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IntroductionA Cerebral Perfusion scan shows how well blood flows through your child's brain. It uses:a Gamma camera - a large camera that measures radiationradiotracer – an injection of radioact...
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IntroductionA colon transit study looks at the shape of the large intestine and how quickly food moves through it. The large intestine is part of the digestive system.The digestive system is a group o...
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IntroductionA Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) shunt patency study checks if a brain shunt is working properly. CSF is a clear liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord. A shunt ...
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IntroductionA gastric emptying study checks how fast food or liquid moves from your child’s stomach to their small intestines. The small intestine breaks down food from the stomach and absorbs nutrien...
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IntroductionThe kidneys help remove waste and extra fluids from the blood, turning them into urine. A Globular filtration rate (GFR) study checks how well your child’s kidneys work by measuring how mu...
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Introduction Stuttering is a speech disorder that makes it hard to speak smoothly. Children who stutter know what they want to say but have difficulty saying it clearly. Stuttering usually b...
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IntroductionThe thyroid gland is located at the front of the throat and has two lobes on each side of the windpipe. It makes chemicals called hormones that manage your child's growth and energy levels...
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IntroductionA Meckel’s diverticulum is a small pouch or bulge of tissue that can develop in the intestines. It is a congenital abnormality, a difference in how an organ develops during pregnancy.Some ...
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IntroductionThe MIBG scan looks for:neuroblastomas – tumours that grow in the cells of the nervespheochromocytomas – rare tumours that grow in the adrenal glands, found on top of the kidneysparagangli...
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IntroductionA milk scan checks if milk or liquids are flowing back up from your child’s stomach into their oesophagus, also known as the food pipe. This can be caused by a condition called gastroesoph...