NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICES

Introduction

The nuclear medicine of Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital was blessed on December 7, 1990 and officially started December 8, 1990.

Nuclear Medicine is a clinical specialty devoted to diagnostic, therapeutic and research applications of internally administered radionuclides. It is the use of small amounts of radioactive materials to diagnose and treat diseases.

Mission

To deliver quality professional service with personalize care guided by Christian Value.

Vision

To be the widest acceptance, realization of benefits, full utilization of therapeutic and diagnostic procedure in Nuclear Medicine by health service providers in Visayas and Mindanao.

Facilities & Services

THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

Iodine 131 Therapy

A treatment for an overactive thyroid, a condition called hyperthyroidism.

Yttrium 90 radiosynovectomy

Radiosynovectomy is a procedure using a radioactive product (Yttrium–90) to treat inflamed knee joints, for example rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory osteo–arthritis.

Samarium 153

A radioactive substance used in the treatment of bone cancer and bone metastases (cancers that have spread from the original tumor to the bone). Samarium 153 is a radioactive form of the element samarium. It collects in bone, where it releases radiation that may kill cancer cells.

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

Skeletal System

Cardiovascular

Genitourinary System

Respiratory

Central Nervous System

Thyroid/Endocrine

Gastrointestinal

Oncology and Infection

Scintimammography

A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue.

Carbon – 14 Urea Breath Test

Provides non – invasive means of diagnosing a stomach infection with bacteria called helicobacter pylori. These bacteria have been linked to the formation of ulcers in the stomach and small intestines.

RADIOIMMUNOASSAY (RIA)

Radioimmunoassay (RIA) Test

Thyroid function

  1. Calcitonin
  2. Anti – TG
  3. TBG – (Thyroglobulin)
  4. Anti–TPO (Thyroid Peroxidase)
  5. TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)
  6. Free T4
  7. Free T3
  8. T4
  9. T3

Steroid Hormones

  1. Progesterone
  2. Cortisol
  3. DHEA – SO4 (Dehydroepiandrosterone)

Protein Hormones

  1. hGH (Growth Hormone)
  2. hLH (Luteinizing Hormone)
  3. hFSH (Folicle Stimulating Hormone)

Others

  1. Osteocalnin
  2. C–Peptide
  3. SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin)

Location

Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital Pulmonary Department is located at the 2nd floor main building.

Contact Number

(032) 255–5555 loc. 287
Fax number :253–6021