UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Nuclear Medicine/PET (Molecular Imaging) Program uses a variety of medical examinations to accurately diagnose patient conditions. These examinations include:
- Abscess localization
- Biliary imaging
- Bone scan and bone imaging
- Bone tomography
- Bone density
- Whole-body bone marrow imaging
- CSF leakage
- Cisternograms
- Combination CT/PET scans
- Parathyroid imaging
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scans, including partial and whole body scans for cardiac viability, seizures, Alzheimer’s disease, and brain and other types of cancer
- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans
- Thyroid imaging
- Thyroid uptake imaging
- Thyroid CA metastases imaging
- Lymphatic imaging
- Liver and liver/spleen imaging
- Ventilation perfusion scan
- Pulmonary ventilation
- Brain imaging
- Kidney function
- Tumor localization
- Radiopharmaceutical therapy
Please visit the Health Library to learn more about nuclear medicine and PET exams.