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Specialty

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

PROCEDURES:

  • Gamma Camera Studies
  • PET-CT
  • Cardiac PET
  • Brain PET

SERVICES OFFERED:

PET Studies

  • PET-CT Scan
  • Cardiac PET
  • Brain PET

Scan’s

  • Bone Scan
  • Thyroid Scan
  • Myocardial Perfussion Scan
  • Myocardial Perfussion scan with Adenosine/ Dobutamine
  • Renal Scan (DTPA/DSMA/EC)
  • Vesicoureteric Reflux (VUR)
  • Lung Perfussion Scan
  • Testicular Scan
  • Dacryoscintigraphy
  • Lymphoscintigraphy
  • Eustatian Tube scintigraphy
  • Milk Scan (gastro esophageal reflux)
  • Gastric emptying Study
  • Colonic Transit Study
  • Ga67 Scan
  • Meckels Scan
  • Parathyroid Scan
  • GI Bleed Scan (RBC Labelled Scan)
  • HIDA Scan
  • Liver colloid scan
  • MIBG Scan
  • Whole body Iodine scan
  • Radiation Synovectomy
  • Bone Pain Palliation

Iodine Therapy

  • Low Dose Therapy
    (10 mci & 15 mci)
  • High Dose Therapy
    (100 mci, 150 mci, 200 mci, 15 mci)

PROMINENT EQUIPMENTS:

  • Siemens Dual Head
  • Gamma Camera
  • Symbia-E
  • PHILIPS Gemini GXL PET-CT
  • 16 Slice CT Scanner

TECHNOLOGY USED:

PET-CT

INSTRUCTIONS:

THE DAY BEFORE YOUR PET/CT SCAN:
Please bring all old reports and scans along with you on the day of scan.
Patient should be accompanied by one relative.

  1. Exercise: No strenuous exercise 24 hours prior to your scan.
  2. Water: Drink at least 4 glasses of water. Do this only if you are not restricted to low fluid intake.

THE DAY OF YOUR SCAN:

  1. No food or drink (other than water) for 6 hours prior to scan (including gum, breath mints, cough drops, glucose water, lemon water or anything that may contain sugar)
  2. You may drink ONLY water up to the time of your scan. It must be plain, unflavoured water. No tea or coffee.
  3. Take medications as per your physicians advice.
  4. Reach Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET CT on scheduled time.
  5. Wear warm, loose-fitting clothing; the scanning room tends to be quite cool.
  6. If you are on anxiety medication, take it 1 hour before the scan & bring additional medication with you.

DIABETIC PATIENTS - ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Diabetics who take ORAL medications should wait until AFTER scan to take them.
  • Subcutaneous insulin dependent diabetics should have their last injection 4 hours prior to the exam.

HOSPITAL IN-PATIENTS - ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Follow either of the above protocols. Also, any IV fluids containing glucose or parenteral alimentation should be discontinued 8 hours to the scan.

Medicine for this study comes daily from Mumbai, if medicine fails to reach because of any reason, reappointment will be given to patients.

CONTACT DETAILS:

020 49153146 / 3152
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