On the day of the therapy, you should not eat anything. You should not eat any solid food until two hours after you have swallowed the radioactive iodine capsules.

The administration of radioactive iodine therapy, the explanation and signing the patient consent form takes a total of around 15 minutes.

As a result of the low dose, there are usually no side effects. There are rare reports of short-term nausea, bloating or a slight swelling with a feeling of tension in the area of the thyroid gland. No long-term undesired side effects are to be expected.

During the fine-needle aspiration biopsy, you lie on your back. The aspiration biopsy is not any more painful than venous blood sampling and takes less than a minute. After an explanation, you sign a patient consent form. The tissue biopsy is carried out using a syringe with a max. 0.9-millimetre-thin needle, using sonographic testing. Afterwards, you must put pressure on the puncture site for ten minutes using a swab.

Patients with existing anticoagulation with Marcumar must stop taking their medication one week prior to the fine-needle aspiration biopsy and change to a low-molecular-weight heparin. If an acetylsalicylic acid (e.g. Thrombo ASS) is currently taken, it should not be taken on the day of the planned fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

The total duration of the fine-needle aspiration biopsy, including the explanation and signing the patient consent form, is around 15 minutes.

A small, localised haematoma sometimes but rarely forms at the puncture site, especially if insufficient pressure was put on the puncture site with the swab. A haematoma like this is not dangerous and disappears after a few days. Localised inflammation at the puncture site is extremely rare.

After a short case history, you will stay in a darkened room to relax for 15 minutes. After the intravenous administration of a radioactive substance, and after a waiting time of 20 minutes, an image will be produced, which takes 30 minutes. To evaluate cerebral blood flow reserve, you will be given a vasodilator drug before the examination.

Please bring your list of medicines with you. It is not necessary for you to have an empty stomach.

The total duration of the examination is approximately two hours.

The exposure to radiation is 2 mSv. In comparison, natural exposure to radiation in Austria is around 2.4 to 16 mSv per year.

When investigating joint pain, a multiphase image will be produced. The imaging, which takes 10 to 15 minutes, will begin immediately after the intravenous administration of a radioactive substance. After a break of two hours, there is delayed imaging, which can take 30 minutes, depending on the extent of the disease.

No, you do not need to have an empty stomach for this examination.

The total duration of the examination is approx. three hours. A written test report will be sent within one working day to the department that referred you or to you in person.

The exposure to radiation is 4.3 mSv. In comparison, natural exposure to radiation in Austria is around 2.4 to 16 mSv per year.

After a small quantity of a radioactive substance has been injected into an arm vein, the imaging of the lungs is carried out while the patient is in a lying position.

No, you do not need to have an empty stomach for this examination.

The entire examination only takes around ten minutes.

The exposure to radiation is 1.1 mSv. In comparison, natural exposure to radiation in Austria is around 2.4 to 16 mSv per year. If you go skiing for a week in spring, for example, you will have a similarly high level of radiation exposure as during a lung scintigraphy examination.

The functioning within the thyroid gland or individual nodules is evaluated using scintigraphy. After a short-lived isotope has been injected into an arm vein, an image of the thyroid gland is taken. This image provides information on the distribution of activity within the gland. With the result, the doctor is then able to arrange an individual therapy and monitor the course of the therapy through check-ups.

We inject a small quantity of a radioactive substance into an arm vein. After a waiting time of 20 minutes, the imaging of the thyroid gland is then carried out in a supine position – this takes around five minutes. If the thyroid laboratory values are not available, a blood sample is also taken at the same time that the radioactive substance is injected. If you do not yet have the results of an ultrasound examination, we will compile these before the thyroid scintigraphy.

You do not need to have an empty stomach for the examination. If you usually take thyroid tablets, you should not take them on the day of the examination. You can take them again after the examination.

The entire examination of the thyroid gland with a case history, ultrasound, blood sample and scintigraphy takes approx. 30 to 45 minutes.

The exposure to radiation is 0.9 mSv. In comparison, natural exposure to radiation in Austria is around 2.4 to 16 mSv per year. If you go skiing for a week in spring, for example, you will have a similarly high level of radiation exposure as during a thyroid scintigraphy examination.

No physical changes are usually noticed. Allergic reactions to the radioactive tracers are extremely rare, since only minimal quantities of substances are administered. You can find more details on our radioactive tracer information sheet.