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Appointment Date:
Registration
Time:
Injection Time:
Return for Imaging:
CAUTION:
Please inform the Technologist if there is ANY chance you are pregnant or breast
feeding.
Patient preparation:
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None.
Procedure:
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You will receive an injection of the
radioactive tracer in a vein, usually in the arm. You will then be
free to leave our department.
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Please drink extra fluids between the
injection time and imaging (~32 oz) and empty your bladder
frequently. You will be asked to empty your bladder immediately prior
to imaging.
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Imaging is typically 3-6 hours after
injection and takes 45-60 minutes.
Parking and other information:
Parking is available in the
Physicians and Surgeons South Building. Entrances to this parking structure are
available from Patterson Street, Hilyard Street and East 12th Avenue. We
provide parking validation.
Please register in the Outpatient Department
located at 1200 Hilyard Street, 3rd floor (located in the Physician's and
Surgeon's South Building). After registering you will be escorted to
Nuclear Medicine. We make every effort
to perform each patient's procedure in a timely manner, however, unforeseen
delays occasionally occur.
Please contact us at (541) 686-7010 to cancel
or reschedule your appointment. We appreciate 24 hour cancellation
notice. Our office hours are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Mon - Fri).
All results will be sent directly to the
physician who ordered your exam. Unless other arrangements have been made,
results will be sent within 5 days.
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Nuclear Medicine
Sacred Heart Medical Center
1255 Hilyard St., Eugene
(541) 686-7010
Please call 686-7010 to
schedule your patient's exam.
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