Parathyroid

Planning ahead:

• Arrive at the hospital 30 minutes before your exam is scheduled. Ask the scheduler what time that is.

Bring with you to the hospital when you come for your test:

• Complete list of medications you are currently taking – name and dosage of each medication, and when you take it.
• Written physician’s order for the test.

On the day of the test:

• Come in through the main entrance of Mon Health Medical Center, then down the hallway to the Radiology Services registration desk.
• Plan to be at the hospital for approximately three hours.

During the test:

• You will have an IV started and an imaging agent injected into it. Imaging will begin 10 to 15 minutes later.
• A large camera will be placed over your neck and chest area. Four images will be taken with you lying on your back. Each image takes about 10 minutes.
• After waiting one to two hours, four more images will be taken for comparison.

Or call the Mon Health Nuclear Medicine Department at (304) 598-1280.