Nuclear Medicine

This is relatively new branch of imaging science, concerned with the FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION of various organ systems of the body. The procedure is very simple, whereby the appropriate radio pharmaceuticals are injected intravenously and the emitted gamma rays (similar to X-rays) are detected by means of gamma camera.

Some of the well known applications of nuclear medicine include: Estimation of individual kidney GFR/split function, Differentiation of Non- obstructive from obstructive hydronephrosis, screening of skeletal secondaries in patients with known malignancies prone to disseminate to theskeletal system (Eg: CA Prostate, CA Breast).Assessment of inducible ischemia and viability,Detection of ectopic gastric mucosa, Functional evaluation of thyroid gland, Detection of ectopic thyroids.