“How are diseases diagnosed in nuclear medicine?”
If someone has an illness, how is it diagnosed from a nuclear medicine specialist. How are diseases diagnosed in nuclear medicine?
1 Answer
There are expected normal patterns of uptake of radiotracer in the body. Abnormally increased or decreased uptake may signify a disease. Some radiotracers are directed towards receptors for various tumors. If the tracer localizes receptors then there is probably an abnormality. Often a CT is obtained at same time to see exactly where the tracer localizes. If abnormal uptake is seen in an abnormality on CT, likely there is disease.
