-131I WHOLE BODY SCAN (Y23,955)

*USUALLY IS DONE AFTER THYROID REMOVAL, TO SCREEN THE WHOLE BODY FOR THYROID METASTASES.

1.PREPARATION
-1WEEK PRIOR EXAMINATION PATIENT SHOULD STOP EATING FOOD ENRICHED OF IODINE, (SUCH AS SEA FOOD)
-1MONTH PRIOR EXAMINATION PATIENT SHOULD STOP TAKEN THYROID MEDICATION.

2.PROCEDURE+EXAMINATION TIME
-(3DAYS)AFTER TAKEN THE 131I CAPSULE (BY MOUTH), START WHOLE BODY SCAN.
(3DAYS POST 131I ADMINISTRATION),(WHOLE BODY),(PRESET TIME=9.5CM/MIN,170cm),(SUPINE),(ANT,POST),(HEGAP), (I WINDOW=364KEV,20%),(TOTAL TIME=20MIN)

3. DOSE:
131I = 74MBq (2mCi)