Nuclear Medicine

DMH has a long tradition of excellence in nuclear medicine imaging. This continued with the installation of the ADAC VERTEX IMAGING SYSTEM. This has allowed for the upgrading of pre-existing services as well as the addition of several new services, most notably MOLECULAR COINCIDENCE DETECTION (MCD). Molecular coincidence detection allows for the imaging of FDG a radioactive glucose labelled agent commonly used in PET IMAGING. The imaging of FDG is extremely useful in the evaluation of oncologic diseases and previously was only available in large teaching hospitals. With the addition of this system, this service can be provided locally to the patient's of Decatur and the surrounding area. As a matter of fact, DMH has the SECOND LARGEST VOLUME world-wide for FDG imaging with the MCD system.

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