Nuclear Medicine Scan at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Nuclear Medicine Scan? A method of diagnostic imaging that uses very small amounts of radioactive material. The patient is injected with a liquid that contains the radioactive substance, which collects in the part of the body to be imaged. Sophisticated instruments detect the r

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