Nuclear Medicine • Renal Scan

Renal Scans are performed for a number of reasons mostly to assess blood flow to the kidneys and kidney function. Hypertension is a common indication for this study. No preparation is needed for this exam.

After registering at the outpatient desk, a technologist will escort you to the nuclear medicine department. There you will lie on a table and be given an injection of medicine (radionuclide) into an arm vein. Images are then obtained with a camera from multiple projections for approximately an hour. Sometimes a second medicine is given through the same IV. After the images have been checked by a radiologist, the technologist will take you back to the lobby.

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