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Completely updated with the latest advances in imaging technology, this quick-reference manual is the only procedures guide specifically geared to nuclear medicine technologists. It provides detailed, easy-to-follow instructions for 61 scan procedures, including listings of possible artifacts and problems that may arise during each scan. An extensive quick-reference section includes conversion tables, radiopharmaceutical dose ranges, pediatric dosing, anatomy drawings, standard drug interventions, lab tests, language translations, thyroid therapy information, billing codes, and reproducible patient history sheets for 20 scans.

Scan
Sadrenocortical Scan
Adrenal Medulla: Pheochromocytoma Scan (mIBG)Angiography
Bone Density Bone Marrow Study
Bone Scan Brain Scan/Death (Brain Flow)Brain SPECTBreath Test: PYtest® 14C-urea Breath Test Cardiac: First Pass
Cardiac: MUGA & MUGA-X
Cardiac: Myocardial Infarction (MI Scan)
Cardiac: Resting Study (Perfusion)
Cardiac: Stress Test (Perfusion)
Cisternography Cystography (Voiding Cystourethrogram; Direct & Indirect)
Dacrocystography DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis): Venography Esophageal Transit Time Gallium Scan
Gastric Emptying Gastroesophageal Reflux GI Bleeding Scan HIDA (Hepatobiliary or Gallbladder)
Scan LeVeen/Denver Shunt Patency Liver SPECT (Hepatic Hemangioma)
Liver/Spleen Scan Lung Perfusion Lung
Transmission Lung Ventilation (Gas & Aerosol)
Lymphoscintigraphy Meckel's Diverticulum Neutro
Spec® Octreoscan® Parathyroid Scan
Positron Emission Tomography (PET): An Overview
PET Brain
PET Cardiac
PET Oncology Plasma Volume Measurement (I-125 Albumin)
Prostascint® Scan Red Blood Cell Volume (Cr-51 RBC's)
Renal: Cortical Imaging (DMSA)
Renal: Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR-DTPA)
Renal: Tubular Function (Baseline Renogram, Captopril, ERPF)
Salivary Gland Scan Schilling Test Scintimammography SPECT & Hybrid Imaging: An Overview Testicular Scan Therapy: Bexxar Therapy: Bone Pain (Palliation)
Therapy: Intra-articular (Joint)
Therapy: Intracavitary (Serosal)
Therapy: Polycythemia Vera Therapy: Zevalin
Thyroid: Ablation
Thyroid: Ectopic (Substernal) Scan
Thyroid: Hyperthyroid Therapy (<30 mCi)
Thyroid: Scan Thyroid: Uptake
Thyroid: Whole Body 131I Cancer Study with rTSH
Augmentation WBC - 111In and 99mTc-HMPAO (Ceretec®) Scan
Quick Reference
Conversion Tables: Lbs/KgsIn/CmTarget Heart Rates (Cardiac Studies)mCi/MBqRadio pharmaceuticals: Standard Adult Dose Ranges
Medical Radio pharmaceuticals Common Math Equations for Nuclear Medicine
Kit Preparations (An Overview)Pediatric Dosing in Nuclear Medicine
Radioactive Isotopes
Decay Tables of Common Radionuclides:137Cs57Co67Ga111In123I131I99Mo99mTc201Tl133Xe
Anatomical Reference: Skeletal System
Hepatobiliary System
Renal System
Cardiac System
Vascular System (Arteries, Veins)Brain (Anatomy, Vascular)Lungs
Gastrointestinal System (Esophagus, Stomach, GI Tract)General Organ Systems (Lacrimal, Salivaries, Testicular, Frontal Anatomy)Lymphatic System
Endocrine System
Catecholamine Sites (From Text Box)Drug Interventions: Calculations, Preparations & Administration
Infusion Rate Tables
Side Effects of Common Drugs
Drugs & Studies Affecting 131I & 123I Uptake
Anticoagulants
ACE Inhibitors & ARB's
Lab Tests: Normal Ranges
Enzymes & Hormones
Language Barrier Buster™/Interpretech™:Chinese
French
German Italian
Japanese
Polish Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Regulations: Misadministration
Radiation Safety
Patient Information for Thyroid Therapy Patient History Sheets Billing Codes for Nuclear Medicine: Exams
Radiopharmaceuticals
Abbreviations Commonly Used in Nuclear Medicine
References Acknowledgment of Trademarks
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