Nuclear Cardiology

It is a branch of medical imaging that uses radioactive materials to diagnose or determine the severity of the diseases and to treat the diseases likewise cancers, heart diseases, gastrointestinal, neurological disorders, endocrine and other abnormalities in the body. It is also used to access the myocardial blood flow by using non-invasive techniques. It is used to evaluate and visualize the size and location of the heart attack and the pumping function of the heart. Myocardial perfusion imaging is most widely used technique, among the techniques used in nuclear cardiology.