1555 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14626
(585) 723-7091 (Scheduling for Nuclear Medicine procedures)
(585) 723-7460 (Scheduling for Nuclear Cardiology procedures)

Nuclear Medicine is a medical specialty that uses very small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose or treat disease. Depending on the procedure, a tiny amount of radioactive material is injected into the blood stream, inhaled, or ingested.

Common procedures include:

• Bone Scan
• Hida Scan
• Hida Scan with Ejection Fraction
• Lung Ventilation and Lung Perfusion Scans
• MUGA (Multi Gated Acquisition)
• Gastric Emptying
• Thyroid Scan
• Thyroid Uptake
• Renal Scan
• Captopril Renal Scan
• Lasix Renal Scan
• Parathyroid Scan
• Nuclear Cardiac Stress Test
• Infection imaging

If you are scheduled for a Nuclear Medicine procedure, you will be asked to report to the Cardiology Department on the day of your procedure. Click here to learn more about preparing for your procedure.