Laboratory tests
A small number of nuclear medicine tests are carried out in vitro. That means the radiactive tracer is given to the patient by mouth or by intra-venous injection and then its passage through the body is measured by a series of breath or blood samples over the following hours.
This test looks at the overall function of the kidneys, it is particularly useful to track changes in renal function over a period of years or during long term drug therapy. It is an easy test that can be carried out on children| and adults|.
This test measures the total amount of red blood cells in the body.
This test measures how the body absorbs bile salts as part of the investigation of diarrhoea type symptoms.
This test can detect the presence of certain bacteria in the stomach.
This test looks for areas of infection or inflammation in the body.