radionuclide scan

radionuclide scan

Radiopharmaceutical study Imaging Imaging of internal organs and tissues after injection or ingestion of a small amount of radioactive material which concentrates or localizes to a particular region or tissue, and is detected with a scanner Pulmonology Ventilation-perfusion scan, see there.
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Chaudhry and Richardson [7] described a case of a 50-year-old male with a history of pulmonary sarcoidosis who had increased uptake in his upper right humerus on a 99mTc radionuclide scan. An initial radiograph of the shoulder was read as normal.
Sarcoid of the Upper Humerus Found Incidentally on MR Images Obtained for Work-Up of Rotator Cuff Tear Where Compromised Tissue Quality Was a Concern for Surgical Success
A thyroid radionuclide scan showed diffusely decreased uptake in the thyroid gland.
Severe Thyrotoxicosis Secondary to Povidone-Iodine from Peritoneal Dialysis
In order to determine whether the mass has a glandular origin, the radionuclide scan or the sialogram are usually performed.
Differential Diagnosis of Parotid Lipoma in a Breast Ca Patient
Conventional diagnostic approaches such as history taking, physical examination and routine laboratory tests are not always conclusive; therefore adjunctive tests like ultrasonography, FNAC and radionuclide scan are commonly used to improve diagnostic accuracy.
DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF GRAY-SCALE AND COLOUR DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN DIAGNOSING MALIGNANT THYROID NODULES
Postoperative radionuclide scan on follow-up revealed success in 42(95%) in group 2 compared to i95% (n=42) for OP vs 27(93%) in group 1 (Table-2).
Is laparoscopic pyeloplasty a comparable option to treat Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO)? A comparative study
The previous 1999 AAP guidelines on UTIs stated unequivocally that "infants and children 2 months through 2 years of age who have the expected response to antimicrobials should have a sonogram and either voiding cystourethrogram or radionuclide scan at the earliest convenient time" (Pediatrics 1999; 10[4 Pt 1]:843-52).
Guide reflects new thinking on renal scarring
Diagnosis of Graves' disease was based on the presence of Graves' ophthalmopathy or a combination of a diffuse goitre and a significant titre of thyroid peroxidase antibodies or if radionuclide scan showed diffuse uptake.
Efficacy of fixed high dose radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism--a 14 year experience: a focus on influence of pre-treatment factors on outcomes
The patients' age, sex, renal pelvic diameter, laterality, separated renal function on radionuclide scan, presence of renal scar on DMSA scan, urine culture results and the presence of symptomatic infections were used as input variables (Fig.
Use of artificial neural networks in the management of antenatally diagnosed ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Imaging, via sonogram plus either VCUG or radionuclide scan, accomplishes four goals: It localizes the infection (upper vs.
Still no consensus on UTI management
Ventilation-perfusion radionuclide scan (Figure 3) showed matched ventilation and perfusion defects in the right lung.
A 63-year-old man with recurrent pulmonary infections: a case of Swyer-James Macleod syndrome
Computerized topographic scanning, magnetic resonance imaging and radionuclide scan can then play a major role.
Radiological Documentation of Hurt with Reference to Islamic Qisaas and Diyat:laws- evolution, pitfalls and needs: a perspective from Pakistan
Technetium-99 radionuclide scan showed no evidence of osteomyelitis of the lower extremities.
An unusual presentation of calciphylaxis due to primary hyperparathyroidism

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