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Radiology
Radio Isotope Scans
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Scan
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Isotope Used |
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Liver and Biliary function |
Tc99, Tc glycoheptonate |
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Spleen, Marrow |
Tc 99 |
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Lung |
Tc 99 macroaggregates |
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Lung ventilation |
Xenon gas |
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Kidney |
Tc 99, Tc Labelled derivatives |
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Brain, bone |
Tc pertechnetate |
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Myocardial function |
Tc albumin |
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Myocardial infarction |
Tc pyrophosphate |
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Myocardial perfusion |
Thalluim Chloride |
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Tumor or abscess |
Gallium citrate |
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Pancreas scan |
Selenomethiomine, Se 75 |
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Thyroid malignancy |
Selenium |
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Thyroid function |
Iodine 131 |
Radiation Emitted
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Gamma rays |
Cobalt, Caesium, Technetium. |
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Beta rays |
Strontium, Gold, phosphorus |
Dye used
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Bronchography |
Dianosil |
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Sialography |
Neohydriol |
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Urethrography |
Umbradil Viscous V |
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Angiography |
Urograffin |
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I.V.P |
Sodium diatrizoate |
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Intestinal obstruction |
Gastrograffin |
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Ventriculography |
Metrizamide and |
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And Myelography |
Iopendylate (Myodil) |
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Cholecsystography |
Idopamide, Meglumine Ioglyconate
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Sodium Metrizoate |
Splenoportography |
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Hysterosalpingography |
50% Diodone with 6 % polyvinyl alcohol in water
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Fetography |
Ethiodol
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Half Life
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Iodine 132 |
2 to 3 hours |
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Technitium |
6 hours |
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Iodine 123 |
13 hours |
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Gold |
2.7 days |
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Thallium chloride |
3.1 days |
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Gallium |
3.2 days |
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Radon |
3.8 days |
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Xenon gas |
5.2 days |
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Iodine 131 |
8 days |
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Phosporous 32 |
14.3 days |
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Iridium |
74.5 days |
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Tantalum |
115 days |
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Cobalt 69 |
5 years |
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Strontium |
28 years |
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Caesium |
30 years |
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Ra |
1622 years |
Ultra Sonography
| M- Mode |
For moving parts eg, valves of heart etc. |
| A Scope |
For cerebral lesions. Shift of mid- line structures |
| B Scope |
For 2 dimensional view eg. Obstetrics and abdominal masses |
| Grey scales |
Foe Contrast studies |
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