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Nuclear medicine

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Review Article

Author Details : Harshita Gupta*, Sumit Bhateja, Geetika Arora

Volume : 1, Issue : 3, Year : 2019

Article Page : 53-59

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Abstract

Nuclear medicine is one of the most important tools used in medicine right now; as it helps to not generate images of soft tissue organs within the body buy also their biochemical changes and metabolic processes. They filled the gap that radiographic imaging techniques such as x-ray are unable to fill as they pass straight through soft tissues. This article is an introduction to nuclear medicine, its techniques, uses and advancements.

Keywords: Nuclear Medicine, Techniques, Advantages, Disadvantages, Safety Precautions, Applications, Oral and maxillofacial diagnosis, Recent advancements.

How to cite : Gupta H, Bhateja S, Arora G, Nuclear medicine. IP J Surg Allied Sci 2019;1(3):53-59

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