Nuclear Medicine: HIDA and VQ Scan
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Nuclear Medicine: HIDA and VQ Scan“ von Hetal Verma, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Introduction to Imaging“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Nuclear Medicine Imaging and HIDA Scan
- VQ Scan
Quiz zum Vortrag
What is NOT seen in a normal HIDA scan?
- Stomach
- Intrahepatic bile ducts
- Duodenum
- Gallbladder
- Liver outline
Which among the following regarding nuclear medicine imaging is NOT true?
- A radiopharmaceutical is a naturally composed stable element that releases radiation as it decays into an unstable form.
- Nuclear imaging is functional imaging.
- Gamma decay is the energy emitted in the form of electromagnetic radiation from an unstable nucleus.
- Gamma camera is a specially designed camera that measures and forms an image.
- Nuclear images can be static or dynamic.
Which radioisotope is used in cholescintigraphy?
- Technetium-99m
- Iridium-192
- Molybdenum-99
- Thallium- 201
- Gadolinium-223
A 45-year-old female is brought to the emergency room with a painful abdomen after a heavy meal. A HIDA scan was ordered to confirm the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. What is the finding in acute cholecystitis?
- No radiotracer is seen in the gall bladder.
- The radiotracer is not seen in the duodenum.
- The radiotracer is seen in the transverse colon after 60 minutes.
- The radiotracer is seen in the gall bladder immediately.
- The radiotracer is not seen in the intrahepatic bile ducts.
Which of the following is FALSE about the VQ scan?
- The radioisotope used for perfusion is Iridium-221.
- V/Q scan is used to detect pulmonary embolism.
- It is done when CT pulmonary angiogram is contraindicated.
- A prior chest radiograph must be performed before doing a V/Q scan.
- The perfusion is performed by injecting Macroaggregated albumin intravenously.
Dozent des Vortrages Nuclear Medicine: HIDA and VQ Scan
Hetal Verma, MD
Dr. Hetal Verma is a Clinical Instructor of Radiology and the Co-Director of the Radiology Cambridge Integrated Clerkship at Harvard Medical School, MA, USA.
She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her Breast Imaging fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Since 2012, she is the Director of Breast Imaging at Cambridge Health Alliance Radiology, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
She is passionate about women's health and has vast experience in teaching medical students and residents at Harvard Medical School.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Verma teaches courses on Radiology.
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