Bone Appétit!
Calcium regulating hormone.
What is calcitonin?
The half life of I-123.
What is 13.2 hours?
Folds in the stomach that assist in churning chyme.
What are rugae?
The energy peak of C-11.
Two 511 keV photons
Name 3 special considerations for MAA administration for lung perfusion.
Supine position, agitate syringe, no blood to be mixed, particle number
A cell that encourages the deposit of calcium phosphate for bone formation.
What is osteoblast?
The dose of Diamox to be administered to a patient.
What is 1,000 mg?
Administration of morphine in HIDA studies contracts this.
What is the sphincter of oddi?
Half life of Tl-201.
What is 3 days (73 hours)?
The recommended number of MAA particles to be administered to a patient.
What is 200,000-700,000?
A “cold spot” on a bone scan may indicate this serious condition where blood supply to bone is lost.
What is avascular necrosis?
Route of administration for CSF leak.
What is intrathecal?
Sulfur colloid are broken down by these cells.
What are Kupffer cells?
Name 3 generator produced radionuclides.
Rb-82, Tc-99m, Ga-68,Cu-62, Kr-81m
The dose range of xenon gas.
What is 5-30 mCi?
This PET radiopharmaceutical is used for bone imaging.
What is NaF?
The collimator that should be used for cisternography.
What is medium energy collimator?
Supplies blood to the liver from the intestines.
What is the portal vein?
Pure alpha emitter.
What is Ra-223?
The volume of air in the lungs at the end of a normal breath.
What is functional residual capacity?
Two hormones that decrease Osteoblastic activity.
What are PTH and Serotonin?
This neurotransmitter system is evaluated in DaT scans for suspected Parkinsonian syndromes.
What is dopamine transporter?
This pharmaceutical blocks H2 receptors in gastric mucosa.
What is cimetidine?
The energy peak(s) of Ga-67.
What are 93, 185, 300, 394 keV?
The purpose of the charcoal filter in a xenon administration unit is to absorb this.
What is xenon?