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Nuclear medicine examinations
Services offered:
Examinations (by facilities) (in French only)
- Waiting times (in French only)
The various nuclear medicine examinations are:
- Cardiac Perfusion Scan (Persantine) [MIBI Persantin]
- Cardiac Perfusion Scan (Treadmill stress test) [MIBI Effort sur tapis roulant]
- Bone Scan [Scintigraphie osseuse]
- Lung Scan [Scintigraphie pulmonaire]
- Thyroid Scan [Scintigraphie thyroïdienne]
- Hepatobiliary (HIDA) Scan [Scintigraphie hépatobiliaire]
- Melanoma Lymphoscintigraphy Study [Localisation du ganglion sentinelle]
- Lasix Renal Scan [Scintigraphie rénale au Lasix]
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan) [Tomographie par émission de positrons (TEP Scan)]
You will find in [] the names of the examinations in French.
Documentation
Information about nuclear medicine examinations (in French only)
For health professionnals: Information about nuclear medicine examinations (in French only)