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Technical Examinations (Preparation)

- Bone scintigraphy
- Isotopic Heart's Ejection Fraction (Fraction d'éjection cardiaque isotopique)
- Gallium scintigraphy
- Pulmonary scintigraphy
- EDTA Renal clearance

Bone scintigraphy

Precaution : none.
Injection in the morning.
Three hours between the injection and the examination.
Duration of the examination: 30-60 minutes.
Preparation: none.

 

Isotopic Heart's Ejection Fraction (Fraction d'éjection cardiaque isotopique)

Precaution: none
Duration of the examination : 1, 5 hour
Preparation : have a light meal before the examination.

 

Gallium scintigraphy

Precaution : none.
Duration of the examination : injection on Wednesday. Examination on Friday
- duration + 1 hour.
Preparation: none.

 

Pulmonary scintigraphy

Precaution : none.
Duration of the examination : 35-50 minutes.
Preparation : none.

 

Clearance rénale à l'EDTA (EDTA renal clearance)

Precaution : none
Duration of the examination :
- injection of the marker in the morning
- 4 blood samples at intervals of 30 minutes
- 3 hours after the injection.
Preparation : none

 

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