Nuclear Medicine at Sacred Heart Medical Center
Types of Scans

 
 


This color-enhanced nuclear medicine study shows normal perfusion 
(blood flow) to the lungs.

Please call 686-7010 to schedule your patient's exam.

If a scan name is underlined, you may click on the link for exam-specific requirements. Patient information sheets are also available for some scans.

 
Bones: Cardiac:
Liver/Gallbladder: Endocrine:
  • Thyroid scan and uptake
  • Thyroid uptake
  • Parathyroid
  • Parathyroid mapping for surgery
  • Total body fluid
  • Adrenal medullary imaging with MIBG
Genitourinary
  • Renal Flow/function
  • Renal in Children under 7 yrs
  • Renal with DMSA or Gluco
  • Renal with Vasotec or Captopril
  • Voiding cystogram
  • Peritoneal dialysis leak
  • Testicular imaging
GI/Abdomen
  • Gastric emptying study
  • GI bleed localization
  • GE reflux and aspiration
  • Meckel’s diverticulum
  • Labeled white cells for appendicitis
Lung:

 

Tumor/Abscess:
  • Gallium imaging
  • WBC labeled imaging
  • Oncoscint imaging
  • CEA imaging (colorectal/ovaian)
  • Octreotide imaging
Therapy:
  • Thyroid therapy
  • Thyroid ablation
  • P-32 therapy
  • Quadramet (palliative therapy for bone mets)
  • Metastron (palliative therapy for bone mets)
Lymphatic Imaging/Mapping:
  • Breast lymphoscintigraphy
  • Melanoma lymphoscintigraphy
  • Lymphatic flow imaging
Brain:
  • Brain flow/viability (brain death)
  • Brain SPECT
Miscellaneous:
  • Pain pump
  • Total blood volume (red cell mass)
  • Carbon 14 urea breath test

Nuclear Medicine
Sacred Heart Medical Center
1255 Hilyard St., Eugene
(541) 686-7010


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