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Nuclear Medicine 
Nuclear Medicine
What is Nuclear Medicine?  Types of Nuclear Medicine scans performed in Neuroradiology.  
What to expect when you come for Nuclear Medicine scan
Safety aspect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is Nuclear Medicine?

Nuclear medicine imaging uses very small amount of radioactive materials, called radio- pharmaceuticals to aid disease diagnosis. Radiopharmaceuticals are distributed throughout the blood stream and are attracted to specific organs, such as the brain, bones, or other tissues. They emit gamma radiation, which is detected and counted by a gamma camera. The processed data over time provides functional and anatomical information about the part of the body being imaged. The gamma camera system at the Neuroradiology Department of the National Neuroscience Institute is a dual head scanner.

 

Types of Nuclear Medicine scans performed here.
1) Brain SPECT : Cerebral Ischaemia, epilepsy
2) MIBI heart perfusion scan: Ischaemic heart disease.
3) Bone scan: Cancer: stress fracture
4) V/Q scan: Pulmonary embolism
5) Thyroid uptake scan: thyroid nodule