What is a nuclear display?
Nuclear imaging is a form of medical imaging in which nuclear isotopes are used as part of the imaging study, also known as radionuclides, with the aim of obtaining information about the patient's body that can be used in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of the disease. There are a number of different types of nuclear display that can be used in different ways to collect patient data. The imaging study is usually ordered by a doctor and performed by a nuclear display specialist that can be a technician or a doctor depending on the circumstances.
One of the oldest forms of nuclear display is probably the best known. The X -ray includes bombing the body by electromagnetic radiation to form an image of internal structures. Computed tomography (CT) is a specialized form of X -ray imaging in which "cuts" are taken to create a three -dimensional image of the structure of interest.
other forms of nuclear display requires ingestion or radionuclide, with the progress of isotoPu body followed by a camera that is able to pick up radiation. This type of nuclear imaging can be used to provide a function in real -time in a particular area of the body, and doctors are looking for things such as signs that isotope escapes is closed by blocking or behavior in other ways, which could indicate abnormality.
When scanning positron emission tomography (PET), isotope is injected into the body and monitors when it moves by a patient. The isotope emits gamma rays that can be picked up by imaging devices, create a map of the inside of the body and identify areas of interest. Using data from PET scanning, doctors can look at things like the function of the intestinal tract or brain, and identify abnormalities that could indicate the presence of a health problem.
Using nuclear display has become much safer over the years thanks to the development of sophisticated technology thatIt reduces the overall exposure to radioactive isotococi. Isotopes used in nuclear imaging studies have a very short half life and are introduced to the body in small quantities so that they can be flushed quickly after completion of the study. However, some risks are their own exposure to radiation, especially in the case of patients who require repeated studies, and doctors carefully monitor their patients with the symptoms that they have health problems related to radiation exposure.