Overview of Nuclear Medicine Studies / 649
Principles of Nuclear Medicine / 649
Principles of Imaging / 651
General Procedure / 651
Benefits and Risks / 651
Clinical Considerations / 652
Interventions / 652
Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Considerations / 653
Cardiac Studies / 654
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI): Rest and Stress / 654
Myocardial Infarct Imaging (99mTc Stannous Pyrophosphate [PYP] Scanning) / 656
Multigated Acquisition (MUGA) Scan: Rest and Stress / 657
First-Pass Radionuclide Study / 658
Endocrine Studies / 660
Thyroid Scan / 660
Radioactive Iodine Uptake (RAIU) Test / 661
Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Scan / 663
Parathyroid Scan / 664
Genitourinary Studies / 665
Renal Scan / 665
Testicular (Scrotal) Scan / 667
Prostate Scan (ProstaScint Scan) / 668
Vesicoureteric Reflux (Bladder and Ureters) Scan / 669
Gastrointestinal Studies / 670
Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid (HIDA) Scan / 670
Gastroesophageal Reflux Scan / 671
Gastric Emptying Scan (Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy [GES]) / 672
Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding Scan / 673
Salivary Gland Scan (Parotid Scintigraphy) / 675
Liver/Spleen Scan and Liver/Spleen RBC Scan / 676
Meckel Scan / 677
Neurologic Studies / 678
Brain Perfusion Scan / 678
Cisternogram (Cerebrospinal Fluid [CSF] Flow Scan) / 679
DaTscan / 680
Pulmonary Studies / 681
Lung Scan (Ventilation/Perfusion [VQ] Scan) / 681
Orthopedic Studies / 683
Bone Scan / 683
Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Test (Bone Densitometry [DEXA Scan]) / 685
Tumor Imaging Studies / 687
Gallium Scan / 687
Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Tumor Imaging Studies / 689
Iodine 131 Whole-Body Scan / 690
Scintimammography; Lymphoscintigraphy / 691
Inflammatory Process Imaging / 693
White Blood Cell (WBC) Scan (Indium 111 Scan) / 693
Overview of Radionuclide (Nonradioimmunoassay) Laboratory Studies / 694
Total Blood Volume Test; Plasma Volume Test; Red Blood Cell (RBC) Volume Test / 694
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Survival Time Test / 696
Overview of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan / 698
Indications / 698
Brain PET Scan / 699
Cardiac PET Scan / 700
Tumor PET Scan / 701