A nuclear medicine scan uses small amounts of radiation to create pictures of tissues, bones, and organs inside the body. The radioactive material collects in certain areas of your body, and special ...

Until recently, Parkinson disease (PD) was diagnosed largely on the basis of clinical assessment, with structural imaging sometimes being used to exclude other pathologies. The chief differential ...

While imaging procedures in nuclear medicine require radionuclides that will emit γ (gamma) radiation able to penetrate the body, a different class of radionuclides possessing optimal relative ...

A liver scan describes a specialized imaging test that examines the liver to help identify certain conditions, assess liver function, and monitor treatment progress. The liver is the largest solid ...

A new fast and convenient approach to scintigraphy-based monitoring allows physicians to efficiently and reliably assess ...