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By Maribel Aguilar

By Maribel Aguilar. 1. What is Gallium Scan? . Type of nuclear medicine that uses radioactive tracers. Radioactive tracers common use in gallium scan. Gallium 67 radioisotope. 2. How does Gallium Scan Work?. Intravenous Laxatives or enemas are going to be taken during this procedure.

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By Maribel Aguilar

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  1. By Maribel Aguilar 1

  2. What is Gallium Scan? • Type of nuclear medicine that uses radioactive tracers. • Radioactive tracers common use in gallium scan. • Gallium 67 radioisotope. 2

  3. How does Gallium Scan Work? • Intravenous • Laxatives or enemas are going to be taken during this procedure. • Patient is scan with gamma cameras that identifies where the high and low concentrations of gallium are in the body. 3

  4. Intravenous Gallium 4

  5. Gallium Scan 5

  6. Risks of Gallium Scan • Exposure to radiation (gamma rays) • Infection, painful or red in the part where the radioisotope was administer. • Person might develop an allergic reaction to the gallium 67 radioisotope. 6

  7. Usage of Gallium Scan • Detect a source of infection that is caused by an unknown fever. • Abscess or infections in bones. • Monitor the response of antibiotic treatment. • Diagnose inflammatory conditions (pulmonary fibrosis or sarcoidosis). • Detection of lymphomas. • Detection of Hodgkins disease. 7

  8. Radiation Emitted from the Gallium Scan 8

  9. Radiation Attenuation by Lead Shielding 9

  10. Replacement of the Gallium Scan • PET scan • SPECT scan 10

  11. PET Scan • Some of the common isotopes used are below 11

  12. PET Scan 12

  13. PET Scan Images 13

  14. SPECT Scan • SPECT is more common than PET scan. 14

  15. SPECT Scan 15

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