RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Unsuspected Pregnancy During Bone Scintigraphy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 83
OP 85
VO 18
IS 2
A1 Oates, Elizabeth
A1 Ramberg, Karen
A1 Becker, Jeffrey L.
YR 1990
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/18/2/83.abstract
AB Despite careful screening efforts to avoid it, nuclear medicine studies are unintentionally performed on pregnant patients (1–4). Three-phase bone scanning is a common procedure performed in women of child-bearing age. Unsuspected pregnancies have been discovered on the flow and early views of the pelvis (1–4). We present a case of a pregnant girl, aged 15, who had a bone scan. We explain how this occurred and how we plan to prevent a recurrence. Dosimetry for the fetus (3,7) also is considered.