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Types of Nuclear Medicine

Independent Imaging

Nuclear medicine is a form of specialty medicine that uses radioactive tracers to evaluate bodily functions and to diagnose and treat a wide range of health conditions. Nuclear scans produce images of the body’s anatomy that cannot be obtained as clearly or fully with other imaging techniques.

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The 3 “Must Haves” in Women’s Imaging

Clermont Radiology

There is no injection or radiation exposure associated with ultrasound. DEXA (Bone Density) DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) examinations estimate the amount of bone mineral content in specific areas of your body.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 4 -- Women's theranostics on the horizon

AuntMinnie

Several presenters at the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) 2024 meeting in Toronto shared new findings in women's studies. and included limited single and cumulative radiation doses. Both groups would undergo standard of care imaging, or CT and bone scan, or FDG PET/CT, or FES PET/CT.

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