Section of Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine Procedure Book:
A Brief Guide To Nuclear Medicine To The Physicians

Section Director: Michael J. Blend, Ph.D., D.O.	Physicians: Michael J. Blend, Ph.D., D.O. Dan G. Pavel, M.D.
Technologists: Tim O'Dowd (Supervisor) Surapol Tantayakom Gloria Zuniga	Research Staff: Helene Levi, RN

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Neuro-Nuclear Medicine: Cerebral Angiogram & Classical Brain Scan Cerebral Perfusion SPECT Scan Radionuclide Cisternogram	Pulmonary Nuclear Medicine: Lung Perfusion Study Lung Ventilation Study
Cardiac Nuclear Medicine: Myocardial Perfusion Study Equilibrium Gated Blood Pool Study Myocardial Infarct Detection Study	GI Nuclear Medicine: Liver Spleen Scan Gastroesophageal Reflux Study Esophageal Transit Time Study Gastric Emptying Study Hepatobiliary Study G I Bleeding Study Meckel's Scan
GU Nuclear Medicine: Dynamic Radionuclide Renal Study Radionuclide Cystogram Radionuclide Testicular Scan	Skeletal Nuclear Medicine: Radionuclide Bone Scan Radionuclide Bone Marrow Scan
Radionuclide Detection of Infection: Gallium-67 Scanning Labeled White Cell Study	Endocrine Nuclear Medicine: Thyroid Scan Parathyroid Scan OctreoScan for Neuroendocrine tumors
Tumor Detection in Nuclear Medicine: Radionuclide Lymphangiogram Gallium-67 Scanning (see above) Monoclonal Antibody Imaging for Colorectal, Prostate and Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma	Miscellaneous: Shunt Patency Exam Radionuclide Venogram Shilling's Test RBC Mass & Plasma Volume
THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
Treatment of Polycythemia Vera (P-32)	Systemic Therapy for Bone Pain (Sr-89) and Sm-153
I-131 Thyroid Therapy (Cancer)	I-131 Thyroid Therapy (Hyperthyroidism)

Lymphoma for Staging, Residual, and Recurrent Disease

Treament of NHL (B-cell lymphoma) with I-131-Lym-1

To Make an Appointment: Call (312) 996-3966

Send E-Mail To: mjblend@uic.edu