Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
The Emory Division of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging offers the latest innovations and equipment in the field, including two dedicated PET (positron-emission tomography) scanners and a cyclotron. The Division is also part of the many research projects conducted by the Emory University School of Medicine faculty.
Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that uses safe, painless and cost-effective techniques both to image the body and treat disease. Nuclear medicine imaging is unique in that it documents organ function and structure, in contrast to diagnostic radiology, which is based on anatomy. It is a way to gather medical information that may otherwise be unavailable, require surgery or necessitate more expensive diagnostic tests.
KEY PROCEDURES
- Bone Pain for Cancer and Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
- Bone Scans
- Cardiac Imaging
- Gated Blood Pool Studies
- Myocardial Perfusion and Function Studies
- PET
- Radiation Therapy for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (investigative)
- Renal Imaging
- Screening for Coronary Calcifications: a process that evaluates potential blockage in the heart's arteries
- Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging (breast cancer and melanoma staging)
- Specialized Kidney Function and imaging studies for obstruction, hypertension and other conditions
- Thyroid Therapies and Thyroid Cancer
- Tumor Staging
LOCATIONS & CONTACT INFORMATION
Emory Radiology’s Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging staff performs procedures at Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown and affiliated institutions, including Grady Memorial Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
To schedule an appointment, call 404-778-7777.
Directions:
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PHYSICIANS & STAFF
- David Schuster, MD, Division Director
- Naomi P. Alazraki, MD
- Bruce Jonathan Barron, MD, MHA, FACNM
- Scott Bartely, MD
- David Brandon, MD
- Fabio Esteves, MD
- William A Fajman, MD
- Vitaliy Gavrikov, MD
- Raghu Halkar, MD
- Daniel Lee, MD
- Jaime Montilla, MD
For more information, call Emory HealthConnectionSM at 404-778-7777 or 1-800-75-EMORY from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST (Monday-Friday).
