Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging

Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (NMMI) is a field of Medicine that utilizes a small amount of radioactive material (radiotracers) to assess function of various organs and treat a wide range of disorders. 

These radiotracers metabolize in the body and can be displayed as an image as well as a quantitative data of the organ function. 

Nuclear Medicine imaging is metabolic and functional based, and thus that can identify disease in the early stages and provide information that often cannot be obtained using other imaging such as CT or MRI. 

Why choose Nuclear Medicine in UCI 

We offer advanced imaging technology combined with expert interpretation. Our team conducts a wide variety of procedures and therapies combining individualized care and specialty expertise. 

Conditions we address

Nuclear medicine helps to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions such as cancer, heart disease and infection.
We provide expert diagnosis and treatment including:
___• Cancer Imaging and therapy
___• Cardiac and vascular imaging
___• Skeletal and bone imaging
___• Dementia imaging
___• Parkinson’s disease imaging (DaTscan)
___• Neuroendocrine Tumors imaging
___• Hepatobiliary imaging
___• GI and GI bleeding imaging
___• Renal and GU imaging
___• Infection Imaging
___• Pulmonary imaging
___• Thyroid imaging and therapy of Thyroid disorders
___• Parathyroid imaging 

Nuclear Medicine services

___• PET/CT -Positron Emission Tomography
___•SPECT/CT – Single Photon emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
___•Gamma Camera imaging
___•Radiopharmaceutical therapy and lymphoscintigraphy

Who we are

The DNMMI consists of clinical faculty double board certified in Nuclear Medicine and in Diagnostic Radiology.