Nuclear medicine imaging in oral diseases: A review

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Review Article

Author Details : Kajol M Talreja*

Volume : 7, Issue : 3, Year : 2021

Article Page : 99-102

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmi.2021.020

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Abstract

Nuclear medicine is the discipline of medicine that deals with the use of radionuclides in research, diagnosis, and treatment. It works on molecular & functional level and uses radiopharmaceuticals in its procedure helping in detection of lesions before morphologic change is evident. Radiopharmaceuticals also known as Radionuclides/ Radioisotopes are unstable atoms of a chemical element, actively emit radiation. These emitted radiations are absorbed by photomultiplier tube and reconstructed by a computer system followed by display of an image. The rationale of writing this article is to understand about Nuclear Medicine and its applications in oral diseases.

Keywords: Nuclear medicine, Imaging, Radiation, Oral diseases

How to cite : Talreja K M, Nuclear medicine imaging in oral diseases: A review. IP Int J Maxillofac Imaging 2021;7(3):99-102

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