Med-Terms Radioactive Tests

Radioactive particles are injected and travel rapidly to areas of the lung that are adequately filled with blood

Uses radioactive technetium to measure cardiac output

Also called Technetium-99m Ventriculography

Radioactive Gallium Citrate is injected into the bloodstream

Gallium collects in areas of certain tumors (Hodgkin's Disease and areas of infection)

Injection of radioactive substance which collects in lesions that disrupt the barrier between blood vessels and normal brain tissue

Radioactive susbstance is injected

Uptake in the bones is detected with a scanning device

Tumors show as increased uptake