Pharmaceuticals used in nuclear imaging
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There are several drugs which are useful for evaluation of nuclear studies for respective systems. These drugs play an important role in monitoring the physiological changes and aiding in diagnosis .
Drugs used are
- metoclopramide and erythromycin in gastrointestinal scintigraphy; used for gastric motility disorders
- ranitidine, pentagastrin, and glucagon for imaging of Meckel diverticulum
- cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8), morphine and phenobarbital for HIDA hepatobiliary scintigraphy .
- furosemide, captopril, enalapril, and aspirin for renal scintigraphy
- rTSH for thyroid imaging
- dipyridamole, adenosine, and dobutamine for cardiac perfusion scintigraphy
- acetazolamide for cerebral perfusion scintigraphy
-<li>ranitidine, pentagastrin, and <a title="glucagon" href="/articles/glucagon">glucagon</a> for imaging of <a title="Meckel diverticulum" href="/articles/meckel-diverticulum-1">Meckel diverticulum</a>- +<li>ranitidine, pentagastrin, and <a title="Glucagon" href="/articles/glucagon">glucagon</a> for imaging of <a href="/articles/meckel-diverticulum-1">Meckel diverticulum</a>
-<li>cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8), morphine and phenobarbital for <a title="HIDA scan" href="/articles/cholescintigraphy">HIDA hepatobiliary scintigraphy</a> .</li>- +<li>cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8), morphine and phenobarbital for <a href="/articles/cholescintigraphy">HIDA hepatobiliary scintigraphy</a> .</li>
-<li>rTSH for <a title="Thyroid scintigraphy" href="/articles/thyroid-scan-i-123">thyroid imaging</a>- +<li>rTSH for <a href="/articles/thyroid-scan-i-123">thyroid imaging</a>
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