NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Nuclear medicine is an imaging study that uses low amounts of radioactive material to diagnose various diseases, determine the stage and plan their treatment. The dose of radioactive materials used is low enough to be used even in newborns.

scintigraphy; It is a technique of visualizing a functional state (change in blood supply in the organ, etc.) with an imaging device called “Gamma camera” after the intravenous administration of a trace-level irradiated (radioactive) substance, and there are types such as bone, heart, brain, and dynamic kidney scintigraphy.

In the Nuclear Medicine Departments, the diagnosis and treatment of almost all body system diseases are carried out. Although scintigraphic imaging can be performed for each organ, some diseases such as tumors, especially thyroid diseases, can also be treated. The examinations provide detailed information about the structure and functions of organs.