A medical prescription is required in order to carry out the tests. As these are Nuclear Medicine procedures, the scans involve the administration of a very low-dose radioactive drug, which is eliminated over the following hours via the urine or the digestive tract. Before any scan, the procedure will be explained to you and you will be given a specific information sheet. If you are a woman and are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or are breastfeeding, please inform the healthcare staff before the scan. Patients who are minors or who require special care must always be accompanied.
Available procedures
OFTALMO-01
Dacryoscintigraphy
Description: Study of the excretory dynamics of the nasolacrimal duct.
Preparation
- No prior preparation is needed.
Indications
- Study of drainage and obstructive disorders of the nasolacrimal duct.
- Study of functional and postoperative epiphora.
- Study of xerophthalmia.
- Study of blepharospasm.
- Study of nasolacrimal disorders following radioiodine therapy.
Test duration
1 hour.