Nuclear Medicine Procedures
Updated: May 21, 2022
Nuclear Medicine procedures involve administration of radiopharmaceuticals (aka radiotracers) followed by scan after an interval of time depending on the biological process or organ function in question.
Radiopharmaceutical
Radioisotope + pharmaceutical
Radioisotope - physical property of which is used for imaging
Pharmaceutical - chemical property of which is used for localization
Uniqueness Of NITS
Functional imaging
More sensitive and accurate
Early diagnosis