Review article
DIAGNOSTIC RELEVANCE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
TIHANA KLARICA GEMBIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-7209-6820
; Rijeka University Hospital Centre, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Croatia
SVJETLANA GRBAC-IVANKOVIĆ
; Rijeka University Hospital Centre, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Croatia
DAVOR ŠTIMAC
; Rijeka University Hospital Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Rijeka School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
Diagnostics in gastroenterology is based on endoscopy, ultrasound and radiological imaging, in addition to physical examination and laboratory testing. Besides being used as valuable diagnostic tools, these methods also represent the foundation for non-surgical interventions in gastroenterological patients. In the fi eld of diagnostic imaging, a specific role is attributed to nuclear medicine methods. Although rarely used, the latter may contribute to defi nitive diagnosis of diseases in such patients, as they are noninvasive and accurate. This review article provides a brief and comprehensible summary of nuclear medicine methods in gastroenterology.
Keywords
nuclear medicine; gastroenterology
Hrčak ID:
245738
URI
Publication date:
6.11.2020.
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