Please report to Admitting 15 minutes before your
scheduled exam time.
PREP:
A chest x-ray the day of the exam is required. No
patient prep.
PURPOSE:
A Lung Scan is done to study the lungs, checking for
the presence of blood clots known as pulmonary emboli.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The procedure has two parts:
Part 1: The
technologist will place a small mouth piece in your mouth for you to
breath a radioactive mist into your lungs. Several scans will be taken
with you lying on a scan table to see how this material collects in the
lungs. This will show how well your lungs are breathing for you.
Part 2: The
technologist will inject a radioactive material into a vein which will
travel through the bloodstream to the lungs. Several scans will be
acquired with you lying on a scan table to see how this material collects
in the lungs. This will show how good the circulation of blood is to the
lungs.
TIME FRAME:
60 minutes
POSSIBLE
COMPLICATIONS: Minimal to no side effects
from the radioactive isotope.
IF YOU ARE PREGNANT,
INFORM THE TECHNOLOGIST BEFORE THE EXAM.
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