• Nuclear Medicine uses very small amounts of radioactive materials (radiopharmaceuticals) to diagnose and treat disease.
• In imaging, radiopharmaceuticals are detected by special types of cameras that work with computers to provide very precise pictures about the area of the body being imaged.
• In treatment, the radiopharmaceuticals go directly to the organ being treated.
• The amount of radiation in a typical nuclear imaging procedure is comparable with that received during a diagnostic x-ray, and the amount received in a typical treatment procedure is kept
within safe limits.
It refers to medicine (a pharmaceutical) that is attached to a small quantity of radioactive material (a radioisotope). This combination is called radiopharmaceutical. There are many different radiopharmaceuticals available to study different parts of the body.
Which radiopharmaceutical is used will depend upon the condition to be diagnosed or treated.
A. Radioimmunoassay (RIA)/Immunoradiometricassay (IRMA)
OTHERS
B. Radioactive Iodine Therapy
C. Imaging
A gamma camera converts gamma rays into electronic pulses which make up an image.
These pulses are collected over some time and build up a picture of the organ. These pictures are stored on disc and can be viewed and processed at a later date.
D. Urea Breath Test
UBT is currently considered to be the gold standard for non-invasive diagnosis of
H.pylori. It is highly reliable- 95% sensitivity and 100% specificity, for pre- and post-
treatment follow up of infection.
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Infection
Nephrology
Oncology
Pulmonary
Test | Releasing Time |
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Meckel’s Diverticulum Scan | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Renal Scan/ Renal GFR | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Bone Scan/Total Body Scan | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Liver & Spleen Imaging | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Hepatobiliary Imaging | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Lung Perfusion Imaging | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Lung Ventilation Imaging | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Testicular Imaging | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Detection of G.I. Bleeding | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
Thyroid scan | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |
TSH-IRMA, FT4 RIA, Anti-TPO & 17 OH-P Thyroglobulin | Cut 0ff 10am, Result @ 4pm |
Anti-Thyroglobulin | Running Time: 1st & 3rd Wed & Thu of the month, Results @ 4pm next day |
Urea Breath Test | Next day 3pm (except Fridays & Saturdays result is Monday at 3:00 pm) |