Information for our Nuclear Medicine Patients

Esophageal Reflux - Pediatric

Your child has been scheduled for an Esophageal Reflux - Pediatric study that involves the use of a small amount of radioactive material. The level of radioactivity used is extremely low and has no side effects.

Your child will be positioned next to a special detector called a gamma camera. The camera does not produce any radiation. It will be placed close to the part of the child’s body being imaged.

Patient Preparation

Nothing by mouth after midnight before the exam

Procedure

Your child will be given a small amount of radioactive material through a naso-gastric tube, or a bottle at normal feeding time. Painless images will be obtained for approximately one hour. Images the next day may be required. These images

last for only a few minutes.

Further Information

Contact Terre Haute Medical Laboratory Nuclear Medicine, 812.238.7542