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Nuclear Medicine
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What are Nuclear Medicine Procedures?
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Nuclear Medicine procedures or “scans” are done using radioactive isotopes more commonly known as radiotracers.
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Before the actual scan, these chemical compounds which contain a small amount of radioactive substances, are administered either orally, by injection or through a breathing device.
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Depending on the kind of scan you are going to take, you will be asked to wait for a period of time. This allows the chemical compounds to locate the specific organ or area of your body that needs to be examined and settle in those areas.
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During the actual scan, you will be placed next to an external detector, a gamma camera, which in turn will capture the images formed by the radioactive chemical compounds inside your body. Multiple images will be taken during the scan which gives the attending physician a more graphic image of the affected area.
