I ka chhunga glands awmte, chil siam chhuaktu te hi i zir dawn teh ang. (Salivary Gland Scan) chungchang hi han sawi ila!

Engtin nge kan kâah hian chil a lo chhuak a, eng thilin nge a ṭanpui tih i ngaihtuah ngai em? Kan ka chhungah hian gland chi khat, salivary glands an tih a awm a. Heng glands te hi hmui siam chhuaktu leh kan hmui ti hnimtu leh ei tur kan ei theihna tura puitu te an ni. Chuvangin a chang chuan heng salivary glands te hian hna an thawk tha em tih leh harsatna a awm em tih hriat nan special test an nei thin. Chu chu `(Salivary Gland Scan)` kan tih chu a ni. Vawiin hian he thu hi han sawi mai ila.

He Salivary Gland Scan test hi eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, hei hi medical technology ``nuclear medicine'' tih hmanga test a ni. Thlalak lak ang mai a ni a, mahse i ka chhunga salivary glands te chu a en a ni. Heng glands te hian hna an thawk tha em tih leh saliva an siam tha tawk em tih enfiah nan hman a ni ber. Mi thenkhat chuan hei hi ``salivary gland function scan'' an ti bawk. I beng sir lehlamah leh i hmui chhunga awm salivary gland lian ber berte chu parotid glands an ti a. He test hian heng glands chungchang pawh a hriat theih avangin ``parotid scintigraphy'' an ti bawk.

Chuti a nih chuan, he test hi engtik lai nge tih a nih?

I doctor chuan salivary gland scan neih a rawt theih chhan hrang hrang a awm. Eng nge an nih hi han thlir ila:

• I salivary glands-ah blockage emaw tumor emaw i neih nia i rinhlelh chuan: I hmui chhungah emaw, i hmuiah emaw, i jaw area-ah emaw thil mak tak i hre thei.
• Salivary glands chhehvel hmun a hring a, a na a nih chuan: Hei hian i hmui chhung lam, i hmui sir lehlamah emaw, i beng bulah emaw hmun hrang hrangah a hring emaw, na emaw i nei tihna a ni.
• I hmui a vawt reng a nih chuan: Hei hi damdawi lam chuan ``Xerostomia'' an ti a, chu chu ka chhunga hmui a tlahniam tihna a ni a, chu chuan hmui a ti vawt tihna a ni.

Hetiang symptoms a awm chuan doctor chuan he scan hi a ti thei a, chhungril lama harsatna a awm leh awm loh a en thei a ni.

Engtin nge he scan hi tih a nih?

Hei hi test bik deuh a ni. Camera leh radioactive substance (`(tracer)` kan ti) a hmang a. Lungngai suh, he `(tracer)` hian a ti na vak lovang che, a tlem lutuk chauh a hmang.

Ngaihtuah teh, he `(tracer)` hi tui rawng hrang hrang tla ang mai a ni. I taksaa i dah chuan i hmui nen a inhmeh a, i hmui (saliivary glands) kaltlangin a kal kual thin. Chu camera bik hmanga i en chuan he dye hian kawngpui dunga a kal dan chu chiang takin i hmu thei ang. Kawngpuiah `(CCTV)` camera hmanga car en ang mai a ni. Hei hian doctor-te chu i salivary glands hnathawh dan leh khawi emaw laiah blockage a awm leh awm loh an hrethiam thei a ni.

Test hmain engtin nge i inbuatsaih ang?

He `(Salivary Gland Scan)` atana kal hma hian ngaihtuah tur a awm lo. Mahse thil tenawm tlemte i hriat tur a awm.

• Nangmah ta a niHmai, lu leh kawr atanga jewelry zawng zawng, bengbeh leh kawrfual te chu paih vek tur a ni a, scan-a thlalak awmte a tibuai thei a ni.
• Eng ei tur pawh allergy i neih chuan i doctor hnenah a hmain hrilh hmasa phawt ang che.
• I naupai a nih chuan, emaw, naupai i nih i rin chuan medical staff te pawh i hriattir tur a ni . Hei hi a pawimawh hle.

Hengte hi i tih tur berte chu a ni. Inbuatsaihna tam tak a ngai lo, chuvangin i rilru chu hawng reng ang che.

Test neih chhung hian eng nge thleng?

Okay, tunah chuan scan laiin eng nge thleng tih kan en ang. ``Nuclear medicine'' room-ah hruai i ni ang. Chutah chuan dawhkan pakhatah mu turin an ti ang che. Tichuan, a tlangpuiin ``nuclear medicine technologist'', heng test titu technician chuan a hnuaia mi hi a ti ang:

1. Pakhatnaah chuan imaging equipment chu i hmai leh i kawng hnaihah dah a ni ang. ``X-ray`` machine ang deuh a ni. Mahse, lungngai suh, a pawi lo ang.

2. A dawtah chuan i kut chhunga vein pakhatah ``(tracer)`` an tih radioactive substance tlemte chu i inject leh a. Hetih lai hian natna tlemte i nei thei a, chu chu rulhut te tak te a sting emaw, needle prick emaw ang chi hi a ni. Hei hi second tlemte chhungin a bo vek ang.

3. Tunah chuan i salivary glands thlalak te chu lak a ni tawh ang. Hei hian minute 45 vel a awh thei. I tih tur chu awm reng a, che lo mai mai a ni. Thlalak lak lai emaw, machine atang emaw chuan natna i hre lovang.

4. Tichuan, i hmui (saliivary glands) te kha tichak la, chu chu i hmuiah chi khat emaw, lemon chi khat emaw, thil thlum tak emaw pek tihna a ni. Hei hian i salivary glands te chu saliva tam zawk a siam tan tir ang.

5. A tawp berah chuan minute 20 vel hnuah i salivary glands thlalak thenkhat kan la leh ang. Hei hian i saliva chu a sour stuff i pek hnuah a luang danah danglamna a awm em tih a en ang.

Hei hi test laia thil thleng a ni. A theih ang anga rilru hahdam takin awm rawh. Thil nuam lo i hriat chuan chuta mite hnenah hrilh rawh.

Test zawhah eng nge beisei tur?

Scan zawh hnuah doctor-in thurawn a pek loh chuan i hnathawh pangngai chu i thawk leh thei tawh ang. I chawlh hahdam vak a ngai lovang.

Mahse, hriat reng tur pakhat a awm. I taksaa i inject tawh ``(tracer)`` tlemte chu a la awm thei. Engti kawng pawha midangte a nghawng loh nan hengte hi ti rawh:

• Toilet i hman zawh veleh silfai nghal rawh. Scan hnu darkar 24 hmasa berah tracer tlemte chu i zun leh ek ah a chhuak ang.
• Toilet i hman zawhah sahbawn hmangin i kut uluk takin sil thin ang che.

Hei hi dik taka i tih chuan harsatna a awm lovang.

He test hi hlauhawmna a awm em?

Mi tam takin he test hi lak an duh a nih chuan, .A hlawkna nen khaikhin chuan a hlauhawmna a tlem hle. Radioactive material i pek zat hi a tlem hle a, a tlangpuiin ni khat chhungin i taksa atangin a bo vek tawh mai.

Mahse, mi thenkhat chuan he test hi an pumpelh emaw, hun engemaw chen an sawn emaw a ngai mai thei.

He test hi tute nge pumpelh tur emaw, sawn hlat tur emaw?

• Tracers allergy nei te: Radioactive tracer allergy i neih tawh chuan i doctor hnenah i hrilh ngei ang.
• Nu hnute pe: Radioactive tracer hi i hnute hnute chhungah a lut thei. Chuvangin i naute chu test zawhah ni khat emaw ni hnih emaw chhung chu hnute pe suh. Chu ai chuan i naute chu test hmaa i dahkhawm tawh, expressed breast milk emaw formula emaw pe rawh. Breast pump hmangin hnute (pump and dump an ti bawk) chu express leh remove theih a ni. I doctor-in hnute pek leh a him a tih hma loh chuan hetiang hian ti rawh.
• Naupai emaw, naupai emaw: He test neih chhunga radiation exposure hi nausen tan a tha lo thei. A tam zawkah chuan he test hi a tul tak tak a nih loh chuan sawn hlat a tha ber. A tul tak tak a nih chauhvin, ngun taka sawiho hnuah thutlukna siam rawh.

Heng thilte hi i doctor nen inbia ang che.

Test result chu eng nge ni ang?

A tam zawkah chuan radiologist chuan i scan te chu a enfiah ang. Test tura refertu doctor hnenah information chu a thawn ang. Chumi hnuah doctor chuan result chu a sawipui ang che.

Results pangngai chu eng nge ni?

Results pangngai chuan tracer chu i salivary glands chhungah blockage, obstruction, slow movement awm lovin a kal tlang tihna a ni. Chu chu glands te hian hna an thawk tha tihna a ni!

Results danglam tak a awm a nih chuan engtin nge ni ang?

Results pangngai lo chuan harsatna a awm thei tihna a ni. Hetiang hi a ni thei:

• Tracer hian salivary glands a paltlang thei lo: Hei hi Sjögren’s syndrome ang chi natna chhinchhiahna a ni thei a, he natna hian immune system disorder avanga taksaa tui siamtu glands te a nghawng a ni.
• Tracer hi gland pakhat emaw a aia tam emaw kaltlangin a luang zawi hle emaw, a luang lo tak tak lo emaw a ni: Hei hian gland pakhat chu cyst, lung emaw, thil dangin a lo thang lianin a block tih a tilang thei.
• Tracer hi a luang chhuak tur aia rang zawkin gland pakhat emaw a aia tam emaw a luang chhuak a ni: Hei hi parotitis an tih natna chhinchhiahna a ni thei a, chu chu parotid glands a lo hring a, a kai a ni.

Hengte hi thil awm thei te chu a ni. Mahse, hengte hi rinhlelhna mai a ni tih hre reng ang che. Doctor chuan eng nge a nih chiah tih hriat tumin a chhui leh ang.

Results a dik lo a nih chuan eng nge i tih leh ang?

I scan result a dik lo a nih chuan lungngai suh. I doctor chuan a hnua i tih tur a hrilhfiah ang che.

• Diagnosis thar i hmuh chuan i doctor chuan i enkawl dan tur a sawipui ang che a, a nih loh leh specialist dang hnenah enkawlna dang nei turin a refer thei che a ni.
• Thil engemaw takah chuan diagnosis chiang tak siam theih a nih hmain test dang neih belh a ngai thei bawk. Entirnan, biopsy tih theih a ni a, chu chu tissue sample lak a, enfiah a ni.

Amaherawhchu, i doctor chuan enkawlna tha ber pe turin a tul zawng zawng a ti ang che.

I hriat reng tur pawimawh ber berte (Take-Home Message) .

Salivary gland scan hi noninvasive test a ni a, i salivary glands-a harsatna awmte chu a hriat theih nan a pui a ni. A tlangpuiin a na lo va, inbuatsaihna leh enkawl bik a ngai lo.

He test chungchangah hian i hlauthawng deuh emaw, i stress deuh emaw a nih chuan i doctor nen inbia ang che. I tanpui tur leh enkawlna tha ber pe turin an awm reng a ni. He test hi neih i duh chhan leh test chhung zawnga a theih ang anga in hahdam theih dan tur te in sawi dun thei ang.

I hriselna hriat a pawimawh tih hre reng la, heng test chi hrang hrang hriatthiamna hian a pui thei a ni.

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