Nuclear Medicine Exams

Name: Nuclear Medicine Lymphoscintigraphy Procedure: A lymphatic mapping examination evaluating drainage pathways and sentinel lymph nodes. Patient Position: Supine Region: Extremity or Region Projection: Dynamic And Planar Beam Direction: Anterior Gamma Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine Gallium Scan Procedure: A whole body inflammatory and oncologic examination evaluating infection or tumor activity. Patient Position: Supine Region: Whole Body Projection: Planar And Whole Body Sweep Beam Direction: Anterior And Posterior Gamma Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan Whole Body Procedure: A physiologic examination evaluating skeletal metabolism for metastasis infection or trauma using radiotracer uptake patterns. Patient Position: Supine Region: Whole Body Projection: Planar And Whole Body Sweep Beam Direction: Anterior And Posterior Gamma Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine Octreotide Scan Procedure: A functional examination evaluating neuroendocrine tumors using somatostatin receptor imaging. Patient Position: Supine Region: Whole Body Projection: Planar And SPECT Beam Direction: Anterior And Posterior Gamma Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan Three Phase Procedure: A dynamic perfusion and blood pool examination followed by delayed skeletal imaging to evaluate infection or trauma. Patient Position: Supine Region: Extremity or Region Projection: Dynamic And Planar Beam Direction: Anterior And Posterior Gamma Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine PET Brain Metabolism Procedure: A metabolic brain examination evaluating dementia seizure focus or neurodegenerative disease. Patient Position: Supine head first Region: Brain Projection: PET Beam Direction: Axial Photon Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine Thyroid Uptake And Scan Procedure: A functional thyroid examination evaluating gland activity nodules and iodine uptake. Patient Position: Seated or supine Region: Neck Projection: Planar Beam Direction: Anterior Gamma Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine PET Whole Body Oncology Procedure: A whole body metabolic examination evaluating malignancy staging recurrence and treatment response. Patient Position: Supine Region: Whole Body Projection: PET Beam Direction: Axial Photon Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine Parathyroid Scan Procedure: A functional examination evaluating parathyroid adenomas using differential radiotracer washout. Patient Position: Supine Region: Neck Projection: Planar And SPECT Beam Direction: Anterior Gamma Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine

Name: Nuclear Medicine PET Cardiac Viability Procedure: A metabolic cardiac examination evaluating myocardial viability and perfusion mismatch. Patient Position: Supine arms raised Region: Heart Projection: PET Beam Direction: Axial Photon Detection Type of Study: Nuclear Medicine