#scintigraphy

[panyav]

My scintigraphy (gastric emptying study) yesterday morning was overwhelmingly positive, with 53% remaining in my stomach when it's supposed to be less than 10%. So I'm finally getting the gastroparesis diagnosis that we've suspected for years. Yay! 🙃 Bill said that he's getting me this "Radioactive Eggs Survivor" shirt [see photo]. 😆 [Side note: that was the first time I've had eggs in years, as we stopped buying them when the prices went up.] I'm having another esophagram on Monday – the first one being way back in 2000! – so I'm apparently collecting all of the radiation for myself. ☢️

[apassionatestudentandartist]

QU’EST CE QU’UNE SCINTIGRAPHIE À L’OCTREOSCAN ?

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Cet examen est réalisé pour diagnostiquer certaines tumeurs neuro-endocrines bien différenciées et de préciser leur extension.

Elles sont situées le plus souvent au niveau du tube digestif ou du pancréas et sécrètent des hormones spécifiques.

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Comment prendre OCTREOSCAN :

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Posologie

Adulte et population âgée

Pour la tomoscintigraphie monophotonique (TEMP), l'activité à injecter dépend de l'équipement dont on dispose. En général pour un adulte de 70 kg, une activité de 110 à 220 MBq administrée en une seule injection intraveineuse est suffisante. D'autres activités peuvent être injectées si justifié.

[machaocanada]

Bon matin ! #CHUM #hospitalday #examen #scintigraphy (à CHUM) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsiRPzmg8ND/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h3vjw8fz992k

[chapologie]

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Je suis radioactif. Mes multiples entorses à la cheville droites auront-elles raison de moi? #scintigraphie #scintigraphy (à Hôtel-Dieu de Québec)

[vintageslp]

Figure 2. A serial gastroesophageal scintiscan during extra-abdominal compression (70 mm Hg). In this case reflux is shown.

Who knew reflux looked so much like a video game from the 80s? 

(via Primary Motility Disorders of the Esophagus)

[spoonsofjoy]

So, I have so much more respect for radiologists now. Like, what can you say about this?

This imaging technique is called perfusion scintigraphy. Radioactive matter aka radioisotopes are taken internally and the emitted radiation is being captured by gamma cameras to form images.

I feel stupid for thinking that x-rays were difficult to analyze.