NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Yiaco Adan Diagnostic Centre has a
big, fully equipped Nuclear Medicine Department. It is equipped with two
digital DUAL HEAD GAMMA CAMERAS. These machines are the latest and
comparable to the best in the world. It is also equipped with a Cardiac
Stress Test Lab, Nuclear medicine involves the use of small amounts of
radioactive materials (or tracers) to help diagnose and treat a variety of
diseases. In Nuclear Medicine, the source of radiation is an injected
radiopharmaceutical, which is captured by Gamma Camera followed by Image
Generation. Nuclear Medicine is
able to provide answers to many complex disorders affecting the
body Nuclear Medicine determines the cause of the medical problem
based on the function of the organ, tissue, or bone. This is how
nuclear medicine differs from an x-ray, ultrasound, or other diagnostic
test that determines the presence of disease based on structural
appearance. As an integral part of patient care, nuclear medicine is used
in the diagnosis, management, treatment, and prevention of serious
disease. Nuclear medicine imaging
procedures often identify abnormalities very early in the progression of a
disease-long before some medical problems are apparent with other
diagnostic tests. This early detection allows a disease to be treated
early in its course when there may be a more successful prognosis. Today, nuclear medicine offers procedures that are
helpful to a broad span of medical specialties, from pediatrics to
cardiology to psychiatry. There are nearly one hundred different
nuclear medicine imaging procedures available and not a major organ system,
which is not imaged by nuclear medicine. Nuclear medicine uses very small amounts of
radioactive materials or radiopharmaceuticals to diagnose and treat
disease. These tracers are introduced into the body by injection,
swallowing, or inhalation. Radiopharmaceuticals are substances that are
attracted to specific organs, bones, or tissues and are used to study
different parts of the body. The radio pharmaceuticals used in nuclear
medicine emit gamma rays that can be detected externally by special types
of cameras called gamma cameras. Bone scans to examine orthopedic
injuries, fractures, tumors, or unexplained bone pain. Bone scans may
also be ordered for follow-up cancer patients. Heart scans to identify normal or
abnormal blood flow to the heart muscle, measure heart function or
determine the existence or extent of damage to the heart muscle after a
heart attack. Breast scans which are used in
conjunction with mammograms to more accurately detect and locate cancerous
tissue in the breasts. Liver and gallbladder scans to
evaluate liver and gallbladder function. Renal imagining to examine kidney
function. Thyroid uptake and scans to analyze the overall function of the
thyroid and show the structure of the gland. Lung scans to evaluate the
flow of blood and movement of air into and out of the lung as well as
determine the presence of blood clots. Gastrointestinal bleeding
scans These are just a list of the most common procedures that we
perform. Please
ask when scheduling your examination if there is any special
preparation. Certain tests may require some slight preparation,
varying from fasting six hours prior to the exam, to being well hydrated,
to no prep at all. Our nuclear
medicine technologist, our health care professional trained and experienced
in the theory and practice of nuclear medicine procedures, performs the
test by administering the tracer, positioning the patient under the camera
and operating the equipment used in the test. Our technologists are
certified and are well educated in the field of Nuclear Medicine. All
of our technologists have attended respectable colleges to attain their
certification. Each employee has been through rigorous exams and has spent
hundreds of hour in training. You can be sure that when you are with
the Nuclear Medicine technologists you are in good hand. The centre also
offers therapeutic facilities for Patients of thyrotoxicosis.
Bone Scan Renal Scan with GFR
Evaluation Myocardial Perfusion Scan Thallium/ HMPAO Brain
Scan Thyroid Scan MIBG Whole Body Scan