Nuclear Medicine is a painless and commonly performed procedure.You will only be exposed to the smallest amount of radioactive material necessary to produce a good result.

The radioactive materials used are all approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Risks associated with these levels of radioactivity, if any, are believed to be quite small and almost always justified by the benefits gained with diagnosis of possible disease.

If you think you may be pregnant or are breast-feeding, inform your technologist before you are injected or before you swallow the radioactive material.

If an injection is required, you may experience some discomfort, pain, burning, or cold sensation as you are being injected.  The injections are done mostly in the arm, wrist, hand, or added to an existing IV and feel similar to when blood is drawn from you.

Imaging of the radioactivity introduced into your body is accomplished using a gamma camera. Your technologist will move the camera head close to your body because the picture will be better if the camera is close to the imaged area. Although most equipment is used in a fairly open area, if you are uncomfortable in enclosed areas, or are claustrophobic Inland Imaging technologists will take the steps to help you through the study.

After The Exam

Before you leave, your results are reviewed in order to ensure that adequate images were captured. The radiologist will then interpret the images and send a dictated report to your doctor. Your doctor will discuss the results with you.

Nuclear Medicine Location

South Cowley Center