How safe is Nuclear Imaging?
For most of the diagnostic procedures, a low dose of Gamma-emitters are used. The radiation dose to the patient is minimal – comparable to that of an ordinary chest X-Ray. These investigations at appropriate dosage are safe to be performed even in new-born babies. Also, as the medicines are prepared in Normal Saline, there is no chance of occurrence of any allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. Nuclear medicine investigations performed at Elbit Medical Diagnostics Limited are:- • Thyroid Scan • Bone Scan • Renal Scan (Scanning of Kidneys) • Myocardial Perfusion Scan (Scanning of the heart to identify the presence of blocks in the blood vessels supplying the heart) • Lung perfusion Scan • Tc-99m RBC Abdominal Scan – (to identify sites of bleeding in the intestines) • Meckel’s Diverticulum Scan • Parathyroid Scan • Brain SPECT Scan • Liver -Spleen Scan • Hepato – Biliary Scan • Gastro Oesophaegeal Reflux Studies • Testicular Studies • Lympho Scinitigraphy • Whole body Iodine Scan in Thyroid
