Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.
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This page explains about using the Ponseti technique to correct talipes (clubfoot) and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure. It explains how the technique works and what to expect when your child has this treatment.
This page explains about thyroid and parathyroid scans and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have the scan.
This page explains about the perchlorate discharge test, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the test.
An MIBG scan is used to look for uncontrolled or abnormal cell growth in the body. It works by injecting a substance called an isotope into your child’s veins. The MIBG scan is named after the chemical ‘iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine’ or MIBG for short, to which the isotope is attached.
This page explains about the Meckles scan, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the scan.
This page explains about labelled white cell scans, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the scan.
This page explains about gall bladder (HIDA) scans, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital for the scan.
This page explains about the DMSA and direct isotope cystogram scans, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the scans.