One of the most advanced facilities of its kind in Kerala, the department of nuclear medicine & PET-CT at Aster Medcity provides state-of-the-art, high-precision diagnostic and therapeutic support to various specialities including cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, liver care, orthopaedics, paediatrics and oncology.
The first facility in the State to offer Philips Astonish True Flight Select PET-CT with Time Of Flight (TOF) Technology; Aster Nuclear Medicine has an expert medical team comprising highly experienced nuclear medicine physicians, technologists and support staff who provide customised, guideline-based care to patients of all ages.
Aster Nuclear Medicine is one of the only facilities in the region to offer TARE - Transarterial Radioembolisation (Rhenium/Y90-SIRT), which involves delivering localised radiotherapy directly to the liver tumour through the artery supplying the tumour.
Understanding Nuclear Medicine
A highly advanced domain of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes for non-invasive imaging and therapeutic procedures, images obtained through nuclear medicine provide functional information at the molecular and cellular level, facilitating early and accurate diagnosis of diseases in both adults and children.
The tracers/radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine are either injected through the vein or administered orally depending on the diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. The radiation dose from administered radiotracer is low and comparable to any other diagnostic procedures used in medical imaging.
Nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures are safe and do not pose any risk to patients with previous history of iodine contrast reactions or renal impairment.
Advantages
- Painless and non-invasive
- Safe for adults and children
- Low radiation dose
- Facilitates early diagnosis compared to other imaging procedures
- The entire body can be imaged in one sitting
- Therapies do not have side effects like hair fall or nausea
Our Doctors
We have some of the best specialists from around the world, they bring years of experience and offer evidence-based treatment to ensure the best care for you.
Advanced Technology & Facilities
Well equipped with the latest medical equipment, modern technology & infrastructure, Aster Hospital is one of the best hospitals in India.
Philips Astonish True Flight Select PET-CT with Time Of Flight (TOF) Technology
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Works in full 3D mode, enabling better lesion detectability
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Provides accurate anatomical details with minimal PET radiation dose, as the FDG dose injected is considerably less
GE SPECT-CT OPTIMA NM 640 Gamma Camera
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Provides exceptionally clear images at a very high speed, facilitating high-precision diagnosis
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Low on radiation dose and examination time, it also allows hybrid imaging by integrating the most advanced general-purpose gamma camera with a newly developed four-slice CT
Two Dedicated Isolation Rooms
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For high dose radioactive iodine therapy of patients with thyroid malignancies and I-131 MIBG therapy of malignant neuroendocrine tumours like phaeochromocytoma
Cardiology
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Myocardial perfusion imaging (Stress MIBI, Rest MIBI)
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Pharmacological stress MIBI using dobutamine/adenosine
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MUGA scan
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First pass studies
Neurology
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Brain perfusion imaging
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Ictal SPECT imaging
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Technetium TRODAT imaging
Nephrology & Urology
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Technetium DTPA RENOGRAM
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DMSA scan
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Captopril renogram
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Direct/Indirect radionuclide cystogram
Orthopaedics & Plastic Surgery
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Whole body bone scan
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Regional three phase bone scan
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Regional infection imaging
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Bone graft viability
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Lymphoscintigraphy
Oncology
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Scintimammography
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Sentinal node imaging and gamma probing
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I-131 whole body imaging
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Technetium HYNIC-TOC imaging
Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary
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HIDA scan (hepatobiliary scintigraphy)
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Liver spleen scintigraphy
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GI bleed scintigraphy
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GI motility studies
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Technetium RBC labelled blood pool scintigraphy
Paediatrics
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GE reflux scintigraphy (milk scan)
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Salivagram
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Meckel’s scan
Endocrinology
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Technetium thyroid scans
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Parathyroid scintigraphy
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I-131 MIBG scan
ENT
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Three phase bone scan + regional FDG PET-CT in skull base osteomyelitis evaluation
18 F FDG PET-CT
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Whole body PET-CT imaging for identifying extent of certain types of cancers
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Assess response to chemotherapy/radiation therapy and to detect disease recurrence/disease progression
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To detect foci of infection in fever of unknown origin
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Regional infection PET imaging to diagnose/rule out osteomyelitis in patients who have undergone hip replacement surgeries
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Detect diabetic foot osteomyelitis
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Assess myocardial viability
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Cardiac sarcoidosis evaluation
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Interictal PET to localise seizure foci before planning for surgery
68 Gallium Whole Body PET-CT
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68 Gallium PSMA PET-CT for prostate carcinoma
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68 Gallium DOTATOC PET-CT for neuroendocrine tumours
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68 Gallium Exendin PET-CT for insulinoma
Therapeutic Applications
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177 Lutetium DOTA-TATE Therapy for neuroendocrine tumours
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177 Lutetium PSMA therapy for prostate carcinomas
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Strontium therapy for bone pain palliation
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Low dose radioiodine - 131 therapy of hyper functioning thyroid
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High dose Iodine I-131 therapy for thyroid cancer
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Recombinant TSH assisted I-131 therapy for thyroid cancer
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I-131 MIBG therapy for malignant neuroendocrine tumours
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188 Rhenium Lipoidol therapy/Yttrium 90 SIR sphere therapy for metastatic liver tumour patients who are no longer responding to chemotherapy/those with primary liver cancer that cannot be surgically
