The section of Nuclear Medicine offers a complete set of diagnostic and therapeutic services, including cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, endocrine, genitourinary and gastrointestinal scanning. Research directions include: developing and comparing scintigraphic, echocardiographic, CT and MR methods in the evaluation of cardiac pathophysiology; developing quantitative metabolic imaging techniques for cancer, cardiovascular disease and other conditions using SPECT systems; advancing the deployment of PACS within Nuclear Medicine and expanding the clinical and research applications of PET.

View the Society of Nuclear Medicine discussion paper on "What Is Nuclear Medicine" (pdf).