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General Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine performs all diagnostic functional and perfusion imaging of non-cardiac structures. The most common ambulatory care studies include: whole body bone imaging; ventilation-perfusion pulmonary imaging with or without quantitation; renal scintigraphy (with or without Captopril); infection/inflammation whole body imaging with Gallium-67 citrate or Indium-111 labeled white cells; hepatobiliary imaging; thyroid scanning and uptake studies and therapy. Breast scintigraphy is also available. Other special studies can be arranged.

Cardiac Imaging

The Dual Source SOMATOM Definition CT is arriving at Deborah Heart and Lung Center this June. The scanners speed, detail, and non-invasive nature make this addition one of the most exciting new technologies available today. When you add this technology to the expertise and capabilities of this specialty heart hospital, the advantages to patients are significant. 

The SOMATON Definition CT uses two x-ray sources simultaneously which makes it the fastest CT available. It is faster than every beating heart. This is significant because until now, cardiac imaging was only feasible if the patient’s heart rate was adequately low and stable. The ability of this technology to ‘freeze’ the motion of a constantly beating and moving heart is critical to capturing high quality images. 

Benefits:

  • Twice the speed of other CT scanners
  • Twice the resolution
  • High quality 3-D images
  • Reliable imaging of all heart rates without heart-slowing medication
  • 50% less radiation exposure compared with today’s single-source CT scanners
  • Shortest breath-hold

The Dual Source SOMATON Definition CT provides anatomical detail not previously available, giving Deborah specialists more information to make diagnoses and treatment without invasive procedures. 

Cardiac Imaging:
Phone: 609-893-1200 ext. 4683
Fax: 609-893-1210

Nuclear Cardiology
The Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory performs stress testing with and without cardiac imaging. Cardiac scintigraphy includes perfusion and functional imaging at rest and with physical or pharmacological stress. The section performs single isotope cardiac studies individualized to the needs of the patient and the referring physician. The laboratory can perform Gated SPECT imaging to provide perfusion and functional assessment of myocardial viability in the short, horizontal, and vertical long axes. In addition to four SPECT cameras, the section has multi-crystal cameras for first pass angiography at rest or with exercise. The following studies can be done with exercise or pharmacological stress, with or without Gated SPECT imaging: thallium-201 perfusion imaging; thallium-201/technetium-99m sestamibi perfusion and functional imaging, and technetium-99m sestamibi perfusion imaging with or without functional assessment. Positron emission tomography for tumor identification or myocardial viability is available following telephone consultation with one of the physicians.

Nuclear Medicine:
Phone: 609-735-2920/2921/2922
Fax: 609-735-1859

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