-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) |