| Nuclear
medicine imaging scans are performed to: |
analyze kidney function |
|
visualize heart blood flow and function
(such as a myocardial perfusion
scan) |
|
scan lungs for respiratory and blood
flow problems |
|
identify inflammation in the gallbladder |
|
evaluate bones for fractures, infection,
arthritis and tumors |
|
determine the presence or spread
of cancer in various parts of
the body |
|
identify bleeding into the bowel |
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locate the presence of infection |
|
measure thyroid function to detect
an overactive or underactive
thyroid |
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investigate abnormalities in the brain,
such as seizures, memory loss
and abnormalities in blood flow |
|
localize the lymph nodes before surgery
in patients with breast cancer
or melanoma |
