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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:
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Bone Scan (Whole body, 3 Phrase, SPECT) |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Brain Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Gallium Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Gastric Emptying Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | GI Bleeding Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Liver/Spleen Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Lung Scan (VQ) |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Heart Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Hepatobiliary Scan (HIDA, Gallbladder) |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Meckels Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | MUGA Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Parathyroid Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | White Blood Cell (WBC) Scan (Ceretec or Indium) |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Renal Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | SPECT Scan |
![](/images/bullet.gif) | Thyroid Scan |
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