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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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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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