Template:Proc nuclear medicine
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Nuclear medicine procedures[edit source]
Common nuclear medicine procedures that involve a radioactive tracer include:
- Myocardial perfusion scan
- Radioactive Iodine (I-131) Therapy for hypothyroidism
- Renal scintigraphy
- Lymphoscintigraphy
- Scintimammography
- Hepatobiliary scan
- Skeletal scintigraphy also called bone scan
- Thyroid cancer therapy using radio active Iodine
- Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET/CT)