Nuclear Medicine

At Centric Health Imaging, Nuclear Medicine diagnostic tests use small amounts of different radioactive tracers in order to determine the function of the heart. A special gamma camera detects the radioactive emissions and sends the signals to a computer that creates two- and three-dimensional images. This process is referred to as Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT). SPECT is different from CT scans because it shows the chemical and physiological processes of the organs.

Our scanner, allowing physicians to accurately diagnose abnormalities early in the progression of a disease, offers nuclear medicine capabilities that surpass standard diagnostic tools.