Ramer · Alavi Nuclear Medicine Technology

13 Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Salivary Gland Scintigraphy 13537) When would a low energy all purpose collimator be usedfor thyroid examinations?a. during uptake countingb. when searching for ectopic thyroid with 131 I sodiumiodidec. when performing whole body with 131 I sodium iodidescanning after thyroidectomyd. when obtaining a blood pool image of the thyroidwith 99m Tc pertechnetate to differentiate cysticand solid massese. all except a38) Radioactive iodine and 99m Tc pertechnetate crossthe placenta.a. trueb. false39) A technologist performs a thyroid uptake using anidentical capsule to the one administered to the patientas a standard. Given the following data obtained 6 hoursafter the capsule was swallowed, what is uptake?Neck55,213 cpmThigh2085 cpmStandard 345987 cpmBackground 48 cpma. 1.5%b. 15.4%c. 16.6%d. 30.7%40) An indication for a thyroid uptake is for use incalculation of the amount of radioiodine therapy forhyperthyroidism.a. trueb. false