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Nuclear medicine

Nuclear medicine (nuclear radiology) is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear imaging is, in a sense, radiology done inside out,[citation needed] because it records radiation emitted from within the body rather than radiation that is transmitted through the body from…

History, Diagnostic medical imaging & Sources of radionuclides

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ICD-10-PCS
C
ICD-9
92
MeSH
D009683
OPS-301 code
3-70-3-72, 8-53

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Diagnostic medical imaging

Interventional nuclear medicine

Instrumentation

History

Sources of radionuclides

Policies and procedures

Nuclear medicine physician

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Nuclear medicine

Nodes198
Edges197
Triples163
Avg. degree1.99
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Nuclear medicine

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related to External links · 25
Nuclear medicine → About, Agency, Board, Commerce, Committee, Division, Energy, Environment, First Session, House, Human Health, IAEA, Medical Isotope Crisis Hearing, Medical SpecialtiesInternational Atomic Energy, Molecular Imaging, Nuclear MedicineAmerican Board, Nuclear MedicineAmerican Osteopathic Board, Nuclear MedicineSociety, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Representatives
related to history · 18
Nuclear medicine → Berkeley, California, Ernest Lawrence, George, Henri Becquerel, Herman Blumgart, Hevesy, In, It, John Lawrence, Later, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Otto Yens, Possibly, The, This, Yale Medical School
related to Regulatory frameworks and guidelines · 17
Nuclear medicine → Different, Drug Administration, FDA, Food, For, Groups, IAEA, International, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Commission, NRC, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Other, Radiological Protection, US, With, X-rays
related to Training · 16
Nuclear medicine → ABNM, Accreditation Council, ACGME, Additionally, After, American Board, American Osteopathic Association Bureau, American Osteopathic Board, AOABOS, AOBNM, Graduate Medical Education, IAEA, In, Osteopathic Specialists, Radiology, United States
related to Practical concerns in nuclear imaging · 11
Nuclear medicine → Achievable, ALARA, ALARP, Although, As Low As Reasonably, For, Originally, Practicable, Reasonably, This, Working
related to Hybrid scanning techniques · 10
Nuclear medicine → Abnormal, CT, FDG-18, In, MRI, Normal, PET/CT, SPECT/CT, The, This
related to Other professionals · 9
Nuclear medicine → However, Nuclear, Nuclear Medicine Radiographers, Nursing, Radiation, Radiologists, Residency, Some, The
related to Nuclear medicine physician · 8
Nuclear medicine → American Board, American Osteopathic Board, As, Consequently, In, Initial, Often, United States
related to Procedures · 8
Nuclear medicine → F-fluorodeoxyglucose, FDG, Less, Meckel's, MIBG, NETSPOT, Other, Some
related to Radiation dose · 6
Nuclear medicine → In, MBq, The, Under, X-ray, X-rays

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nuclear medicine imaging medical pet radiation ct scan body disease radionuclide used therapy dose procedures use cancer spect radionuclides also

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Nuclear medicineICD-10-PCSC1.00infobox
Nuclear medicineICD-9921.00infobox
Nuclear medicineMeSHD0096831.00infobox
Nuclear medicineOPS-301 code3-70-3-72, 8-531.00infobox
Nuclear medicineis atechnology embedded specialty depending upon a large number of non-physician professional0.90text
CT or MRIinstance ofNuclear medicine tests differ from most other imaging modalities in that nuclear medicine scans primarily show the physiological function of the system being investigated as opp…0.80text
fMRI image tissuesinstance ofCertain techniques0.80text
CT or MRI to highlight the part of the body in which the radiopharmaceutical is concentratedinstance ofon images from modalities0.80text
multi-compartment models or a Patlak plotinstance ofTime sequences can be further analysed using kinetic models0.80text
hyperthyroidisminstance ofRadionuclide therapy can be used to treat conditions0.80text
thyroid cancerinstance ofRadionuclide therapy can be used to treat conditions0.80text
skin cancerinstance ofRadionuclide therapy can be used to treat conditions0.80text

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