Images & Videos: Nuclear Medicine

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Gastrointestinal bleeding: The dark spots moving on the right side of the image indicate that this patient is actively bleeding into the right colon. This is important information for the doctor to know in determining the appropriate treatment.

A PET/CT scan volumetric image demonstrating diffuse FDG accumulation in the bone marrow due to recent chemotherapy in a non-hodgkin lymphoma patient.

This test is most frequently used to diagnose spread of cancer to the skeleton. The image above is of a normal bone scan, in which metastases (tumor spread) has been excluded.
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Normal nuclear cardiac imaging scan.

Colorectal carcinoma in a patient with rising carcinoembryonic antigen tumor marker levels.

A = Computed tomography (CT) scan with intravenous contrast not showing metastatic disease.

B = Horizontal positron emission tomography (PET) scan showing focal abnormal radiopharmaceutical uptake in right lobe of liver.

C = Biopsy showing liver metastasis.

This is a typical camera used in general nuclear medicine studies. The cameras are positioned to obtain the best views for the particular study. Usually the cameras are placed close to the patient in order to get the highest quality possible.

 

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