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Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine uses small amounts of radioactive tracers to provide functional and anatomical information about your body. Typically, the Technologist will administer the tracer via injection into a vein of your arm and take pictures at various intervals using a machine called a Gamma Camera. The Gamma camera converts the rays coming from your body after injection into an image on a computer to be interpreted by the Nuclear Medicine Physician.

Most Nuclear Medicine procedures involve a short visit in the morning and then a subsequent visit a few hours later. The amount of radiation used in Nuclear medicine procedures is very small and completely disappears from the body.

We can perform a wide range of procedures at Sydney Xray Bondi Junction. Bookings are essential as the injections and tracers used are ordered in on a daily basis.

 

Bone Scan

- No preparation -  Injection and scan at appointment time - approx 15 mins. Return for delayed imaging 2 - 4 hours after injection.


Thyroid Scan

- No preparation -  Injection and scan - approx 45 mins. 


Myocardial Perfusion Scan or Sestamibi

- Preparation - no caffeine for 24 hours prior.  No breakfast on morning of test.  If diabetic - please contact the practice for directions. Multiple stages.  Testing of the heart at rest and stress.  Stress testing on a treadmill or pharmacologically.  Takes 3 - 4 hours.  


Hida or Hepatobiliary Scan

- Preparation - Eat a meal 4 hours before appointment time and then fast.  Water is allowed.  Injection at appointment time.  Return for scanning at 1 hour and 2 hours after injection.    


Renal Scan

- Preparation - Drink 1 LT water starting 1 hour before the scan.  Finish within 45 mins.  Empty bladder as required.  Injection at appointment time and scan for 30 minutes. 


Parathyroid Scan

-  No preparation -   Two injections into the vein of the arm at separate times.  Multiple imaging sessions.  Total time up to 5 hours. 


Gastric Emptying Study

- Preparation - Fast from midnight.  Eat a meal of eggs toast and water at appointment time.  Return at 1, 2 and 4 hours after meal. 


Colonic Transit

-  Preparation - No laxatives to be taken during the week of the test.  Appointment to start on Mondays at 8am only.  Water with a radioisotope will be administered.  Scans taken at 2:30 Monday afternoon and then 8 am every day through the week.  Each scan takes about 10 minutes.

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