Gastrointestinal Board Exam
Questions and Answers
Tc99m sulfur colloid scrambled eggs and In-111 DTPA in water - ANS-Which of the
following pairs of radiopharmaceutical's is used for simultaneously studying gastric
emptying of both liquids and solids?
stomach - ANS-What structure is outlined by the ROI on Fig 1?
51 Cr-labeled damaged red blood cells, 99m Tc-labeled damaged red blood cell, 99m
Tc sulfur colloid - ANS-Which of the following radoopharmaceuticals can be used to
study the spleen?
by intraperitoneal injection - ANS-How is a radiopharmaceutical administered when a
LeVenn shunt is evaluated?
cholecystokinin - ANS-The ejection fraction of the gallbladder can be evaluated using?
images should taken at 4 h - ANS-If no gallbladder is seen at 1 h following injection of
Tc99m DISIDA, what should be done?
too much Al 3+ ion in the pertechnetate that was used for labeling - ANS-While
performing a liver scan with sulfur colloid, the technologist notices that lung uptake is
present. This is probably due to?
drain peritoneal fluid into the superior vena cava - ANS-The function of a LeVeen shunt
it to?
alert the nuclear medicine physician to the problem - ANS-A technologist receives a
request to perform a scan with Tc99m 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 - ANS-When
performing a SPECT study of the liver and spleen, the camera should be positioned?
Kupffer cells - ANS-Radiocolloids are cleared from the circulation by?
Tc99m RBC's - ANS-Which radiopharmaceutical is commonly used to image cavernous
hemangioma?
Questions and Answers
Tc99m sulfur colloid scrambled eggs and In-111 DTPA in water - ANS-Which of the
following pairs of radiopharmaceutical's is used for simultaneously studying gastric
emptying of both liquids and solids?
stomach - ANS-What structure is outlined by the ROI on Fig 1?
51 Cr-labeled damaged red blood cells, 99m Tc-labeled damaged red blood cell, 99m
Tc sulfur colloid - ANS-Which of the following radoopharmaceuticals can be used to
study the spleen?
by intraperitoneal injection - ANS-How is a radiopharmaceutical administered when a
LeVenn shunt is evaluated?
cholecystokinin - ANS-The ejection fraction of the gallbladder can be evaluated using?
images should taken at 4 h - ANS-If no gallbladder is seen at 1 h following injection of
Tc99m DISIDA, what should be done?
too much Al 3+ ion in the pertechnetate that was used for labeling - ANS-While
performing a liver scan with sulfur colloid, the technologist notices that lung uptake is
present. This is probably due to?
drain peritoneal fluid into the superior vena cava - ANS-The function of a LeVeen shunt
it to?
alert the nuclear medicine physician to the problem - ANS-A technologist receives a
request to perform a scan with Tc99m 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 - ANS-When
performing a SPECT study of the liver and spleen, the camera should be positioned?
Kupffer cells - ANS-Radiocolloids are cleared from the circulation by?
Tc99m RBC's - ANS-Which radiopharmaceutical is commonly used to image cavernous
hemangioma?
