Nuclear Medicine is a medical specialty which uses safe, painless, and cost-effective techniques both to image the body and treat disease. Nuclear Medicine imaging is unique in that it documents organ function and structure, in contrast to diagnostic radiology which is based upon anatomy. It is a way to gather medical information that may otherwise be unavailable, require surgery, or necessitate more expensive diagnostic tests.

 As an integral part of patient care, Nuclear Medicine is used in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of serious disease. Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures often identify abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, long before some medical problems are apparent with other diagnostic tests. This early detection allows a disease to be treated early in its course with the possibility of a more successful prognosis.

Although Nuclear Medicine is commonly used for diagnostic purposes, it also provides valuable therapeutic applications such as treatment of hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, blood imbalances and pain relief from certain types of bone cancers.

Nuclear Medicine Services is located at St Vincent's Clinic, adjacent to St Vincent's Private Hospital and also offers high quality Nuclear Medicine procedures for outpatients.

For further information follow the link
http://wwwsvh.stvincents.com.au/nucmed/