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Nuclear Medicine Department
Nuclear Medicine is a specialized branch of medicine that deals with the
use of unsealed, short-lived radioisotopes for diagnosis and treatment
of various diseases. Nuclear Medicine techniques are non-invasive,
relatively inexpensive and safe and yield quick results. The
radioisotopes which are commonly used include Technitium-99m and
Iodine-131. Generally, the former is used to label various
pharmaceuticals preparing compounds termed as radiopharmaceuticals.
After intravenous administration these radiopharmaceuticals have
specific target organ localization that makes imaging possible on gamma
cameras.
The gamma cameras have on-line computers with state-of-the-art
technology to conduct following procedures
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Study the physiology of various organs and organ
systems.
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Dynamic studies to assess blood flow to particular
organs.
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Diagnosing diseases in various organs and localization
of lesions like inflammation, cysts, tumors, trauma and infaraction etc.
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