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What is I-123 MIBG scan used for?

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to find/confirm presence of neuroendocrine tumor (pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, paraganglioma)

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What is patient pre-treated with prior to I-123 MIBG scan? Why?

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saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI, Lugol’s)

decrease thyroid uptake of I-123

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What is pre-treatment for Meckel diverticulum scintigraphy? Why?

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Cimetidine (histamine H2 blocker) –> inhibit acid secretion by parietal cells

limit release of pertechnetate by gastric mucosal cells

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What radiopharmaceutical is used to assess glomerular filtration?

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Tc-99m DPTA

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What radiopharmaceutical is used to assess effective renal plasma flow?

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Tc-99m MAG3

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What radiopharmaceutical is used to assess renal cortical integrity?

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Tc-99m DMSA

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What is renal cortical imaging test used for?

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differentiate: renal scar vs pyelonephritis

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What is Ga-68 DOTATATE imaging used for?

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detects somatostatin receptors –> find neuroendocrine tumors

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What is the normal biodistribution of Ga-68 DOTATATE?

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  • high spleen
  • medium liver
  • renal excretion
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What radiopharmaceutical is a lipophilic brain perfusion agent used for planar and SPECT brain scintigraphy?

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Tc-99m HMPAO

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Tc-99m heat-damaged red blood cells –> used for what?

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ID spleen tissue

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What is Rb-82 used for?

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myocardial perfusion imaging

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What is the mechanism of Rb-82 localization to myocytes?

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Na+/K+/ATPase pump incorporates Rb-82 into myocardium

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What type of radiation is detected by PET scan?

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positron –> 2 photons detected in coincidence

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instant thin layer chromatography is used to test what parameter of radiopharmaceutical quality assurance?

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radiochemical purity

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MIBG scan –> positive in what conditions? (6)

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  • neuroblastoma
  • carcinoid tumor
  • paraganglioma –> pheochromocytoma
  • medullary thyroid carcinoma
  • ganglioneuroma
  • ganglioneuroblastoma
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MIBG scan –> what pharmaceutical? what radioisotope?

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  • MIBG (norepinephrine analog)

- Iodine-123 or I-131

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what is required prior to 90Y ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) radioimmunotherapy? why?

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pretreatment infusion with unlabeled monoclonal Ab (rituximab) –> bind extra-tumoral binding sites ie. circulating lymphocytes –> zevalin –> higher % of binding to tumor

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If hallway gets contaminated with radioactivity –> ok to remove cordon around the area –> below what level of radioactivity?

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2x background

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bone scintigraphy –> what are the 3 phases? what does each phase demonstrate?

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1) flow phase: demonstrates perfusion
2) blood pool: demonstrates blood pool (balance bw plasma & interstitium)
3) delayed: degree of uptake depends on blood flow and rate of new bone formation

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heterotopic ossification –> mature –> bone scan findings

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  • normal flow
  • normal blood pool
  • normal uptake on delayed
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thallium-201 –> used for what study?

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myocardial perfusion imaging

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what is the critical organ for myocardial perfusion imaging using Tl-201 chloride?

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kidneys

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what is I-131 used for?

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thyroid ablation s/p post-thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer

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what is Tc-99m sestamibi used for?
- parathyroid scan | - myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
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breastfeeding patient --> Tc-99m - sestamibi --> how long should stop breastfeed?
not need to stop breastfeeding
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breastfeeding patient --> radiopharmaceutical --> child dose limit?
1mSv
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breastfeeding patient --> 18F FDG --> how long should stop breastfeed?
12hr
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breastfeeding patient --> Tc-99m MDP --> how long should stop breastfeed?
not need to stop breastfeeding
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breastfeeding patient --> I-131 --> how long should stop breastfeed?
complete cessation recommended
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bone scan --> what is the mechanism of uptake of MDP?
chemiabsorption
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Indium-111 --> used in what kind of study?
In-111 leukocyte scinitigraphy --> localize infection/inflamm
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In-111 --> half life?
67 hr
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Gallium-67 --> half life?
78 hr
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Iodine-123 --> half life?
13 hr
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Iodine-131 --> half life?
8 days
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Technetium-99m --> half life?
6 hr
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Thallium-201 --> half life?
73 hr
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Xenon-133 --> half life?
5 days
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Gallium-67 --> used for what kind of study?
Gallium-67 scinitgraphy --> sites of inflamm --> esp spinal infection, esp discitis
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V/Q scan --> perfusion scintigraphy --> focal areas of increased tracer uptake --> what does it mean?
focal areas of aggregated MAA particles d/t: - blood in syringe during injection - particles not properly suspended
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gastric emptying pattern: - liquid? - solid?
liquid: exponential solid: linear
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I-123 MIBG --> what medication should be d/c prior to scan? why?
TCA --> interfere with I-123 MIBG uptake
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suspect spinal osteomyelitis --> best scan?
combined Tc-99m MDP & gallium-67 citrate scans
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yttrium-90 ibritumomab --> used to treat what malignancy?
non-Hodgkins lymphoma
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HIDA scan --> rim sign: - what is rim sign? - dx?
- nonvisualization of gallbladder - increased pericholecystic hepatic uptake ==> gangrenous cholecystitis
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gastric emptying study --> what radiopharmaceutical?
Tc-99m sulfur colloid
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gastric emptying study --> liquid --> used for which situtations? (2)
- feeding tube | - peds --> feeding difficulty/failure to thrive
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QC --> which parameters are checked... - daily? - wkly? - qtrly?
- uniformity --> daily - linearity --> wkly - center of rotation --> qtrly
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QC for the following are checked how often? - Geometry - Constancy - Linearity - Accuracy
- Geometry --> once - Constancy --> daily - Linearity --> qtrly - Accuracy --> yrly
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According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Agreement State Program, regulatory authority over radioactive source material and by-products is transferred to a state via an agreement signed by the NRC Chairman and who else?
governor of state
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what is the annual whole-body total effective dose equivalent limit?
5 rem (50 mSv)
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dementia with Lewy bodies --> hallmark finding of hypometabolism in what struct?
occipital lobe --> visual cortex
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What is the MOST commonly cited threshold for the diagnosis of malignancy using standardized uptake value (SUV) on PET imaging for a solitary pulmonary nodule
2.5
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which med is the MOST appropriate pharmacologic stress agent for patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging who have severe bronchospasm?
dobutamine
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empiric treatment of Plummer disease (autonomously functioning thyroid nodule) or multinodular goiter --> I-131 dose?
30 mCi
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bone scan --> focal decreased uptake --> bone mets of what primary cancer? (4)
"cold" mets: - lung - breast - renal - thyroid
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thyroid cancer --> regional neck metastasis --> I-131 dose?
100 - 150 mCi
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thyroid cancer --> lung and bone metastasis --> I-131 dose?
175-200 mCi
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What is the mechanism of localization of F18 - FDG
Uptake via surface transport receptors
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what is purpose of 60 minute sincalide (CCK analog) infusion during hepatobiliary imaging?
Decrease gallbladder ejection fraction variability
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cardiac study --> what is maximum acceptable percent of aberrant beats permitting accurate assessment of regional wall motion and left ventricular ejection fraction?
10%
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A Tc-99m sulfur colloid scan performed in a 25-year-old woman reveals an incidental round, hyperintense area of activity within the liver. What is the MOST likely etiology for this finding?
focal nodular hyperplasia
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What finding on an In-111 Zevalin® scan would constitute a CONTRAINDICATION to radioimmunotherapy with Y-90 Zevalin
Lung activity greater than liver activity
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stress myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with left bundle branch block --> Exercise treadmill testing --> false positive rate --> dec/same/inc?
inc
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C-14 urea breath test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection --> abx will affect the results --> T/F?
T
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C-14 urea breath test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection --> bismuth will affect the results --> T/F?
T
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C-14 urea breath test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection --> PPI will affect the results --> T/F?
T
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C-14 urea breath test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection --> antacid will affect the results --> T/F?
F
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center of rotation offset error in SPECT imaging --> produce what artifact?
ring artifact
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In nuclear medicine, what is the primary benefit for the use of a narrow energy window?
Reduces scatter radiation in image

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