Scintigraphy

RE: Scintigraphy

Nick Shackleton — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:41:46 GMT

The majority of excess tracer is eliminatled from the body in urine. However, if the tracer is ingested orally, for some examinations in humans this is the case. The answer would be saliva. But I would tend to agree and say urine. However, it can take up to several hours for tracer to make it into the urinary tract. It depends which pharmaceutical the tracer is labelled with

RE: Scintigraphy

Charley83 — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:54:23 GMT

I put urine last year for this question as having done a presentation, the information I referred to was all about taking precautions with urine since blood wasn't an option.

RE: Scintigraphy

tracey Young — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 05:17:03 GMT

Thank you very much

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tracey Young — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 05:15:38 GMT

Many thanks

RE: Scintigraphy

Ailsa Main — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:58:21 GMT

I agree Alison!

The word immediately changes it.

I agree its probably blood, just following an injection. However its urine that's the hazard in the real world and probably would be the answer for most of the Scintigraphy Hazards questions.....

RE: Scintigraphy

Alison Clare Hickman — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:39:54 GMT

Hmm, if the word 'immediately' wasn't in the question I'd have plumped for urine as a definitive answer as this is how the agent is ultimately excreted. If 'blood' had been an option, I'd have plumped for that as logically if you are injecting the agent into a jugular vein (e.g. as in the case for an equine bone scan) then if you got any drawback of blood after injecting this could potentially contain radioactive agent...same as for spillage of blood from the injection site at the same moment...

Any ideas anyone else?!

I am still researching this as I too am going to follow any answers!

Ali h

RE: Scintigraphy

Holly anon — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:51:51 GMT

following this!