Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine exams use special imaging material, known as radioactive tracers, to take pictures of different processes happening in the body. Radioactive tracers can be injected into the body intravenously, inhaled, or can be taken orally. These scans can help detect and diagnose diseases in their early stages, evaluate organ function, and assess the effectiveness of certain treatments. Appointments may last anywhere from 45 minutes to 4 hours, or happen over the course of a couple days, depending on the test.
Services
We offer a variety of different Nuclear Medicine services, including:
- Bone scans
- DaTscans
- Gallbladder function exams
- Gastric emptying scans
- Parathyroid SPECT studies
- Thyroid uptake and scans
Radioactive Therapies
We also perform radioactive therapies such as:
- I-131 Thyroid Ablations for thyroid cancers
- Y-90 Theraspheres
- I-131 Whole Body Scans/Hyperthyroid Treatments
Advanced Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Our new NM/CT 870 CZT is a breakthrough scanner that allows for diagnostic Nuclear Medicine and CT imaging within a single system.
This will provide a vast array of procedures to be performed that were not previously available at Salem Hospital.