Also known as: Nuc med; Nuclear medicine scan
Nuclear medicine scans use a special camera (gamma) to take pictures of tissues and organs in the body after a radioactive tracer (radionuclide or radioisotope) is put in a vein in the arm and is absorbed by the tissues and organs. The radioactive tracer shows the activity and function of the tissues or organs.
Providence Health & Services’ nuclear medicine departments use state-of-the-art equipment, such as dual-head detector cameras and highly-advanced PET scanners. The departments perform advanced PET imaging and research as well as cardiac nuclear medicine studies.
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