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what the risks are thyroid enlargement, scintiscan, mbig injection, adrenal medullary imaging, mibg, nuclear scan test that uses injected radioactive material, radioisotope, a special scanner to locate, confirm, pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, tumors of specific types of nervous tissue, a radioisotope, mibg, iodine-131-meta-iodobenzylguanidine, injected into a vein, later that day, next day, lie on a table that is positioned under the arm, the scanner, abdomen is scanned, repeated scans, 1 - 3 days, each scan takes 1 - 2 hours, after injection, the radioisotope, given lugol's iodine solution to block uptake, thyroid, the radiation from this radioisotope is fairly high compared to most other radioisotopes, precautions necessary, nuclear medicine personnel, instruct, specific precautions, flushing the toilet twice after each use, to dilute radioactive material excreted, in the urine, precautions, lugol's iodine solution given, after administration, the radioisotope, must sign an informed consent form, a hospital gown, worn, scan, loose-fitting clothing allowed, remove jewelry, metal objects, each scan, sharp needle prick, the material is injected, radioisotope is not felt by the body, scan causes, no sensation, the table cold, hard, must lie still, scan, to confirm, pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, normal values indicate areas of increased uptake, the radioisotope, most often, test, locate pheochromocytoma, be very useful to detect multiple tumors, tumors, located outside the adrenal tissues, additional conditions under which the test performed include multiple endocrine neoplasia, men, ii, risks are about the same, x-rays, radiation, needle pricks, exposure to radiation, radioisotope, radioisotope contains iodine, precautions administration of lugol's solution will, prevent, excessive uptake by the thyroid, significant exposure, the adrenal gland to radiation, test should not be performed on pregnant women, the danger, fetus from radiation, time the body is penetrated, a needlestick, risk of infection, injection into a vein also carries a slight risk of bleeding, risk is no greater, scan than, intravenous injection of any sort, radioisotope is costly, not be available in all medical facilities, person must be able to return, delayed images, 1 - 3 days.