Lower Keys Medical Center Invests in Upgraded Technology
4/15/2025
Lower Keys Medical Center has completed renovations to the nuclear medicine room and upgraded the nuclear medicine camera and equipment. The new technology offers faster scan time, reduced dosage of tracers, enhanced detection of small lesions and higher image quality from a premium camera.
Nuclear medicine diagnostics examine structure and metabolic function of body organs such as the kidneys, gallbladder, thyroid, parathyroid glands and stomach and can be used to identify bone infections, blood clots, intestinal bleeding and gallbladder dysfunction. The scan also assesses heart function and the presence of blocked coronary arteries and assists in locating sentinel nodes for breast cancer or melanoma surgery.
"This upgraded nuclear medicine equipment is part of our ongoing commitment to investing in the hospital, and complements our range of imaging services," said Rosanna Mullen, chief quality officer at Lower Keys Medical Center. "From x-ray to PET/CT scanning, we have the technology capabilities to provide patients with the care and services they need, close to home."
In addition to the nuclear medicine camera and equipment, Lower Keys Medical Center offers x-ray, ultrasound, mammography, bone densitometry, computed tomography (CT), echocardiography, fluoroscopy, angiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The cardiac catheterization lab also uses imaging technology to examine heart function and PET/CT scanning helps diagnose, stage and monitor various conditions, such as cancer.
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