This information is selected specifically for patients participating in clinical research protocols at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health. It may not apply to individuals who are patients elsewhere. If you have questions about the information presented here, talk to a member of your health care team.

Esta información fue seleccionada específicamente para los pacientes que participan en los protocolos de investigación clínica en el Centro Clínico en los Institutos Nacionales de Salud. No es necesariamente aplicable a los pacientes en alguna otra parte. Si tiene alguna pregunta acerca de la información que se presenta aquí, hable con un miembro de su equipo de atención médica.

Procedures/Diagnostic tests

• General (non-radiologic tests)
• Diagnostic Radiology
• Interventional Radiology
• Nuclear medicine
• PET

General (non-radiologic test)

• 24-Hour Urine Collection (in English) (648 KB) (in Spanish) (32 KB)

• ACTH StimulationTest (in English) (633 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Bronchoscopy (in English) (370 KB) (in Spanish) (29 KB)

• Calcium Infusion Test (in English) (625 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Calcium Pentagastrin Test (in English) (661 KB) (in Spanish) (30 KB)

• Clonidine Stimulation Test (in English) (659 KB) (in Spanish) (30 KB)

• CRH Stimulation Test (in English) (645KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Electroencephalogram (in English) 666 KB) (in Spanish) (32 KB)

• Endoscopy/Gastroscopy (in English) (660 KB)

• Evoked Potentials (in English) (629 KB) (in Spanish) (33 KB)

• Eye Tracking (in English) (639 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Forgy Meal Study (in English) (641 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Gastric Analysis (in English) 641KB) (in Spanish) (30 KB)

• Insulin Tolerance Test (in English) (617KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Muscle/Nerve Biopsy (in English) (652KB) (in Spanish) (37 KB)

• Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (in English) (642 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Percutaneous Islet Cell Transplantation (in English) (187 KB)

• Secretin Test (in English) (642 KB)

• Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (in English) (637 KB)

• Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) (in English) (64 KB) (in Spanish) (96 KB)

Diagnostic Radiology

General Diagnostic Radiology (X-Ray, CT, MRI, US)

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Interventional Radiology

NIH Specific

• Arteriogram (in English) (639 KB) (in Spanish) (34 KB)

• Fine Needle Aspiration, Fluid Aspiration, and/or Core Biopsy (in English) (687 KB) (in Spanish) (102 KB)

• Foreign Body or Catheter Retrieval (in English) (79 KB) (in Spanish) (249 KB)

• Paracentesis ("belly tap") or Thoracentesis ("chest tap") (in English) (638 KB) (in Spanish) (91 KB)

• Percutaneous Hepatic Arterial Perfusion of Melphalan with Venous Filtration (in English) (582 KB)

• Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube (in English) (112 KB) (in Spanish) (216 KB)

• Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation (in English) (647 KB) (in Spanish) (41 KB)

• Thrombolytic Therapy (in English) (3 MB) (in Spanish) (93 KB)

• Tunneled Venous Access Device Placement (in English) (485 KB) (in Spanish) (96 KB)

• Transjugular Liver Biopsy (in English) (78 KB) (in Spanish) (78 KB)

• Venogram Using Fluoroscopy (in English) (74 KB) (in Spanish) (74 KB)

• Venous Access Device Placement (in English) (356 KB) (in Spanish) (41 KB)

General Interventional Radiology

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Nuclear Medicine

NIH Specific

• Bone Density Scan (in English) (670 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Bone Scan (in English) (650 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Exercise Thallium Scan (in English) (191 KB) (in Spanish) (240 KB)

• Exercise Tolerance Test (in English) (614 KB) (in Spanish) (32 KB)

• Exercise Sestamibi Scan (in English) (171 KB) (in Spanish) (94 KB)

• Gallium Scan (in English) (630 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Glomerular Filtration Rate (in English) (656 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• I 131 MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine) Scan (in English) (635 KB)

• Liver/Spleen Scan (in English) (656 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• Lung Scan (in English) (627 KB) (in Spanish) (31 KB)

• MUGA (in English) (631 KB) (in Spanish) (75 KB)

• Octreotide Scan (in English) (651KB)

• Parathyroid Scan (in English) (652 KB)

• Persantine Sestamibi Scan (in English) (187 KB) (in Spanish) (117 KB)

• Persantine Thallium Scan (in English) (203 KB) (in Spanish) (152 KB)

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan-Diagnostic
  The diagnostic PET scan uses only one type of radioactivity: fluorinated- deoxyglucose (F-18-FDG). This scan is done as part of the Nuclear Medicine Department's clinical service (in English) (750 KB)

• Thyroid/Thyroid Uptake (in English) (630 KB)

• TRH Stimulation Test (in English) (641 KB)

General Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT

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PET Research

NIH Specific

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan-Research
  These scans are part of specific Institute research protocols. (in English) (756 KB)

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