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what the risks are gallium injection, liver gallium scan, bony gallium scan, a gallium scan, nuclear medicine examination using a radioactive material, gallium, to look, areas of hidden infection, a rubber strap, tourniquet, tied around the upper arm to help locate the vein, gallium is injected, vein, scan is taken, a special camera that detects, gallium has accumulated, acute inflammatory disease is suspected, scan is performed 4 to 6 hours after injection, the scan is taken 24 to 48 hours, occasionally 72 hours, injection, scan, takes 30 to 60 minutes, patient must remain still, does not, require a stay, in the hospital, night, a laxative necessary to clean out the bowel so that stool, does not interfere, an enema, instead be given 1 to 2 hours, food, liquids, not restricted, must sign a consent form, remove all jewelry, metal objects, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, enema uncomfortable but, does not cause pain, injection, a sharp prick, site tender, touch, hardest part, the scan is holding still, the scan is painless, the scan, adjustments made to make the patient more comfortable, this test performed, in the search, an unknown source of fevers, gallium collects in areas of inflammation, due to an abscess, tumor, combined, imaging, ct, hidden disease detected, gallium, collects in bones, liver, spleen, large bowel, breast tissue, gallium detected outside the normal areas, areas of increased uptake, indicate infection, inflammation, possibly tumors, hodgkin's disease, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, minimal risk of radiation exposure, less than, x-rays, ct scans, radiation exposure of any sort is not, pregnant, nursing women, young children, the benefits, the test exceed the risks, not all cancers show up on a gallium scan.