Nuclear Medicine

We offer Nuclear Medicine at our Quantum clinic in London (see below for referral information).

Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses very small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose a variety of diseases, including many types of cancers, heart disease and certain other abnormalities within the body.  Nuclear medicine or radionuclide imaging procedures are noninvasive and usually painless medical tests that help physicians diagnose medical conditions. These imaging scans use radioactive materials called radiopharmaceuticals or radiotracers. Physicians use radionuclide imaging procedures to visualize the structure and function of an organ, tissue, bone or system of the body.

Nuclear medicine imaging scans are performed to:
• analyze kidney function
• visualize heart blood flow and function (such as a myocardial perfusion scan)
• scan lungs for respiratory and blood flow problems
• identify inflammation in the gallbladder
• evaluate bones for fractures, infection, arthritis and tumors
• determine the presence or spread of cancer in various parts of the body
• identify bleeding into the bowel
• locate the presence of infection
• measure thyroid function to detect an overactive or underactive thyroid
• investigate abnormalities in the brain, such as seizures, memory loss and abnormalities in blood flow
• localize the lymph nodes before surgery in patients with breast cancer or melanoma
 

To refer a patient for a Nuclear Medicine Scan:

Please contact us for more details on 020 7935 9889 or email us at quantum.inhealth@inhealthgroup.com.