Abdominal aorta w/runoff

NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING
Aerosol/Perfusion Lung Scan
Bone Scan w/Flow, Whole Body,
w/ECT
Brain SPECT
No caffeine or alcohol after midnight (or at least 4 hours if done later in day). Patient may have breakfast Captopril Renal
Nothing to eat or drink for 4 hours prior to exam. Hold any ACE-Inhibitors for 48 hours. Nothing to eat or drink for 4 hours prior to exam. No caffeine for 24 hours prior to exam (decaf, coffee, cola, tea, chocolate, Excedrin, and Anacin). No Viagra or other ED medications for 48 hours. If scheduled for Nuclear Medicine Treadmill-restrictions apply for Beta-blockers. Please contact scheduling at 982-6689. CSF – Flow w/Lumbar Puncture
Withhold Coumadin for 5 days, Lovenox for 1 dose,
Plavix for 5 days, Pletal for 4 days, Pradaxa for 48
hours, & Ticlid for 14 days prior to exam after obtaining
approval from prescribing physician. Lab work as
indicated at time of scheduling.
Must have a driver. Light diet
CSF – Leakage w/Lumbar Puncture
Withhold Coumadin for 5 days, Lovenox for 1 dose,
Plavix for 5 days, Pletal for 4 days, Pradaxa for 48
hours, & Ticlid for 14 days prior to exam after obtaining
approval from prescribing physician. Lab work as
indicated at time of scheduling.
Must have a driver. Light diet
CSF Shunt Evaluation
DMSA Renal
Gallium Scan
Gastric Emptying-Tougas Method
Adults: Nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours prior to exam,
this includes no pain, or anti-nausea medications.
Children up to age 14: Nothing to eat or drink for at
least 4-6 hours prior to exam, this includes no pain, or
anti-nausea medications.
Infants: Skip 1 feeding
Hepatobiliary Scan w/CCK
Nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours prior to exam, this includes no pain medications I-123 Thyroid Uptake & Scan
Contact scheduling regarding prep 982-6689 I-131 Thyroid Therapy or Ablation < 30
Contact scheduling regarding prep 982-6689 mCi
I-131 Thyroid Therapy or Ablation
Contact scheduling regarding prep 982-6689 >30mCi
Liver / Spleen Scan
Liver Hemangioma RBC Scan w/ECT
Liver Scan
Lymphatic Injection / Sentinel node
injection
Lymphoscintigraphy
MAG-3 Renal Scan
Nothing to eat or drink for 4 hours, No Smoking for 12 Octreoscan
Stop Octreotide therapy drugs (Octreotide & Sandostatin) 48 hours prior to injection Parathyroid Scan
Quadramet Therapy
Quantitative Lung Scan
Renal w/Lasix
SR89 Therapy
Total Body Scan I-131
Contact scheduling regarding prep 982-6689 Total Body Scan I-131 w/Thyrogen
Contact scheduling regarding prep 982-6689 Ureteral Reflux Study
White Blood Cell Scan
Zevalin Therapy

Source: http://rhtestsite.com/Documents/pdf/imaging/nuclear-medicine-imaging.pdf