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Office phone No.: Department of Nuclear Medicine (2F): +886-2-2312-3456 ext. 265575

                              PET Center(B1): +886-2-2312-3456 ext. 265930 

FaxNo.: +886-2-23957855

Email: ntuhnm@ntuh.gov.tw

Service hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00-17:00

Nuclear medicine molecular imaging: diagnosis and treatment for precision medicine

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Medical Care and Services

The Department of Nuclear Medicine at National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH)provides

  1. molecular imaging using single photon and positron radiopharmaceuticals
  2. radionuclide therapy
  3. radioimmunoassay


Single Photon Nuclear Medicine Imaging

  • Myocardial perfusion imaging
  • Bone scan
  • Thyroid scan
  • Ventricular function imaging
  • I-131/Tl-201 cancer work-up 
  • Whole-body tumor/inflammationimaging
  • Functional imaging of other organ systems


Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

  • Whole-body PET
  • Cardiac PET
  • Brain PET


RadionuclideTherapy

  1. Iodine (I-131)treatment for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer.
  2. Ra-223 treatment for metastatic bone lesions from prostate cancer


Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

  • Thyroid profile : T3, T4, TSH, and Free T4
  • Tumor markers: CEA, CA199, and CGA
  • Endocrine:Prolactin, 17-OHP, and androstenedione
  • Other: AchRAb