Meckles
* Inform your physician if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
You have been scheduled for a Meckels study which involves the use of a small amount of radioactive material. The level of radioactivity used is extremely low and has no side effects.
You will be positioned on an imaging table, under a special detector called a gamma camera. The camera does not produce any radiation. It will be placed close to the part of your body being imaged.
Patient Preparation
Do not eat or drink anything for 4 hours before your test.
Do not have barium for 48 hours before the test.
Procedure
A small amount of radioactive material will be injected into a vein in your arm. Painless images over your abdomen will be obtained for approximately one hour.
Reviewed and Approved:
Kirk Frey, MD
Robert Ackermann
11/2011
