Nuclear Medicine

All in vivo diagnostic tests with radiopharmaceuticals are performed in the nuclear medicine department. In the comfortable and functional spaces of the department, proper and modern equipment is available, with experienced and renowned Medical and paramedical scientific staff. It has a dual-head tomographic gamma camera (SPECT) with adjustable angles and complete software, in order to perform simple & whole-body scans, 2D localization imaging, computed tomographies of the heart, brain etc. 

With the use of a dual-head gamma camera, the reduction of examination time is achieved by taking high-definition images simultaneously, while at the same time, there is an automatic system for archiving images and examinations. In the department, examinations (scintigraphies) of all organs of the body are carried out, such as exams of the: thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, kidneys (static & dynamic), bones, lungs, liver - spleen, bile ducts, sentinel lymph node, brain, etc. 

Moreover, stress and rest myocardial scintigraphy, radionuclide ventriculography, direct radionuclide cystography in infants / children, and brain scintigraphy with I-123 DaTscan, -the state-of-the-art method for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease- are performed.  

Specifically, the following tests are carried out: 

• Myocardial scintigraphy (Tc -99m and Tl-201)
• Bone scintigraphy (3-phase and whole-body scan for orthopedic cases and for staging)
• Thyroid scintigraphy
• Parathyroid scintigraphy
• Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy
• Renal scintigraphy (static – DMSA and dynamic – DTPA or MAG3 in both adults and children)
• Lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel lymph node detection in breast cancer and melanoma  
• I-131 whole-body scintigraphy
• Radionuclide cystography (in children)
  

Staff

Scientific director

AGGELOPOULOU THEODORA