It features excellent image quality for improved detection and more accurate characterization of lesions, reducing the need for additional studies. Also, its ergonomic design improves the examination experience for obese people, people with mobility problems or claustrophobia.

What is scintigraphy?

A scintigram is a morphological and functional examination of organs to detect possible tissue damage as well as to identify tumors. It is done using special substances, radiopharmaceuticals, which are administered to the examinees intravenously.

The radiopharmaceutical contains a small amount of radioactive isotope bound to drugs depending on the organ being tested. The radiopharmaceutical after its administration is concentrated in the diseased area by emitting radiation and the points are then visualized through the scintigraphy called (SPECT) γ-camera. The radiopharmaceutical is safe and the dose of radiation is so low that it is not dangerous either for the examinee or for his environment.

Nuclear Medicine uses open sources of radiation, where the examinee irradiates the information collected by the g-camera as opposed to radiological machines that emit the necessary radiation for the examination.

Metropolitan General’s Nuclear Medicine Laboratory includes an in vivo Studies Laboratory, with a shielded patient waiting area where scintigraphy is performed.
Scintigrams performed in the department:

  • Myocardium under fatigue and at rest, Gated spect studies
  • Thyroid
  • Parathyroid
  • Kidney, static-dynamic
  • Bone, whole body-three phases
  • Pulmonary (perfusion, ventilation)
  • Cerebral (brain blood supply)
  • DAT scan, ENY stream control
  • Control of gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Gastric emptying
  • Lymphoscintigraphy, sentinel lymph node detection.
  • Resting radioisotope abdominal imaging