ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS OR RISK INVOLVED IN THE SPECT STUDY?
The study does NOT involve a dye and people do NOT have allergic reactions to the isotope used in the study. The possibility exists, although, in a very SMALL percentage of patients, of a mild rash, facial redness, fever or brief increase in blood pressure. The amount of radiation exposure from a brain scan is approximately the same as one abdominal xray. You should not have a SPECT scan done if you are pregnant.
