DownloadCancerNuclear Medicine is a non-invasive diagnosis and therapeutic method combining revolutionary imaging techniques and innovative examination procedures, to offer patients the best possible quality of life while increasing their life-expectancy. by Prof. Thierry Velu, CHIREC Group Belgium Nuclear Medicine is an important therapeutic and diagnosis tool for patients suffering from cancer. Let us begin with the diagnosis section, one of the most important Nuclear Medicine applications. The PET Scan was a revolution in cancerous disease diagnosis, since it is the first exam to produce functional imaging from a metabolic basis rather than a PET and CT Scan coupling combines the advantages of these two approaches, giving precise information on the localization of the suspect lesions. A radioactive marker, often the 5-fluoro-deoxy-glucose or FDG, is injected in the patient’s body where it is consumed by cancerous cells – enabling tumoral mass detection by the appropriate equipment. But, as we mentioned at the beginning Nowadays, as well as trying to cure or increase the life expectancy of cancer-suffering patients, oncologists also seek to offer the best possible quality of life to their patients. |