Manipal HealthMap partners with Cancer Hospitals to equip and manage their Onco- Diagnostic/ Nuclear Medicine department installing advanced range of PET-CT/ SPEC-CT. The department has a team of experienced and well-trained Consultants doing Modality focused- subspecialty reporting and a team of qualified Para-medical staff.
Nuclear Medicine is a specialized medical discipline that uses radioactive tracers or radioisotopes to obtain images of the body. In effect, it is the reverse of radiology as it measures the radiation emitting from the body. These procedures are safe, painless and effective in diagnosis and treatment. The radiotracers are given either intravenously, orally or through inhalation. These tracers enable a very sensitive technique to detect abnormalities in an organ. It gets concentrated in the problem area and gives an accurate vision to the specialists. The radiopharmaceuticals emit radiation that travel only a short distance. Nuclear medicine uses the following imaging techniques/ modalities, as below:
