Radionuclide imaging in the care of the critically ill patient

Journal Article · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975 · Surg. Clin. North Am.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7346276

Wiener, S N; Weiss, P H

Radionuclide procedures in the care of critically ill patients are reviewed. The review is presented under the following headings: arteries and veins; heart; kidney; liver-spleen; gastrointestinal system; pancreas; lung; skeletal imaging; and brain. Radionuclide imaging of individual arteries and veins following intravenous injection is valuable in the evaluation of patients with multiple injuries. Radionuclide angiocardiography is useful for evaluating congenital heart disease, acquired valvular disease, and shunts. The use of radionuclides to measure renal function is recommended to assess hypertension, renal trauma, kidney transplants, and renal abscesses. The clinical value of liver and spleen scanning for a wide variety of disorders is well established. The brain scan will demonstrate a wide variety of intracranial pathologic processes including stroke, neoplasms, abscesses, hematoma, and vascular malformation. The predominant radionuclide used for imaging is /sup 99m/Tc; others discussed are /sup 125/I, /sup 131/I, /sup 67/Ga, /sup 75/Se, and /sup 133/Xe. (HLW)

• Research Organization: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Cleveland
• OSTI ID: 7346276
• Journal Information: Surg. Clin. North Am.; (United States), Journal Name: Surg. Clin. North Am.; (United States) Vol. 55:3; ISSN SCNAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ARTERIES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
BRAIN
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
GLANDS
HEART
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IODINE 125
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
KIDNEYS
LIVER
LUNGS
MEDICINE
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PANCREAS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
REVIEWS
SCINTISCANNING
SELENIUM 75
SELENIUM ISOTOPES
SKELETON
SPLEEN
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
VEINS
XENON 133
XENON ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES