Introduction to Nuclear Medicine Examinations Quiz

Which device is used to detect radiation from organs or tissues?

How can nuclear medicine images be used to find tumours?

What is a dynamic study in nuclear medicine imaging?

Nuclear medicine imaging can only be used to examine the structure of organs, not their function

A whole body scan in nuclear medicine imaging only provides front view images of the body

Gamma Camera is the only device used to detect radiation from organs or tissues

The rest of the organ or tissue always takes up more radiopharmaceutical than the tumour in nuclear medicine imaging

Dynamic study in nuclear medicine imaging captures a series of images that show a 3-dimensional view of the organ or tissue

Radio______s are composed of a ______ that targets a specific organ or tissue and a radioactive material that gives off small amounts of radiation

The ______ used to detect radiation from organs or tissues include Gamma Camera, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner, and Probe

Nuclear medicine images can be used to find ______s in 2 ways: 1. The ______ 'takes up' more of the radiopharmaceutical than the rest of the organ or tissue. 2. The rest of the organ or tissue 'takes up' the radiopharmaceutical, but the ______ doesn’t

Nuclear medicine ______ include dynamic study, static study, and whole body scan as 3 different types of imaging techniques

Dynamic ______ in nuclear medicine imaging captures a series of images that captures movement or activity (such as blood flow to an organ)