PRESENT STATUS AND PROBLEMS OF RADIONUCLIDE STUDIES IN EMERGENCY CASES (I. Emergency Medicine and Radiological Technology)

Abstract

Scintigraphy is just right for diagnosing emergency cases due to its noninvasive and simple method, but emergency radionuclide studies have not become practical as a result of difficulty problems. Recetly, nuclear medical devices have become easier to use in operations. It is become of this, that I have submitted this report regarding the problems of radionuclide studies in emergency cases. There were 101 cases (1.4%) out of 7,310 cases for the year period. (1981.9〜1982.8) The studies consisted of 12 brain imaging cases, 9 plumonary imaging cases, 22 cardiac study cases (8 cardioangiography cases, 12 99m-Tc-PYP myocardium imaging cases, 2 201-Tl myocardium imaging cases), 12 renal study cases, 11 G.I. blood loss cases, 35 peripheral angiography cases. In the near future, we will have to be ready to perform emergency radionuclide studies if the need arises.