Nuclear medicine procedures are used in diagnosing and treating certain illnesses. These procedures use radioactive materials called radiopharmaceuticals. Examples of diseases treated with nuclear medicine procedures are hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, lymphomas, and bone pain from some types of cancer.
Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the use of radioactive
substances in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. With its
beginning more than 5 decades ago, nuclear medicine has undergone a phenomenal
growth over the years. As of today, tens of millions of nuclear medicine
procedures are performed worldwide every year, helping to save countless lives.
City x-ray & scan clinic (P) Ltd., West Delhi has come up with the most modern
facility in Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Imaging, imaging which provides information
at a functional level, information at a biochemistry level, etc… This has paved way
for detecting diseases in their early stages, thus precluding the need for an
anatomical or a morphological change. In addition, features like whole body
evaluation, quantification, etc…have added a feather to its cap.