NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Gammagram
It´s a study in which radiopharmaceuticals are given in low
doses intravenously to subsequently see their distribution
in a specific part of the body, and thus, be able to
diagnose or evaluate diseases.

In Médica Sur we have different types of scintigrams:

• Cardiac gammagram.

  Used to evaluate cardiac function.

• Brain gammagram.

  It´s used to diagnose epilepsy, dementia,
  Alzheimer’s or brain damage due to drug use.

• Gastrointestinal gammagram.

  It´s used to evaluate from the mouth to the stomach
  and detect gastric emptying and gastroesophageal reflux,
  bronchoaspiration of bleeding from the digestive tract,
  for the search for ectopic gastric mucosa, hepatosplenic,
  bile duct.

• Renal gammagram.

  Useful in the evaluation of various renal functions,
  such as glomerular filtration, effective renal plasma
  flow; to diagnose hypertension of renal origin; detect
  infections, scars or renal cysts, obstructions of the
  urinary tract and to observe the evolution of a
  transplanted kidney.

• Thyroid gammagram.

  It serves to evaluate the functioning of the thyroid
  gland and its correlation with the pathologies that cause
  hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

• Bone gammagram.

  Determines the condition and functioning of the
  bones, including bone metastases, detection of soft tissue
  infections and bone infections such as osteomyelitis, bone
  tumors, bone vascular necrosis and / or rule out
  fractures.

• Gammagram for the diagnosis and cancer control.

  Depending on the type of cancer, it´s the diagnostic
  and control gammagram used, since not all
  radiopharmaceuticals are used for the whole body, for
  example:

  • For Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphomas, the Galio-67
    radiopharmaceutical is used.
  • For brain and bone tumors, Talio-201 is used.

There are other studies to explore other specific organs. If
you require another type of gammagram, you can contact us at
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information.

PET CT

The most modern in Mexico: it will provide you with the best
diagnosis at the best price, in less time, with more detail
and precision than any other and with reduction of
radiation.

Our PET CT has new and powerful tools that makes evaluation
easier, such as:

• 400 x 400 image reconstruction in a single shot, which
  makes it the PET-CT in greater detail on the market.
• Accessibility for all patients, wider and with more weight
  capacity.
• And most importantly, our staff, highly trained to achieve
  the best diagnosis, always taking into account your needs
  and comfort.

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Treatment for hyperthyroidism
One of the most modern treatments for hyperthyroidism is
through oral intake of radioactive iodine, a type of
radiopharmaceutical used in nuclear medicine.

• When consumed, it´s absorbed into the thyroid gland, where
  it reduces it and causes symptoms to disappear.
• The treatment usually lasts several months.
• Excess of iodine disappears from the body in weeks or
  months.
• By minimizing the symptoms of hyperthyroidism, the thyroid
  is considered to be inactive, so you may have to take
  daily medications to replace its functioning.

Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer treatment is also with radioactive iodine.
There are two ways to use it:

• After performing a thyroidectomy (surgery to remove part
  or all of the thyroid), high doses of this
  radiopharmaceutical are used to destroy all of the tissue
  in the area affected by the cancer, thus eradicating it
  completely.
• It can also be used to re-eradicate thyroid cancer if it
  reappears or spreads to other parts of the body.
• In both ways, the radiopharmaceutical is ingested orally,
  either by capsules or in liquid.

Prostate cancer with bone metastases

There are 2 different radiopharmaceutical treatments for
prostate cancer:

Radio-223

• It is given intravenously to attack the tumor.
• Thanks to the components of the Radio-223, the discomfort
  is minimal and does not cause pain, so it´s the best
  option when treating this type of cancer.
• It works before or after having performed chemotherapy,
  and unlike it, the patient’s hair does not fall out, since
  there´s no damage to other parts of the body.

Lutetium-177

• It´s administered intravenously.
• Thanks to the directed radiation emitted by the drug, it
  penetrates the tumor cells and destroys them without
  attacking any other part of the body.
• It´s highly effective compared to other procedures.
• The duration of treatment is 4 cycles of 8 weeks each.

Neuroendocrine tumors

The treatment for cancerous neuroendocrine tumors that
affect the digestive tract works with a radiopharmaceutical
called Lutetium-177.

• It´s administered intravenously.
• Thanks to the directed radiation emitted by the drug, it
  penetrates the tumor cells and destroys them without
  attacking any other part of the body.
• Compared to other procedures, Lutetium-177 rarely has
  serious side effects and provides a better life quality
  for patients.
• The duration of treatment is 4 cycles of 8 weeks each.

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