* Inform your physician if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
You have been scheduled for a Renal study which involves the use of a small amount of radioactive material. The level of radioactivity used is extremely low and has no side effects.
You will be positioned on an imaging table, a special detector called a gamma camera will be placed under the table. The camera does not produce any radiation.
Patient Preparation
Hydrate before injection
Procedure
A small amount of radioactive material will be injected into an I.V. catheter placed in a vein in your arm. Pediatric patients will also receive a urinary catheter for the duration of the scan to allow continuous drainage of the bladder. Painless images will be obtained for approximately 45 minutes.
Reviewed and Approved:
Kirk Frey, MD
Robert Ackermann
11/2011