Some scans may need overnight fasting, but these will be specified on the Doctor’s referral.
There is about a one in two chance of an Australian needing a nuclear medicine scan during his or her lifetime. Scans using radiopharmaceuticals can diagnose all sorts of conditions. Scans of the heart, thyroid, lungs and kidney are common. However. by far the majority of scans involve the skeleton. These are usually carried out to diagnose tumour spread, fractures or sports injuries and infections.
Preperation: Nil
Sports medicine injuries, stress fractures, secondary tumour spread, primary bone tumour, osteomyelitis, prosthesis infection or loosening, Paget's, avascular necrosis, sympathetic dystrophy, radiologically difficult fractures (scaphoid, hip, pelvis, spine, feet), extent and activity of arthritis, metabolic bone disease, H.P.O.
Preperation: Nil (bring recent X-Rays, CT Scans and MRI’s, even if normal)
Diagnosis osteoporosis and fracture risk assessment.
Preperation: Nil
Left ventricular function (ejection fraction, wall motion). Myocardial infarction, cardiac failure, aneurysm, cardiomyopathy, cardiac component of dyspnoea, chemotherapy, anaesthetic assessment, focal versus diffuse myocardial disease.
Preperation: Nil
Suspected pulmonary embolism.
Preperation: Nil
Parenchymal disease (acute and chronic liver disease, cirrhosis), focal nodular hyperplasia.
Preperation: Nil
Specific for hepatic haemangioma.
Preperation: Nil
Preperation: Fast Overnight
Diagnosis/localization of coronary artery disease extent, severity and risk assessment pre-operatively.
Preperation: Start fasting from midnight
Differential renal function, detection of renovascular hypertension. Detection of obstructive uropathy, monitor response treatment.
Preperation: Patient should be well hydrated
Functional status of nodules, thyroididitis, thyrotoxicosis.
Preperation: No thyroid medication
Parathyroid localisation of a Parathyroid Adenoma causing hyperparathyroidism.
Preperation: Nil
For solids and liquids. Diagnose gastroparesis.
Preperation: Fast Overnight
Preperation: Fast Overnight
Please phone physician on 9744 0699 for further information on these or any other nuclear medicine studies.