Stephen Scharf, MD
Lenox Hill Hosp, Nuclear Med 100 E 77th St, Fl 3 New York, NY 10075
Phone:
212-434-2630
Lenox Hill Hosp, Nuclear Med 100 E 77th St, Fl 3 New York, NY 10075
Phone:
212-434-2630
MSKCC, Nuclear Med 1275 York Ave, rm 223, Box 77 New York, NY 10065
Phone:
212-639-7372
NYU Med Ctr, Radiology Dept 560 1st Ave Fl 2 New York, NY 10016
Phone:
212-263-7410
NYU Med Ctr, Radiology Dept 560 1 Ave Fl 2 New York, NY 10016
Phone:
212-263-7410
622 W 168th St PH Bldg Fl 1 - Ste 333 New York, NY 10032
Phone:
212-305-8032
Nuclear medicine specialists are doctors who have extensive training in the use of nuclear substances, like radiation, to diagnose and treat certain illnesses.
These specialists perform diagnostic tests in which a small amount of a radioactive substance is injected into a vein, inhaled or taken orally by the patient. The radioactive substance then enables the nuclear medicine specialist to use a scanner to detect the radiation level in the part of the body being examined in order to create an image of it with a computer. The images tell the physician whether there are abnormal changes in metabolism which indicate whether a disease or injury is present. These tests are often used to detect cancer.
In addition to detecting cancer, substances like radioactive iodine can be either injected into the blood stream or taken orally to fight cancer and other diseases. After being ingested, the substance is absorbed by the thyroid gland and abnormal thyroid tissues are destroyed.