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A nuclear medicine prostascint scan provides your doctor with information that shows lymph node involvement in newly diagnosed prostate cancer. It is also used to evaluate prostate cancer reoccurrences when there is a rising serum PSA level.
Exam Preparation
- A CDI representative will call you prior to your appointment to provide specific instruction, and review health and insurance information.
- Please bring previous imaging study results (x-ray, MRI, CT, etc.) such as reports, films, and CD-ROMS, if available.
- Please arrive 15 minutes early to verify your registration and health information.
During the exam – what to expect
- This is a two-day exam. The first day of your exam, when you receive your injection, will take approximately 15 minutes.
- The second day is 4 days after your injection. During those 4 days you will be given specific instructions to bowel cleansing before you return for imaging.
- On the second day of your procedure, a full body scan will be taken and a SPECT scan of your pelvis will be done using a gamma camera. After this you will have an MRI of your pelvis. The second day of your exam will take approximately 3 hours.
After the exam – what to expect
- A radiologist who specializes in a specific area of the body will review your images.
- The radiologist prepares a diagnostic report to share with your doctor.
- Your doctor will consider this information in context of your overall care, and talk with you about the results.
- Most of the radioactivity passes out of your body in urine or stool. The rest simply disappear through natural loss of radioactivity over time.
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