Nuclear Medicine Overview: Principles, Diagnostic Imaging, Therapeutic Radionuclides, and Patient Safety
Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that uses radioactive tracers to visualize physiologic function, quantify organ performance, and deliver targeted therapy. Unlike conventional radiology, which primarily depicts anatomy, nuclear medicine primarily evaluates biochemical and cellular processes. This distinction underpins its high diagnostic yield in many diseases, including cancer, cardiac ischemia, thyroid dysfunction, and bone metastases.… Read More »