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Department | | Nuclear Medicine |
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Procedure/Test Name | | Liver/Spleen Scan |
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Procedure Overview/Details | | For additional information:
Radiology Info website
The liver-spleen scan is a safe, non-invasive way to evaluate the shape, size, and position of your liver and spleen, and a good screening method for detecting liver disease. The examination does require an injection in an arm vein. This injection consists of a very small amount of the radioactive element called technetium. The radioactivity associated with this test is negligible and you will feel no ill effects from it.
Upon arrival in the department, you will receive a small amount of a radioactive tracer, injected into a vein in your arm.
You will then be asked to wait for approximately 15 minutes to let the tracer circulate.
You will then lie on your back on the imaging table and pictures will be taken of your abdomen from several angles, each picture taking a few minutes a piece. |
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Preparation | | There is no preparation for this procedure. |
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After Procedure Instructions | | There are no special instructions to follow after your procedure. |
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Directions for Departments | | Directions from PARKING RAMP (Preferred Entrance):
Enter the six story parking ramp on College Avenue. No matter where you park, take the elevator to the third floor. Once on the third floor, you can enter the Robert C. Neldberg building using the large set of automatic doors. Once in the building, continue walking down the hallway until you reach the enclosed skywalk that will take you across the street. Cross College Avenue by this skywalk and turn left at the first hallway. Take the elevators “R,S,T” to the first floor. Proceed straight to the first hallway and turn left. Radiology office window is on your right.
Directions from PARKING LOT A:
Park in Parking Lot A (the parking lot which is to the east of the Robert C. Neldberg building, 580 W. College Avenue). Directly across the street is the “East Entrance”, this is labeled by a brown and white sign. Enter through the East Entrance and go to the main doors directly in front of you. Once in the hallway, take a right. Go all the way to the end of this hallway, and then take a left. Continue down this hallway until you reach the elevators labeled G&H on your right hand side. Take these elevators up one floor to the first floor. Radiology is on your left. Check in at the Radiology office window. |
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