The number of images usually taken for an 1131 thyroid uptake on an uptake probe is:

Patients should not be taking tricyclic antidepressants for at least 6 weeks prior to adrenal medulla scintigraphy with iobenguanes.

Patient preparation for adrenal imaging with iodine includes which of the following:

The thyroid hormone that is in the greatest abundance in the blood stream is:

A technologist is performing a thyroid uptake with Iodine 123 Sodium Iodide. The capsule is counted before being administered to the patient, and 850,192 net cpm are obtained. Six hours after swallowing the capsule, the counts from the patient’s neck are 116,239 net cpm and from the thigh, 34,982 net cpm, and the six hour decay factor for Iodine 123 is 0.730. What is the 6 hour uptake?

The parathyroid glands secrete a hormone known as:

Which of the following are used to image the parathyroid gland?

The normal views used to demonstrate the thyroid gland following the introduction of a radiopharmaceutical should include all of the following EXCEPT:

The steroid hormone aldosterone affects only a small number of cells in the body because

The steroid hormone aldosterone affects only a small number of cells in the body because