Radiation Detection in Nuclear Medicine — Flashcards

Which nuclear imaging technique uses gamma emitting radioisotope?_____

Gallium lung scintigraphy is highly sensitive for _____ pneumonia

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

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

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

Parathyroid imaging (to distinguish adenomas from thyroid tissue) is most commonly performed using a _____ scan.

I_____ produces positron and hence it is used in PET scan

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