RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rapid Urine Dilution to Improve Pelvic Imaging in Bone Scanning
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 53
OP 56
VO 16
IS 2
A1 Bolser, Barbara E.
A1 Mountz, James M.
A1 Steventon, Robert S.
A1 Suto, Patricia
A1 Miller, Kevin
A1 Gross, Milton D.
YR 1988
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/16/2/53.abstract
AB A significant reduction in the contribution of bladder radioactivity to total counts seen on the anterior pelvic view of a bone scintiscan can be effected by the administration of 16 to 32 oz of water given immediately after the initial series of bone images (3 hr delayed) with a repeat pelvic spot view immediately thereafter. A mean reduction of bladder radioactivity from 29% of total pelvic counts to 7.5% was facilitated using this modification of our routine bone imaging protocol. This simple, rapid dilution technique improved image quality in each of a total of 11 arbitrarily selected patients evaluated by bone scintigraphy, without increasing total scan time or resulting in any adverse or untoward effects.