What to Know About SPECT Scans and Mental Illnesses
FEBRUARY 29, 2024Health is complex — dozens of factors can go into a diagnosis. To help understand how the human body works internally, medical professionals use tools like single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans. These scans can give professionals insight into an individual's blood, brain tissue, organs and bones, helping them spot cancer, neurological disorders and more. Recent research has begun to show how neurological imaging can...
How Does a PET Scan Work? What You Need to Know
AUGUST 29, 2022A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an essential tool medical professionals use to diagnose different health conditions. Without PET body scans, it would be challenging for doctors to diagnose...
What is Dynamic Imaging in Nuclear Medicine?
JULY 29, 2022Dynamic imaging in nuclear medicine is an imaging technique that captures sequential images of physiological processes inside of the body. In simpler terms, dynamic imaging takes images of things like...
How Does Medical Imaging Benefit Patient Care
MAY 23, 2022Medical imaging is one of the most critical developments in the history of medicine. Its discovery has led to multiple Nobel Prize achievements. The Nobel Prize was awarded to the founder...