Medicines called radiopharmaceuticals are what make nuclear medicine work. They are used to direct a small amount of the least harmful type of radiation at a specific organ. A machine called a gamma camera records the movements of this process in real time, and those images show the function of that organ.
Some of the most common nuclear medicine studies include:
- Liver/Gallbladder
- Bone
- Heart
- Thyroid and Parathyroid
- Kidneys
- Lungs
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Lymphoscintigraphy
For more information and to schedule a Nuclear Medicine exam please call 541.667.3520.
