Also called: Also called: Radioisotope scans, Radionuclide scans
Nuclear scanning uses radioactive substances to see structures and functions inside your body. Nuclear scans involve a special camera that detects energy coming from the radioactive substance, called a tracer. Before the test, you receive the tracer, often by an injection. Although tracers are radioactive, the dosage is small. During most nuclear scanning tests, you lie still on a scanning table while the camera makes images. Most scans take 20 to 45 minutes.
Nuclear scans can help doctors diagnose many conditions, including cancers, injuries and infections. They can also show how organs like your heart and lungs are working.
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General Nuclear Medicine(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=gennuclear
Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=gennuclear
- Nuclear Medicine(American Society of Radiologic Technologists) - https://www.asrt.org/content/ThePublic/AboutRadiologicProcedures/Nuclear_Medicine.aspx
- Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Find Bone Abnormalities(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/bone-scan/CA00020/METHOD=print
- HIDA Scan (Cholescintigraphy): Why Is It Performed?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/hida-scan/AN00424/METHOD=print
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Lymphoscintigraphy(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=lympho
Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=lympho
- Nuclear Heart Scan(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/nscan/nscan_whatis.html
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=pet
Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=PET
- SPECT (Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography) Scan(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - Requires media player - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/spect-scan/MY00233/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
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Thyroid Scan and Uptake(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?PG=thyroiduptake
Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=thyroiduptake
- Commonly Encountered Radionuclides(Environmental Protection Agency) - http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/
- Important Questions to Ask about the Quality of Your Imaging Examination(American College of Radiology) - http://www.acr.org/MainMenuCategories/PatientInfo/ImportantQuestions.aspx
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Tomography, Emission-Computed(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Tomography,+Emission-Computed%22
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Radionuclide Imaging(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Radionuclide+Imaging%22
- Article: Altered cerebral gamma-aminobutyric acid type A-benzodiazepine receptor binding in panic... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18838633&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Noninvasive evaluation of active lower gastrointestinal bleeding: comparison between contrast-enhanced... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18806152&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Comparison of planar scintigraphy alone and with SPECT for the... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18806135&tool=MedlinePlus
- Nuclear Scans -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=radionuclide+imaging[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
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RadiologyInfo: Glossary of Terms(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/glossary/glossary1.cfm
Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/glossary/glossary1.cfm
- American College of Radiology Accredited Facility Search(American College of Radiology) - http://www.acr.org/accreditation/AccreditedFacilitySearch.aspx
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/
- RadiologyInfo(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/
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Children's (Pediatric) Nuclear Medicine(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=nuclear-pdi
Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=nuclear-pdi
- Diagnostic Imaging - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diagnosticimaging.html
- Diagnostic Tests - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diagnostictests.html
Nuclear Scans - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/nuclearscans.html