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I-Technetium-Tc-99m-sulfur colloid injection iyisitholi esinomsakazo esisetshenziswa ezinqubweni zokuthwebula izithombe zomuthi we-nuclear. Le nto ephephile, enomthamo ophansi onomsakazo isiza odokotela ukuthi babone ngaphakathi emzimbeni wakho ukuze bathole izimo ezihlukahlukene ezithinta isibindi sakho, ubende, umnkantsha wamathambo, nama-lymph nodes. Umjovo uqukethe inani elincane le-radioactivity elisheshayo ukuthi likhishwe emzimbeni wakho, okwenza kube yithuluzi elibalulekile lokuxilonga elinobungozi obuncane.
Lo mjovo ungumuthi we-radiopharmaceutical ohlanganisa i-technetium-99m nezinhlayiyana ze-sulfur colloid. I-technetium-99m iyi-isotope enomsakazo ekhipha imisebe ye-gamma, amakhamera akhethekile angayithola ukuze enze izithombe ezinemininingwane yezitho zakho. I-sulfur colloid isebenza njengezinhlayiyana ezincane eziqoqwa ngamaseli omzimba wakho omzimba ngokwemvelo.
Udokotela wakho usebenzisa lo mjovo ngesikhathi sokuskena komuthi we-nuclear ukuze ahlulele ukuthi izitho ezithile zisebenza kahle kangakanani. Le nto enomsakazo ihamba ngegazi lakho futhi iqongelele ezicutshini ezithile, ivumela ochwepheshe bezokwelapha ukuthi babone izindawo zomsebenzi ovamile nongavamile. Lolu lwazi lusiza ukuxilonga izifo, ukuqapha ukuqhubeka kokwelashwa, nokuhlela izinqubo zokuhlinzwa.
Umujovo ngokwawo uzizwa ufana nanoma yimuphi omunye umjovo ongawuthola. Uzozwa ukugwaza okuncane noma ukushisa lapho inaliti ingena engalweni yakho, ngokuvamile emthanjeni. Abantu abaningi bachaza ukuzwa njengokungafani nokudonswa kwegazi noma ukuthola umgomo.
Ngemva komjovo, ngeke uzizwe into enomoya enomsakazo ihamba emzimbeni wakho. I-technetium-99m ayibangeli noma yiziphi izinzwa zomzimba ezifana nokufudumala, ukuluma, noma ukungakhululeki. Kuzodingeka ulinde isikhathi esithile ngaphambi kokuthi isithombe sakho senziwe, ngesikhathi lapho ungenza khona imisebenzi ejwayelekile ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekunika imiyalelo ethile.
Ngesikhathi senqubo yokuthwebula izithombe, uzoqamba amanga unganyakazi etafuleni ngenkathi ikhamera ekhethekile ithatha izithombe. Le ngxenye ayinabuhlungu ngokuphelele, nakuba abanye abantu bekuthola kunzima ukulala unganyakazi imizuzu engama-30 kuya ehora elilodwa. Ikhamera ayikuthinti futhi yenza umsindo omncane.
Odokotela batusa lo mjovo lapho bedinga izithombe ezinemininingwane yezitho ezithile ukuze bathole noma baqaphe izimo ezihlukahlukene. Isinqumo sokusebenzisa leli thuluzi lokuxilonga livela ezimpawini zakho, okutholwe ekuhlolweni komzimba, noma imiphumela engajwayelekile evela kwezinye izivivinyo ezidinga ukucwaningwa okwengeziwe.
Izimo eziningana zezokwelapha ngokuvamile ziholela kulolu hlobo lokufunda ukuthwebula izithombe:
Ithimba lakho lezempilo likhetha le ndlela ethile yokuthwebula izithombe ngoba inikeza ulwazi oluyingqayizivele olungenziwa ezinye izivivinyo ezifana ne-CT scans noma ama-ultrasounds. I-tracer enomsakazo ikhombisa ukuthi izitho zakho zisebenza kanjani, hhayi nje ukwakheka kwazo.
Lo mjovo usiza ukuxilonga izimo eziningi ezithinta izinhlelo ezahlukene zezitho zomzimba. I-tracer enomoya iqongelela ezindaweni lapho amaseli omzimba akho okuzivikela esebenza khona, embula kokubili ukusebenza okuvamile kanye nezinqubo zezifo.
Ezimweni zesibindi nesinye, lo mjovo ungaqaphela:
Lapho behlola umnkantsha wamathambo, odokotela basebenzisa leli test ukukhomba:
Ukuze kutholakale imephu yama-lymph node, okubaluleke kakhulu ekunakekelweni komdlavuza, lo mjovo usiza ukuthola i-lymph node yokuqala ekhishwa endaweni yethumba. Lolu lwazi luqondisa izinqumo zokuhlinzwa kanye nokuhlelwa komdlavuza.
Imiphumela emibi evela kulomjovo ayivamile kakhulu ngoba umthamo womoya oyingozi mncane kakhulu futhi le nto ikhishwa ngokushesha emzimbeni wakho. Abantu abaningi ababi nemiphumela emibi nhlobo, futhi ukusabela okukhulu akuvamile.
Lapho imiphumela emibi yenzeka, ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ingabandakanya:
Ukusabela okukhulu kokungezwani komzimba kungenzeka kodwa akuvamile kakhulu. Izimpawu zizobandakanya ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso noma umphimbo, noma ukusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba. Abasebenzi bezokwelapha baqeqeshwe ukubhekana nalezi zimo futhi banemithi esheshayo etholakalayo.
Ukulungiselela lo mjovo kuvame ukuba lula, nakuba udokotela wakho angakunika imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe ohlotsheni lweskena onalo. Abantu abaningi bangadla ngokujwayelekile futhi bathathe imithi yabo ejwayelekile ngaphandle uma etshelwe ngenye indlela.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho, yazisa ithimba lakho lezempilo mayelana nalokhu:
Udokotela wakho angase akucele ukuthi uyeke imithi ethile okwesikhashana uma ingaphazamisa imiphumela yeskena. Uzothola futhi imiyalelo yokuthi ufike nini nokuthi yini ongayilindela ngesikhathi senqubo.
Inqubo ngokuvamile yenzeka emnyangweni wezokwelapha enyukliya esibhedlela noma esikhungweni sokuthwebula izithombe. Uchwepheshe oqeqeshwe ngokukhethekile uzolungisa umjovo futhi achaze isinyathelo ngasinye senqubo ukukusiza uzizwe ukhululekile.
Okokuqala, uzothola umjovo emthanjeni engalweni yakho, okufana nokudonsa igazi. Umjovo ngokwawo uthatha imizuzwana embalwa nje. Ngemuva kokuthola umjovo, uzolinda isikhathi esithile ukuvumela into enomsakazo ukuthi isakazeke emzimbeni wakho wonke. Lesi sikhathi sokulinda siyahlukahluka ngokuya ngokuthi yiziphi izitho ezifundwayo.
Ngesikhathi sokuthwebula izithombe, uzoqamba amanga etafuleni ngenkathi ikhamera ekhethekile ithatha izithombe zezindawo ezihlolwayo. Ikhamera ingase izungeze noma ungase udinge ukushintsha izikhundla ukuze uthole izithombe ezivela kuma-engeli ahlukene. Inqubo yonke ngokuvamile ithatha ihora elilodwa kuya kwamathathu, okuhlanganisa nesikhathi sokulinda.
Kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile ngemuva komjovo, yize izinkinga zingavamile kakhulu. Abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemuva kwenqubo.
Shayela udokotela wakho uma uthola:
Abantu abaningi bazizwa bejwayelekile ngokuphelele ngemuva kwale nqubo. Inani elincane lemisebe liyaphuma emzimbeni wakho ngokwemvelo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, ikakhulukazi ngokuchama.
Lo mjovo ubhekwa njengophephe kakhulu uma usetshenziselwa ukuthwebula izithombe zezokwelapha. Inani lemisebe okutholakala kuyo lifana nalelo ongase ulithole emisebeni engokwemvelo evela ezinyangeni eziningana. Izinto ezinomsakazo zinesigamu sokuphila esifushane, okusho ukuthi iba ngaphansi komsakazo ngokushesha.
Izinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile zingase zidingeke uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa. Imisebe ingase ithinte ingane esakhula, ngakho odokotela bavame ukugwema lo mhlahlo ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ngaphandle uma kudingeka ngempela. Uma uncelisa, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuyeka okwesikhashana bese ulahla ubisi lwebele isikhathi esifushane ngemuva komjovo.
Ngemuva kwenqubo, uzokhishwa inani elincane lemisebe izinsuku ezimbalwa. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile mayelana nanoma yiziphi izinyathelo zokuphepha okufanele uzithathe eduze kwabesifazane abakhulelwe noma izingane ezincane ngalesi sikhathi.
Le ndlela yokuthwebula izithombe inikeza ulwazi oluyingqayizivele olungenziwa ezinye izivivinyo. Ngokungafani nokuskena kwe-CT noma i-MRI okukhombisa ukwakheka kwezitho, lokhu kuskena komuthi we-nuclear kukhombisa ukuthi izitho zisebenza kanjani nokuthi igazi lihamba kanjani ngazo.
Izinzuzo zihlanganisa ukuxilongwa okunembile kwezifo zesibindi nesinye, ukuhlelwa okunembile kwama-lymph node ngemva kokuhlinzwa komdlavuza, nokuhlolwa okuningiliziwe komsebenzi womnkantsha wamathambo. Lolu lwazi luvame ukuholela ezinqumweni zokwelapha ezingcono kanye nemiphumela ethuthukisiwe yesiguli. Lolu vivinyo futhi lusheshe ngokuqhathaniswa futhi aludingi ukuhlinzwa noma ezinye izinqubo ezingahlaseli.
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukwehluka okujwayelekile ekusebenzeni kwezitho noma izimo zesikhashana kungadala imiphumela edidayo. Izindawo zokuvuvukala ezivela emikhuhlaneni yakamuva zingase zibonakale zingajwayelekile ekuskeneni, yize zingahlobene nesimo esihloliwe.
Ukuhlinzwa kwangaphambilini, izicubu ezinamanxeba, noma izinqubo zezokwelapha zakamuva nazo zingathinta indlela impahla enomsakazo esabalala ngayo emzimbeni wakho. Udokotela wakho wemisebe ukucabangela lokhu lapho echaza imiphumela yakho futhi angase ancome ezinye izivivinyo noma ukuskena okulandelayo uma kudingeka.
Yingakho umlando wakho wezokwelapha ubaluleke kangaka lapho uhlela lolu vivinyo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lidinga ukwazi ngezifo zakamuva, imithi, nezinqubo ezingase zithinte imiphumela.
Impahla enomsakazo inesigamu-sokuphila esingokomzimba esingaba amahora angu-6, okusho ukuthi ingxenye yayo iba engeyona eyomsakazo njalo ngamahora angu-6. Umzimba wakho futhi uyayiqeda ngezindlela ezijwayelekile. Kungakapheli amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48, iningi le-radioactivity selinyamale emzimbeni wakho.
Yebo, ungazishayela ekhaya ngemva kokuthola lo mjovo. Le nqubo ayibangeli ukozela noma iphazamise ikhono lakho lokushayela ngokuphepha. Abantu abaningi bazizwa bejwayelekile ngokuphelele futhi bangabuyela kuyo yonke imisebenzi ejwayelekile ngemva nje kokuskena.
Umjovo ungase uthinte ezinye izivivinyo zokuthwebula izithombe noma umsebenzi welabhorathori izinsuku ezimbalwa. Yazisa noma yibaphi abahlinzeki bezempilo ngokuskena kwakho kwamuva komuthi we-nuclear uma udinga ezinye izivivinyo ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho. Udokotela wakho uzokweluleka ngesikhathi sezinye izinqubo.
Ngokuvamile, yebo. Ngokungafani nezinye izinto eziphikisanayo ezisetshenziswa ekuskeneni kwe-CT, i-technetium-99m-sulfur colloid ayigcizeleli kakhulu izinso. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso bangase bakhiphe le nto enomoya ngokuphuza kancane, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho uzokucabangela lokhu lapho ehlela ukunakekelwa kwakho.
Ukuxhumana okufushane, okungahleliwe nomuntu othole lo mjovo akubeki engozini yezempilo. Inani lemisebe eveziwe lincane kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, abesifazane abakhulelwe kanye nezingane ezincane kufanele zigweme ukuxhumana okuseduze isikhathi eside ngosuku lokuqala noma ezimbili ngemva komjovo njengesinyathelo sokuzivikela.
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