Lakewood, NJ, July 29, 2010--- Nuclear Medicine Imaging is a highly effective and safe imaging procedure that uses small amounts of radioactive materials to provide specific and detailed information to your physician.
At Kimball Medical Center, diagnostic procedures in Nuclear Medicine are performed by injecting small amounts of radioactive-tracers, which highlight internal organs when scanned. These computerized images are then provided to the radiologists for interpretation and diagnosis.
According to Sharon Schlosberg, Team Leader for Nuclear Medicine Services at Kimball Medical Center, all radiologists at Kimball are board-certified and are highly-trained in the use of radioactive materials, and are experts in interpreting nuclear medicine studies.
“Our nuclear medicine technologists are trained and certified to perform nuclear medicine procedures and focus on providing the best possible experience for our patients during their nuclear medicine procedure,” she explains.
“The Nuclear Medicine Department here at Kimball is a state-of-the-art facility that offers patients a relaxing environment in which to have their procedures performed. We play relaxing music, offer warm blankets, and provide a caring, comforting hand for our patients,” said Schlosberg.
To ensure safety, the Kimball Medical Center Radiology Department employs a nuclear physicist who checks the calibration of the equipment and calculates body doses to ensure the lowest possible exposure during imaging exams.
Routine nuclear medicine procedures are used to diagnose disease in various regions of the body. Some of these procedures available at Kimball include:
- Bone scans to evaluate orthopedic injuries, fractures, tumors or unexplained bone pain.
- Heart scans to identify blood flow function to the heart muscle or determine existence or extent of damage to the heart after a heart attack.
- Thyroid uptake scans to show structure and determine the function of the thyroid gland.
- Lung scans to evaluate the flow and function of air into and out of the lungs and detect presence of blood clots.
- Gallbladder (Hepatobiliary) scans to evaluate both liver and gallbladder function. This test can also determine the presence of gallstones that can cause obstruction.
Additionally, several new and technically advanced diagnostic services are available in Kimball Medical Center’s Nuclear Medicine department including:
- Ceretec Brain SPECT imaging to determine the location and extent of seizures and dementia.
- MIBG Scans and Octreoscans used to locate or confirm the presence of tumors.
- Ceretec White Blood Cell studies to rule out infections or osteomyelitis.
- Sentinel Node scans used to identify the sentinel lymph nodes in the underarm in preparation for a lymph node biopsy.
“The Nuclear Medicine Department at Kimball Medical Center is fully accredited by the New Jersey Environmental Protection Radiation Safety Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” explains Schlosberg. “Our department was also the first in Ocean County to be accredited by the American College of Radiology,” said Schlosberg.
For further information about Nuclear Medicine Services at Kimball Medical Center or to schedule a nuclear medicine procedure, please call the Barnabas Health Care Link at 1-888-724-7123, prompt 4.
CONTACT: Carrie Cristello
Director, Public Relations
732-923-6552
ccristello@barnabashealth.org
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