A member asked:

Does a neurosurgeon have to do a shunt flow study putting dye in the tube to see if it's working?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

A tracer: which is generally a very very tiny amount of radioisotope. I'm not sure how often dyes are used since they are more irritating.

Answered 10/29/2015

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