Lymphoscintigraphy Without Imaging

This procedure is for patients who will be given intradermal or subdermal injections only, and can be done outside the Nuclear Medicine Division, usually in the Operating Room. This is for patients who will NOT have imaging as part of this procedure. These are for patients with breast cancer and the injection is part of the sentinel lymph node identification.

File: Lymphoscintigraphy_Without_Imaging.pdf

Lymphoscintigraphy

Evaluation of chronic lymphedema of a swollen extremity, where scan is used to differentiate primary or secondary lymphedema (primary has neither lymphatic nor proximal LN visualization, secondary has interstitial lymphatic uptake but poor visualization of proximal lymph channels and nodes)

File: Lymphoscintigraphy.pdf

Salivogram

This study is performed on neonates, infants, and children to determine if there is evidence of pulmonary aspiration of saliva that might explain recurrent pneumonias

File: Salivogram.pdf