Nuclear medicine imaging

Nuclear medicine imaging (핵의학 검사)는 radioactive tracers(radiopharmaceuticals)를 이용해 신체 기능 측정이나 질환의 진단, 치료를 하는 것

종류

• ^99mTc-pertechnatate scan: 멕켈 게실, thyroid scan
• ¹³¹I MIBG scan: pheochromocytoma, Neuroblastoma, paraganglioma
• ^99mTc-MIBI scan(sestamibi scan): Hyperparathyroidism(parathyroid adenoma, parathyroid hyperplasia), Myocardial perfusion SPECT, Breast cancer.
• Bone scan(Technetium-99m diphophonates, methylene diphosphosphonate, MDP, HDP)
• ¹³¹I NP-59: adrenal cortex, adrenal adenoma
• ^99mTc-DTPA: renal scan, lung scan, RI cisternography.
• ^99mTc-Phytate: sentinel lymph node scintigraphy, lymphoscintigraphy.

Renal scan

• ^99mTc-DTPA(glomerular filtration agents): renovascular hypertension(Captopril ^99mTc-DTPA)
• ^99mTc-MAG3, ¹³¹I-OIH(tubular secretion agents): obstructive uropathy evaluation.
• ^99mTc-DMSA(renal cortical agents): APN, cortical scar

Lung scan

• ^99mTc-MAA scan(macroaggregated albumin): perfusion scan
• ^99mTc-DTPA aerosol: ventilation scan

Myocardial perfusion SPECT

• ²⁰¹Tl
• ^99mTc-MIBI
• ^99mTc-tetrofosmin

Brain perfusion SPECT

• ^99mTc-ECD
• ^99mTc-HMPAO