Nuclear Medicine at Pasco Regional Medical Center
Nuclear Medicine allows for faster and safer diagnostic accuracy. Its imaging is unique because it provides information to physicians about both structure and function. Nuclear Medicine is a way to gather medical information that would otherwise be unavailable, require surgery, or necessitate more expensive diagnostic tests. Nuclear medicine imaging procedures can often identify abnormalities very early in the progress of a disease. It provides a wide range of procedures such as:
- Bone Scans
- Nuclear Stress Tests
- Liver Scans
- Gallbladder Studies
- Renal Scans
- Thyroid Studies
- and More
Very small amounts of radioactive materials are used in nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat disease. The amount of radiation in a typical nuclear imaging procedure is comparable to that received during a diagnostic x-ray.
If your physician orders a nuclear medicine study for you, contact our One Call Scheduling Specialist at (352) 521-1592 for your personal appointment.