These views allow the doctor to correlate and interpret information from two different exams on one image this leads to more precise information and. This is known as image fusion or co registration. Many centers superimpose nuclear medicine images with computed tomography ct or magnetic resonance imaging mri to produce special views.
Medical equipment in the hospital. Colorful images of some nuclear medicine examination gamma camera in the parlor of the clinic of nuclear medicine. Pet ct nuclear medicine radiological scan revealed progressive increase in the size number and metabolic nuclear medicine collage.
Petct metastatic liver lesions nuclear medicine. The research was presented at the society of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2020 virtual annual meeting on july 11 14. Results from the first study using uexplorer to conduct total body dynamic pet scans in cancer patients show that it can be used to generate high quality images of metastatic cancer.
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Targeted cancer treatment with nuclear medicine therapy precision treatment in which a radioactive drug compound seeks and destroys cancer cells. A radioactive substance called gallium goes into your vein through an iv. Nuclear medicine can sometimes find signs of bone cancer earlier than x rays can.
The radioactive material collects in certain areas of your body and. A nuclear medicine scan uses small amounts of radiation to create pictures of tissues bones and organs inside the body. These nuclear medicine scans are commonly used for cancer.
A radiologist or a doctor who specializes in nuclear medicine interprets the pictures and sends a report to your doctor.
Cancer nuclear medicine images. The scanner sends the information to computer software that creates pictures sometimes in three dimensions 3d and with color added for clarity. Nuclear medicine can sometimes find signs of bone cancer earlier than x rays can. A radioactive substance called gallium goes into your vein through an iv. The signals are processed by a computer which turns them into 2 or 3 dimensional 3 d pictures sometimes with color added for extra clarity.
The signals are processed by a computer which turns them into 2 or 3 dimensional 3 d pictures sometimes with color added for extra clarity. A radioactive substance called gallium goes into your vein through an iv. Nuclear medicine can sometimes find signs of bone cancer earlier than x rays can.
The scanner sends the information to computer software that creates pictures sometimes in three dimensions 3d and with color added for clarity.
