IAEA describes how Nuclear Medicines are helping diagnosis of heart diseases
It is also helpful in determining whether a tissue is functioning properly after a by-pass surgery.
Nuclear medicine has emerged as the new edged aid to detect cardiovascular diseases (CVD). With around 17 million people die globally from CVDs, earlier tracing of heart weaknesses and diagnosis provided accordingly can save half of the numbers from death.
The nouveau technology in vogue uses a thallium scan or a cardiolite scan to determine how much of blood is reaching different parts of the body.
Some of the most common scans are-thallium myocardial imaging, cold spot imaging, myocardial perfusion imaging, thallium scintigraphy.
The scans can precisely tell the doctor about the exact size and location of the injured muscle after a heart attack so that more could be found out of the cardiovascular cells affected.
It is also helpful in determining whether a tissue is functioning properly after a by-pass surgery.
Cardiologists revealed that women are at 6 percent more risk than men hence must undergo a nuclear scan every year.
The Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery in Havana, Cuba are using nuclear medicine and techniques to diagnose thousands of women every year.
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