• Turn the vial with the needle and syringe inserted upside down. Pull back on the syringe plunger in a slow and steady motion until the desired dosage is achieved. • Tap the side of the syringe (1cc tuberculin syringe with a 29 gauge needle) to allow any air bubbles to float tow...
• Turn the vial with the needle and syringe inserted upside down. Pull back on the syringe plunger in a slow and steady motion until the desired dosage is achieved. • Tap the side of the syringe (1cc tuberculin syringe with a 29 gauge needle) to allow any air bubbles to float tow...
Figure 7. A tuberculin syringe containing saline is attached to the far needle. Tc-99m-sulfur colloid is injected into the near needle for SLNB. Mammographically-guided SLNB has been performed on known cancers, suspicious masses and groups of calcifications, excisional biopsy cavities and metal ...