Nuclear Medicine: Gamma Camera, SPECT-CT, PET-CT

Mission

To provide the best quality and service in Diagnostic and therapeutic NM and PET/CT procedures while maintaining the highest standards in radiation protection and patient safety

Vision:

To be the leading Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography services in the region.

Scope of Service:

PET/CT and NM sections provide a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services in the fields of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT.

• PET/CT services
• Oncology, Brain, Cardiac and Infection diagnostic procedures
• Coming soon,
• SPECT/CT services
• Conventional Nuclear Medicine procedures: Bone scan, Thyroid Scan, Parathyroid Scan, HIDA scan, RBC scan, Lung Ventilation/Perfusion, Cardiac scans, Gallium scan, Octreoscan, etc.
• Therapeutic Services: I-131 and Lu-177 treatments, Y-90 microspheres SIRT (TARE)

PET/CT is a diagnostic medical imaging modality which uses harmless Radioactive Pharmaceuticals to diagnose and follow-up many diseases and illnesses.

The Radioactive Pharmaceuticals administered to the patients are mostly harmless and have no registered side-effects.  However, Radioactive Pharmaceuticals have serious impact on pregnancy.

Exam Duration: PET/CT patients are expected to be in the department for approximately 120 minutes.  Only 30 minutes for imaging time.

Preparations: Most patients who have PET/CT are expected to be fasting for 6 hours prior to the procedure.

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

-Pregnancy

-Breast-feeding

-High-blood glucose-level

-Diabetes medications

-Additional instructions – if needed-  are provided at time of booking

Do not hesitate to contact us :

 ext: 19559