the body rather than radiation that is generated by external sources like X-Rays.

Uses radioactive tracers.

Question 2

MPI/MIBI Scan

Answer 2

Shows how well blood flows through or perfuses the heart. It can show both the areas of the heart muscle that aren’t getting enough blood flow and how well heart is pumping.

Question 3

Persantine MPI/ MIBI Scan

Answer 3

Unable to exercise first part of MIBI a medication will be given to increase the blood flow to the heart muscle as if you are exercising.

Question 4

HIDA Scan

Answer 4

Useful in diagnosing common gallbladder problems such blockage, inflammation or dysfunction.

Question 5

Schillings Scan

Answer 5

Investigates whether a patient is absorbing V B12 properly.

Question 6

Bone Scan

Answer 6

Common reason for having bone scan is bone pain; could be a fracture, infection, arthritis, or a stress facture and infections not visible on a normal x-ray.

Question 7

Brain Scan

Answer 7

Investigate abnormalities in the brain, such as seizures, memory loss, and abnormalities in blood flow.

Question 8

Liver and/ or Spleen Scan

Answer 8

Helps in the evaluation of function of the liver and or spleen.

Question 9

Lung Scan/VQ Scan (Ventilation Perfusion)

Answer 9

Scan lungs for respiratory and blood flow problems.

Question 10

Thyroid Scan

Answer 10

Used to evaluate how the thyroid functions.

Question 11

Gallium Scan

Answer 11

Evaluates lung diseases, chronic infection or tumors.

Question 12

Indium Scan

Answer 12

Investigates a source of infection, common source imaged in nuclear medicine is osteomyelitis (infection of the bone).

Question 13

Renal (DMSA Dimercapto Succinic Acid) Scan

Answer 13

Gives an anatomical image of the kidney; also shows prevent function of each kidney.