Two Medical Professionals standing next to a patient who is lying down in an MRI Scanning Machine

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

What is Nuclear Medicine?

This specialty area uses small amounts of radioactive materials, or radioisotope, to evaluate various areas of the body. Nuclear Medicine imaging utilizes a combination of chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This is a safe and helpful way to aid in the diagnosis of many different diseases or conditions.

How is the Radioisotope Administered:

The radioisotope will be injected in to the body, swallowed, or inhaled by the patient.

Different Types of Nuclear Medicine Procedures:

●Bone Scan (Whole body, 3 Phrase, SPECT)
●Brain Scan
●Gallium Scan
●Gastric Emptying Scan
●GI Bleeding Scan
●Liver/Spleen Scan
●Lung Scan (VQ)
●Heart Scan
●Hepatobiliary Scan (HIDA, Gallbladder)
●Meckels Scan
●MUGA Scan
●Parathyroid Scan
●White Blood Cell (WBC) Scan (Ceretec or Indium)
●Renal Scan
●SPECT Scan
●Thyroid Scan