At the beginning a patient should take two iodine tablets and wait for one hour. These pills are highly important, because they prevent the accumulation of radioactive substances in thyroid gland. After one hour, the patient gets an injection to shoulder, which contain the radiopharmaceutical and then he has to wait for 4 hours. The concentration of the substance increases and then it is<unk> ned by gamma-camera, which is located around his head. Whole examination lasts about 30–45 minutes and it is non-invasive. If a patient use some of the medication listed below, it is necessary to stop the using few days or weeks before the<unk> , but just after a consultation with his doctor. The examination takes just a few hours, so patients needn´t to stay in a hospital overnight, but they have to drink much more than they are used to and go to the toilet more often. It is important for a fast elimination of the radioactive substances from the body.
DaT scan
Radiochemistry
Nuchal scan
Scan
Hemorheology
Radiomics
Ultrasound
SNOMED CT