To schedule a nuclear medicine test, please contact Central Scheduling at (602) 640-3131.
What is Nuclear Medicine?
Nuclear medicine uses very small and safe amounts of radioactive materials in conjunction with a specialized camera to diagnose and treat disease.
A harmless radioactive material called a "radiopharmaceutical" is administered by injection, inhalation or taken orally, depending on which exam is being performed. Imaging time varies, generally ranging from 30 to 120 minutes.
Physicians utilize nuclear medicine to best show bones or organs such as the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, thyroid and many others while they are functioning within the body.
What are some common procedures?
- Heart scans
- Bone scans
- Lung scans
- Kidney scans
- Liver/Gallbladder scans
- Stomach/Bowel scans
- Tumor/Abscess Localization scans
- Thyroid Uptakes/Scans
- Nuclear Medicine Thyroid Therapy