What are the Different Diagnostic Tests in Nuclear Medicine ?
Nuclear medicine is the branch of medicine which uses radioactive substances in the diagnosis as well as treatment of different diseases. Radiology is one of the most important parts of this field. But it should not be completely related to this branch. In this procedure, the patient will inhale, swallow and injected with a radiopharmaceutical. It is known as radiotracer. It travels through the area being examined and gives off the energy. This energy is in the form of gamma rays that are detected by a special camera and a computer to create images inside the body. The main reason to use this procedure is because other procedures cannot detect the unique information. Nuclear medicine is used in diagnosis with the help of above mentioned radiopharmaceutical method. The patient will lie on the table and there is a camera present to take pictures. This camera focuses on the area where the material is concentrated and the doctor will see what kind of problem there is. Two of the...