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Nuclear Medicine scans

These leaflets are for patients having a scan in Nuclear Medicine.

  • Children undergoing a renal scan
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  • Undergoing a bone scan
    PDF
    159 KB
  • Undergoing a brain scan (DaTSCAN)
    PDF
    162 KB
  • Undergoing a cardiac scan
    PDF
    161 KB
  • Undergoing a gallium isotope scan
    PDF
    157 KB
  • Undergoing a heart scan
    PDF
    157 KB
  • Undergoing a kidney function test
    PDF
    157 KB
  • Undergoing a lung scan
    PDF
    159 KB
  • Undergoing a lymph scan
    PDF
    158 KB
  • Undergoing a Meckel's scan
    PDF
    160 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope adrenal scan
    PDF
    158 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope bone marrow scan
    PDF
    158 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope gall bladder scan
    PDF
    158 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope parathyroid scan
    PDF
    161 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope scan – indium
    PDF
    159 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope scan - octeotride
    PDF
    158 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope thyroid scan
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    158 KB
  • Undergoing an isotope thyroid scan (using 123 iodine)
    PDF
    180 KB
  • Undergoing a renal scan
    PDF
    156 KB
  • Undergoing a renal scan - DMSA
    PDF
    160 KB
  • Undergoing a SeHCAT scan
    PDF
    160 KB
  • Undergoing a white cell scan
    PDF
    157 KB
  • Undergoing a white cell scan - child
    PDF
    151 KB
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