Wheelchair or cart, as patient requires. Loose, comfortable clothing, no metal on chest. The patient will be injected with a radiopharmaceutical.
Images take about minutes each.
The patient should feel no discomfort during scan. The patient will need to remain still while images are being taken. No adverse affect. No adverse affect, resume normal activities. In such a case, the study must be cleared by the radiologist, and the dose injected is adjusted accordingly.