Nuclear Medicine

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Indore

Nuclear Medicine

SPECT(single photon emission computed tomography) in Indore

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Nuclear Medicine as the name suggests uses trace amounts of radioactive materials inside the body to see the functioning of tissues and organs. It helps in both diagnosis and targeted treatment of diseases.

The Department of Nuclear Medicine uses highly advanced machinery like Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan, gamma camera, and SPECT scan (single photon emission computed tomography) for functional imaging.

How & where is it helpful?

Thyroid Disorders: Nuclear medicine can assess thyroid function, and detect hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and thyroid nodules.
Cardiovascular Conditions: It helps in diagnosing heart conditions like coronary artery disease and evaluating heart function.
Cancer: Nuclear medicine scans are useful for cancer staging, assessing response to various treatments, and for suspected recurrence.
Bone and Joint Abnormalities: It can detect fractures, bone infections, bone tumors, and metabolic bone disorders and evaluate joint conditions like arthritis.
Neurological Disorders: Nuclear medicine assists in assessing brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and epilepsy.
Infection Localization: It aids in pinpointing the site of infections in case of unexplained fever.
Gastrointestinal Issues: Nuclear medicine helps in evaluating conditions like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), assessing stomach emptying and to localise site of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Kidney Function: It can detect kidney diseases and assess renal function.
Gallbladder Function: Useful in diagnosing biliary obstruction, bile leak, bile reflux and assessing gallbladder function.

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The centre boasts of specialists dedicated to each specialty as mentioned above, which include

Dr. Prateek Kaushik

MD

Department

Nuclear Medicine

Expertise

PET/CT in oncology, nuclear cardiology, inflammation and infection imaging, nuclear neuroimaging

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