Department of Diagnostic Imaging
Location: Suite 016
Director: Kurt Meehan, R.T.
Appointments: 216-382-2853
General Description
What to Expect
How to Prepare
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General Description
a small amount of radioactive substance makes it visible. (The level of radioactivity is extremely low and has no side effects.) The scan is used to detect benign tumors in the liver.
What to Expect
The technologist will put an IV adapter (a small flexible tube) into your vein and draw a small amount of blood. This blood will be mixed with a radioactive substance that will "label" or "tag" your blood cells. The process will take 30 minutes. Upon completion of that process, the blood will be re-injected into your arm through the IV. Immediately following the injection, you will be positioned on your back on a padded table with a camera positioned above you. Images will be taken of your liver, while the "tagged" blood circulates. Those images will be followed by SPECT imaging. SPECT is a rotating camera that images the liver from all angles. The test will take approximately one to two hours to complete. Your doctor will receive a written report approximately 48 hours after the scan.
- There are no dietary restrictions before or after the scan.
- Continue to take any medications you normally would, unless your physician has instructed otherwise.
- Please arrive 10 minutes before your appointment and bring the requisition provided by your physician.