Physics of Nuclear Medicine — Flashcards

Which nuclear imaging technique uses gamma emitting radioisotope?_____

Tc-99m HSA is used in _____ imaging

_____ is a nuclear-based imaging test used to localize the Parathyroid glands

Half-life of Tc 99m is _____

A gamma camera (-camera), also called _____ camera or Anger camera, is a device used to image gamma radiation emitting radioisotopes

The annihilation of positron in PET results in the formation of two high energy _____ (511-keV) which travel in opposite directions

Hint: particle

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