Cardiac Nuclear Medicine — Flashcards

Tc-99m HSA is used in _____ imaging

Thallium-201 is rarely used for myocardial perfusion scanning because it is associated with a _____ radiation dose to the patient

_____-labeled tracers are most commonly used in myocardial perfusion imaging, as they are associated with the best image quality and the lowest radiation dose to the patient

_____ scan is a nuclear medicine test designed to evaluate the function of right and left ventricles of the heart

_____ radioisotope based agents are most frequently used in medical imaging

The Tc 99m labelled RBC is used for the assessment of occult GI hemorrage, _____ function and vascular lesions

_____ sign in Gallium scan is seen in sarcoidosis

_____ carcinoid is more likely to have reduced uptake on FDG PET scan than an atypical carcinoid.

Hint: Typical/Atypical

Hepatic scintigraphy shows a "_____" due to healthy hypertrophied caudate lobe, in budd chiari syndrome

In radionuclide imaging, the most useful pharmaceutical agent for skeletal imaging is _____ linked to MDP