Nuclear medicine is specialized area of radiology that uses a small amount of radioactive material to diagnose, monitor, and treat different conditions inside the body. Those radioactive materials are isotopes, injected into your body and travel towards organs or the area that is being evaluated. They then release small, radioactive signals that a scanner such a PET/CT can pick up. While it sounds intimidating, nuclear medicine is one of the safest tools doctors use today.

How does nuclear medicine assist medical images?

While traditional scans like x-rays show bone structure, organs, tissues, and more, nuclear medicine actually shows how they are working. They can see how well your heart is pumping, if there is infection or inflammation, how fast cancer cells are growing, and so much more.

How can nuclear medicine help you?

Nuclear medicine is one of the best ways to help detect issues in your body early. It often catches diseases, injuries, and even cancer before symptoms begin, and before a traditional medial image would pick things up. Some of the biggest and most impactful things nuclear medicine is used for includes detecting heart disease, detecting and delivering radiation to cancer cells, identifying bone injuries, and monitoring key organ functions like your kidneys.

Nuclear medicine at Medical Imaging of Fredericksburg

Medical Imaging of Fredericksburg is dedicated to providing the most innovative medical imaging technology to you. We can perform detailed PET/CT scans that pick up on the radioactive ways from nuclear medicine.

Need to schedule an appointment? Call us today at (504) 741-9729.