Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine in which radioactive isotopes or radioactive chemical compounds, so-called radiopharmaceuticals (radioactive drugs), are used for diagnosis or therapy. The examinations are called “scintigraphy”.
Nuclear medicine examinations not only image the organs but also examine the function and metabolism of the organs. The functionality of the organs is the focus of nuclear medicine examinations. Here the body is examined at the molecular level, which represents a completely different aspect of identifying diseases. The radiological and nuclear medicine examination methods complement each other to form a very efficient detective for clarifying various complaints.
