Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine provides organ diagnosis by means of injection of low-radioactive substances. Images are recorded by means of so-called gamma cameras.

The Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine is equipped with three such cameras, two of which are SPECT-compatible (computed images won by rotation). Nuclear medical examinations are provided for the entire hospital including its outpatient departments.

The examination most in demand is the at rest and exercise myocardial scintigraphy, which enables assessment of myocardial perfusion in cross-section images. All uptakes are routinely ECG-triggered in order to obtain additional information, such as ejection volume of the left ventricle.

Of course, not only myocardial scintigraphies are provided, but the whole range of nuclear medical examinations, such as tests for determining lung perfusion and ventilation as well as skeletal change (inflammation, metastases etc.), renal function, and thyroid tests.

Technical equipment

• E.cam:
  Dual-head camera, SPECT-compatible. Standard equipment for the vast majority of examinations The construction is as open as possible to accommodate patients suffering from claustrophobia.
• The Cardiological ICU is equipped with a SPECT-compatible one-head camera for clinically unstable patients.
• Basicam:
  Thyroid scan to determine thyroid size and position and to trace hot and cold nodes. Determines size of cardiac chambers and myocardial movement
• Ultrasound LOGIQ 200:
  Thyroid examinations for further differential diagnosis following thyroid scan.