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  1. Nuclear stress test - Mayo Clinic

    This type of stress test uses a tiny bit of radioactive material to look for changes in blood flow to the heart. Know why it's done and how to prepare.

  2. Bone scan - Mayo Clinic

    Nuclear imaging involves using small amounts of radioactive substances, called radioactive tracers, a special camera that can detect the radioactivity and a ...

  3. Sentinel node biopsy - Mayo Clinic

    Learn what to expect during this procedure to remove lymph nodes for testing. The results can show whether cancer has spread.

  4. HIDA scan - Mayo Clinic

    Overview. A hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan is an imaging procedure used to diagnose problems of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.

  5. CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak) - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Radioisotope cisternography. This test involves measuring the CSF pressure and then injecting a chemical into the space surrounding the spinal cord. Then ...

  6. Nuclear Medicine Therapy - Overview - Mayo Clinic

    Learn of Mayo Clinic's capabilities in nuclear medicine therapy, including PRRT with Lutathera, which doctors use to treat neuroendocrine tumors.

  7. Jennifer L. Peterson, M.D. - Mayo Clinic Faculty Profiles

    Focus areas. Clinical trials for multiple myeloma. Dr. Peterson is a collaborator on a phase I trial evaluating the use of a specific radioisotope, iodine 131 ...

  8. Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory - Overview - Mayo Clinic

    You also might hear this substance called a radiopharmaceutical or radioisotope. Several different tracers may be used for a specific test. The tracer ...

  9. FDA approves advanced cancer detection imaging at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix

    ... radioactive isotopes. A cyclotron uses electromagnetic forces to accelerate subatomic particles to incredible speeds by spinning them in a spiral path and ...

  10. Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare enter strategic collaboration to advance innovation in medical imaging and theranostics

    ... radioisotope production. Making diagnostic and interventional ultrasound easier and faster to use and read, while advancing automation and quantification to ...