Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging which uses radioactive substances, known as radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose, treat and monitor diseases. This type of imaging enables the doctor to obtain detailed information about the structure, composition and physiological functions of different organs in the body. The use of radiopharmaceuticals for medical imaging provides important advantages over other forms of imaging, such as X-rays, because it not only gives an image of the structure of an organ, but also of its metabolic processes. Nuclear medicine can be used to detect, diagnose and monitor diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and can also be used for therapeutic purposes in the treatment of certain diseases.