Nuclear Medicine Steves
Exam Questions and
Answers
Before tracer administration, all of the following preparations are required for
a 27- year- old woman referred for total-body bone imaging except
Ans- removing attenuating materials from the patient
Which of the following structures normally appear as areas of increase activity
on the bone images of children
Ans- costochondral junctions and epiphyseal plates
If the tracer concentration is visualized in the skeleton, stomach, thyroid, and
salivary glands on a bone image, the most likely explanation for these findings is
that the:
,Ans- radiopharm. contained excess free pertechnetate
For interpretation of NucMed lung images, a chest x-ray is required for
Ans- rule out possible causes of the patient symptoms
The purpose of a charcoal filter in a xenon delivery unit is to absorb
Ans- xenon gas
Radionuclide venography may be performed with which of the following
radiopharms.
Ans- 99mTc-MAA or RBCs
If the ectopic thyroid tissue is suspected the tech. can expect to find it most
commonly in which of the following areas?
Ans- at the base of the tongue or the mediastinum
During the parathyroid imaging, images of the chest as well as the neck are
obtained to
,Ans- visualize ectopic parathyroid tissue
when preforming a gate equilibrium cardiac study, which of the following
anatomical views best separates the right and left ventricles
Ans- minimize trace uptake is the gastrointestinal tract
In preparation for 201TI stress test, patients are instructed to fast to:
Ans- minimize tracer uptake in the gastrointestinal tract
Which of the following agents used for pharmacologic stress testing remains in
the greatest length
Ans- dipyridamole
SPECT liver imaging with 99mTc-Sulfur Colloid is performed how soon after
tracer administration
Ans- 10-15 minutes
, Significantly increase serum bilirubin levels will most likely cause which of the
following to be visualized hepatobiliary images
Ans- kidneys
Localization of a Meckels diverticulum can be accomplished with which of the
following radiopharmaceuticals
Ans- 99mTc- Pertechnetate
In infants, 24hr images are sometimes performed over what area to
demonstrate gastroesophageal reflux?
Ans- lung fields
Effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) is measured with which of the following
radio-pharmaceuticals?
Ans- 99mTc-Mertiatide
Evaluating the quality of a bolus injection is best accomplished by which of the
following techniques?
Exam Questions and
Answers
Before tracer administration, all of the following preparations are required for
a 27- year- old woman referred for total-body bone imaging except
Ans- removing attenuating materials from the patient
Which of the following structures normally appear as areas of increase activity
on the bone images of children
Ans- costochondral junctions and epiphyseal plates
If the tracer concentration is visualized in the skeleton, stomach, thyroid, and
salivary glands on a bone image, the most likely explanation for these findings is
that the:
,Ans- radiopharm. contained excess free pertechnetate
For interpretation of NucMed lung images, a chest x-ray is required for
Ans- rule out possible causes of the patient symptoms
The purpose of a charcoal filter in a xenon delivery unit is to absorb
Ans- xenon gas
Radionuclide venography may be performed with which of the following
radiopharms.
Ans- 99mTc-MAA or RBCs
If the ectopic thyroid tissue is suspected the tech. can expect to find it most
commonly in which of the following areas?
Ans- at the base of the tongue or the mediastinum
During the parathyroid imaging, images of the chest as well as the neck are
obtained to
,Ans- visualize ectopic parathyroid tissue
when preforming a gate equilibrium cardiac study, which of the following
anatomical views best separates the right and left ventricles
Ans- minimize trace uptake is the gastrointestinal tract
In preparation for 201TI stress test, patients are instructed to fast to:
Ans- minimize tracer uptake in the gastrointestinal tract
Which of the following agents used for pharmacologic stress testing remains in
the greatest length
Ans- dipyridamole
SPECT liver imaging with 99mTc-Sulfur Colloid is performed how soon after
tracer administration
Ans- 10-15 minutes
, Significantly increase serum bilirubin levels will most likely cause which of the
following to be visualized hepatobiliary images
Ans- kidneys
Localization of a Meckels diverticulum can be accomplished with which of the
following radiopharmaceuticals
Ans- 99mTc- Pertechnetate
In infants, 24hr images are sometimes performed over what area to
demonstrate gastroesophageal reflux?
Ans- lung fields
Effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) is measured with which of the following
radio-pharmaceuticals?
Ans- 99mTc-Mertiatide
Evaluating the quality of a bolus injection is best accomplished by which of the
following techniques?
