Common Clinical Applications

• Bone scan:- to assess metabolic activity of the bones Commonly Used for oncology staging, arthritis, fractures.
• Renal scan & Renogram:- to determine the perfusion and drainage of the kidneys and allow for calculation of differential function.
• Thyroid scan:- to assess the appearance and function of the thyroid gland.
• Myocardial Perfusion scan:- to compare the blood flow to the myocardial at exercise and rest allowing for differentiation of Ischaemia and infarction.
• Lung scan (VQ):-  to allow for comparison of ventilation and perfusion of the lungs to diagnose pulmonary embolism.

 Safety

• Pregnancy status must be established prior to procedure. Performance of a Nuclear Medicine study on a pregnant woman must be clinically justified, with the administered dose minimized.
• Breast feeding women may need to cease breast feeding dependent on the procedure being performed. This is due to excretion of the radiotracer in the breast milk.
• Children are particularly radiosensitive; therefore non radiation imaging modalities such as ultrasound and MRI should be utilized if possible. When performing Nuclear Medicine studies on pediatric patients the radioactive dose is scaled according to the patient's weight.
• To aid excretion of the tracer via the urinary tract, the patient may be instructed to remain well hydrated and urinate frequently to reduce radiation dose.
• Patients undergoing therapy procedures will be given specific
  instructions regarding radiation safety.
  
  Preparation (Bone scan & Renogram) :

Regrets

The ‘radio-isotope’ used for testing in the Nuclear Medicine is produced from the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Savar, Dhaka of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission or imported. The uncertain reason is that, if the radio-isotope is not available at a pre-determined date, it will not be possible to do radio-isotope scan test for the patient; the date and time will be reported later. When making an appointment/serial, we need your mobile number to contact you later for any requirements.