Naperville Imaging Center
1888 Bay Scott Circle
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: 630-717-3700
Fax: 630-717-3701
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Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine imaging is unique because it provides doctors with information about both structure and function of an organ, tissue, bone or system of the body. Nuclear medicine imaging procedures often identify abnormalities very early in the progress of a disease—long before many medical problems are apparent with other diagnostic tests.

These procedures are noninvasive and usually painless medical tests that use very small amounts of radioactive material materials called a radiopharmaceutical or radiotracer. Depending on the type of nuclear medicine exam you are undergoing, the radiotracer is injected into a vein, swallowed by mouth or inhaled as a gas and eventually collects in the area of your body being examined, where it gives off energy in the form of gamma rays. This energy is detected by a device called a gamma camera.

Nuclear medicine at Naperville MRI

Nuclear medicine imaging scans are performed to:

  • analyze kidney function
  • visualize heart blood flow and function
  • scan lungs for respiratory and blood flow problems
  • identify blockage in the gallbladder
  • evaluate bones for fracture, infection, arthritis and tumors
  • determine the presence or spread of cancer
  • identify bleeding into the bowel
  • locate the presence of infection
  • measure thyroid function to detect an overactive or underactive thyroid
  • investigate abnormalities in the brain

Nuclear Medicine Patient Instructions

Please contact Naperville Imaging Center for specific instructions regarding your particular study. Some exams may require you to refrain from drinking coffee and eating 4 hours before your study.

Nuclear Medicine Screenings

  • Bone Scan
  • Whole Body
  • 3 Phase whole Body
  • Thyroid
  • 1123 Uptake
  • 1123 Uptake and Scan
  • Tc99m Scan only
  • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Cardiac Rest / Stress Scan
  • Pharmacological Cardiac Rest / Stress Rest
  • MUGA
  • Gastrointestinal
  • HIDA Scan
  • Gastric Emptying Study
  • Other
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