Nuclear Medicine | What We Do | Doctors Imaging Group

Nuclear Medicine is a safe and painless procedure which utilizes radioactive material to detect, diagnose and treat disease. It can often identify abnormalities early in the progression of a disease, when a more successful treatment outcome is possible.

Nuclear medicine differs from other exams because it images organ function, rather than anatomy. This allows us to study many organs including thyroid, stomach, bone, liver, kidneys as well as monitor cancer activity and detect abnormalities related to trauma, fractures, arthritis and tumors.

For more information on preparing for a nuclear medicine test....

A representative will call you prior to your appointment to review specific instructions and complete registration
Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment.
A small, safe amount of radioactive "tracer" will be administered that goes directly to specific organs, bones or tissues.
The nuclear scan itself will take up to 60 minutes, but added to the injection and uptake time, your time commitment could be 5 hours altogether.

After your injection, depending upon your specific test, you may be free to leave for a few hours and return later for your scan.

Note: Gastric Emptying Studies - Nothing to eat or drink after midnight.

Note: HIDA Scan (Liver and Gall Bladder) - Nothing to eat or drink after midnight.

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