Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that uses radioactive substances for diagnosis and treatment through hybrid imaging.
The advantage of nuclear scans over other imaging methods is that it demonstrates changes in the function of the examined organ and not only structural (anatomical) changes. Therefore, at times nuclear scans can identify certain diseases earlier than other imaging methods.
The scan is performed at the same time as or following injection of a radioactive substance. The waiting time between the injection and scan with the camera differs by scan and the substance injected.
The institute is equipped with two state-of-the-art tomographic cameras (three-dimensional imaging) with integrated SPECT-CT, two ergometry rooms for cardiac stress tests, a device for assessing iodine uptake in the thyroid gland, and a room for administering radioactive iodine treatment.
Tests performed at the institute:
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Bone scans (dynamic, planar SPECT/CT)
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Scanning to check cardiac amyloidosis
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MIBI or SPECT thallium cardiac scans
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Brain perfusion SPECT scan
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Gastric emptying scintigraphy
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Parathyroid MIBI scans
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Kidney scans: DMSA and DTPA, including test with Capoten
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Thyroid scans with uptake
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Treatment of hyperthyroidism with iodine
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Adrenal gland scans
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Liver and spleen scan
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Lung perfusion scan
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Gallium scans to investigate infectious process or sarcoidosis
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Salivary gland scans
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Tear duct scans
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Scans to investigate Meckel's diverticulum
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Scans with tagged red blood cells (RBC) to detect hepatic hemangiomas and identify acute bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract
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Lymphoscintigraphy of the lymph nodes and lymph ducts - to identify a sentinel lymph node and investigate edema in the limbs (lymphedema)
The Helmsley Charitable Trust PET-CT Institute
The Helmsley Charitable Trust PET-CT Institute operates as part of the Nuclear Medicine Institute at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center and spans approximately 540 sq m. The Institute is equipped with some of the world's most advanced technologies and devices and provides essential services to oncology patients at various stages of disease along with diagnosis of infectious processes, neurodegenerative diseases and other medical conditions.
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