GI Board Exam Review with Accurate
Solutions
99Tc SC scrambled eggs & 111-In DTPA in water - ANSWER-Which of the following
pairs of radiopharm is used for simultaneously studying gastric emptying of both liquids
and solids?
Cr51 labeled damaged RBC,
Tc99m labeled damaged RBC
Tc99m SC - ANSWER-Which of the following radiopharm can be used to study the
spleen?
By the Intraperitoneal Injection - ANSWER-How is radiopharmaceutical administered
when a LeVeen shunt is evaluated?
Cholecystokinin - ANSWER-the ejection fraction of the gallbladder can be evaluated
using?
Image should be taken at 4 hours - ANSWER-If no gallbladder is seen at one hour
following injection of Tc99m DISIDA, what should be done?
Too much Al3+ ion in the pertechnetate that was used for labeling - ANSWER-while
performing a liver scan with SC the technologist notices that lung uptake is present, this
is probably due to ?
Drain peritoneal fluid into the superior vena cava - ANSWER-The function of a LeVeen
shunt is to ?
Alert the nuclear medicine physician to the problem - ANSWER-Technologist receives a
request to perform a scan with 99Tc albumin colloid to rule out acute cholecystitis, what
should he or she do next?
As close as possible but without touching the patient during rotation - ANSWER-when
performing a SPECT study of the liver and spleen, the camera should be positioned?
Kupffer Cells - ANSWER-Radiocolloids are cleared from the circulation by ?
Tc99m RBCs - ANSWER-Which radiopharm is commonly used to image cavernous
hemangioma
, Increased uptake of colloid in the spleen and bone marrow relative to liver - ANSWER-
Colloid Shift refers to ?
Meckel's diverticulum - ANSWER-Which of the following does not involve the use of
labeled RBCs
Blood pool imaging of the liver,
GI bleeding imaging,
Spleen imaging - ANSWER-Which following involves using of labeled RBCs
Prevents the release of pertechnetate from gastric mucosa - ANSWER-Cimetidine is?
40 minutes - ANSWER-The approximate time for half of the activity to empty from the
stomach during a solid phase gastric emptying exam is ?
False - ANSWER-T/F Esophageal reflux studies are usually performed with both solid
and liquid phases?
Esophageal reflux study - ANSWER-Which imaging study is acquired while an
abdominal binder is inflated to increase in pressures?
10mCi of Tc99m Pertechnetate - ANSWER-An appropriate adult dose and radiopharm
for a Meckel's Diverticulum is?
Tc99m Mebrofenin - ANSWER-A patient with bilirubin level of 35 mg/dL is scheduled for
hepatobiliary imaging, the best radiopharm to use would be?
The liver is not functioning properly - ANSWER-If 15 minutes after injection of 8mCi of
Tc99m Disofenin, the liver is not visualized, but the heart and kidneys are, what is the
most likely reason?
sincalide - ANSWER-A synthetic form of cholecystokinin is ?
A false positive,
no visualization of the gallbladder within an hour,
intermittent contraction of the gallbladder - ANSWER-What are the possible effects on a
hepatobiliary scan if the patient has eaten 2 hours before the study?
Common duct,
gallbladder,
duodenum - ANSWER-What will be visualized in the hour of a normal hepatobiliary
scan?
True - ANSWER-T/F cholecystokinin is a hormone secreted by the duodenum that
stimulates gallbladder contraction?
Solutions
99Tc SC scrambled eggs & 111-In DTPA in water - ANSWER-Which of the following
pairs of radiopharm is used for simultaneously studying gastric emptying of both liquids
and solids?
Cr51 labeled damaged RBC,
Tc99m labeled damaged RBC
Tc99m SC - ANSWER-Which of the following radiopharm can be used to study the
spleen?
By the Intraperitoneal Injection - ANSWER-How is radiopharmaceutical administered
when a LeVeen shunt is evaluated?
Cholecystokinin - ANSWER-the ejection fraction of the gallbladder can be evaluated
using?
Image should be taken at 4 hours - ANSWER-If no gallbladder is seen at one hour
following injection of Tc99m DISIDA, what should be done?
Too much Al3+ ion in the pertechnetate that was used for labeling - ANSWER-while
performing a liver scan with SC the technologist notices that lung uptake is present, this
is probably due to ?
Drain peritoneal fluid into the superior vena cava - ANSWER-The function of a LeVeen
shunt is to ?
Alert the nuclear medicine physician to the problem - ANSWER-Technologist receives a
request to perform a scan with 99Tc albumin colloid to rule out acute cholecystitis, what
should he or she do next?
As close as possible but without touching the patient during rotation - ANSWER-when
performing a SPECT study of the liver and spleen, the camera should be positioned?
Kupffer Cells - ANSWER-Radiocolloids are cleared from the circulation by ?
Tc99m RBCs - ANSWER-Which radiopharm is commonly used to image cavernous
hemangioma
, Increased uptake of colloid in the spleen and bone marrow relative to liver - ANSWER-
Colloid Shift refers to ?
Meckel's diverticulum - ANSWER-Which of the following does not involve the use of
labeled RBCs
Blood pool imaging of the liver,
GI bleeding imaging,
Spleen imaging - ANSWER-Which following involves using of labeled RBCs
Prevents the release of pertechnetate from gastric mucosa - ANSWER-Cimetidine is?
40 minutes - ANSWER-The approximate time for half of the activity to empty from the
stomach during a solid phase gastric emptying exam is ?
False - ANSWER-T/F Esophageal reflux studies are usually performed with both solid
and liquid phases?
Esophageal reflux study - ANSWER-Which imaging study is acquired while an
abdominal binder is inflated to increase in pressures?
10mCi of Tc99m Pertechnetate - ANSWER-An appropriate adult dose and radiopharm
for a Meckel's Diverticulum is?
Tc99m Mebrofenin - ANSWER-A patient with bilirubin level of 35 mg/dL is scheduled for
hepatobiliary imaging, the best radiopharm to use would be?
The liver is not functioning properly - ANSWER-If 15 minutes after injection of 8mCi of
Tc99m Disofenin, the liver is not visualized, but the heart and kidneys are, what is the
most likely reason?
sincalide - ANSWER-A synthetic form of cholecystokinin is ?
A false positive,
no visualization of the gallbladder within an hour,
intermittent contraction of the gallbladder - ANSWER-What are the possible effects on a
hepatobiliary scan if the patient has eaten 2 hours before the study?
Common duct,
gallbladder,
duodenum - ANSWER-What will be visualized in the hour of a normal hepatobiliary
scan?
True - ANSWER-T/F cholecystokinin is a hormone secreted by the duodenum that
stimulates gallbladder contraction?
