NUCLEAR
MEDICINE
For detailed information of the Nuclear
Scan Patient Preperations click here
Nuclear Medicine uses radioactive material to diagnose many conditions.
Nuclear Medicine provides accurate images and valuable information
for diagnosis and treatment and can detect a wide variety of diseases.
The sooner these are detected, the sooner treatment can be prescribed.
The Imaging Services Departments has the capacity to provide over
30 different procedures in Nuclear Medicine. The most frequently
ordered tests are:
- Bone
Scans
- Liver
Scans
- Biliary
(gallbladder) Scans
- Lung
Scans
- Thyroid
Scans
- Thallium
Scans
- Renal
Scans
- Testicular
Scans
Our
patients are injected with a very small amount of radioactive isotope.
Different isotopes are absorbed in many different organs or
tissuesof the body. The machine or camera can pick up these particles
and take a picture of the organ. The radioactive material has a
very short life and will die soon after that picture is taken.
For more information on Medical Tests, click on the icon to the left.
Last Modified:
July 27, 2007 10:28 AM
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