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Nuclear Medicine Which Is Used To Get Sleep
An RBC nuclear scan uses small amounts of radioactive material to mark (tag) red blood cells (RBCs). Your body is then scanned to determine the location of the cells and to see how they move through the body.
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How the test is performed
The exact procedure may vary slightly depending on the reason for the scan.
The RBCs are tagged with
The first method involves removing blood from a vein. The red blood cells are separated from the...
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