Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine Consultants:

Dr Mary C. Prescott
Tel. 0161 276 4782
mary.prescott@cmft.nhs.uk

Dr Jackie J James
Tel. 0161 276 4781
jackie.james@cmft.nhs.uk

Dr Parthiban Arumugam
Tel. 0161 276 4782
parthiban.arumugam@cmft.nhs.uk

Medical Secretary:
Tel. 0161 276 4780
maurine.waite@cmft.nhs.uk

Consultant Clinical Scientists:

Prof Richard S Lawson
Tel. 0161 276 4785
richard.lawson@cmft.nhs.uk

Dr Beverley Ellis (Radiopharmaceutical Scientist)
Tel. 0161 276 8759
bev.ellis@cmft.nhs.uk

Ms Christine Tonge
Tel. 0161 276 4786
christine.tonge@cmft.nhs.uk

Contact Numbers:

For bookings and enquiries about results:
Tel. 0161 276 4820
Fax. 0161 273 8023

Location:

Ground Floor

Saint Mary's Hospital

Oxford Road (Access from Hathersage Road)

 

Our new department is now located at the back of the main atrium in Saint Mary's.

 

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Referral:

Via specialist consultant or GP following discussion of cases with a nuclear medicine consultant.

Service Description:

We provide a wide range of nuclear medicine services for patients referred from throughout the region. Appointments are made for most tests during the normal working week, and an on-call service is available for clinical emergencies. The procedures most frequently requested are:

Bone

Bone scan
Bone scan + 1st circulation

Brain

HMPAO brain tomography
DATscan

Heart

Myocardial perfusion tomography, stress and rest
Left ventricular ejection fraction, stress and rest

Infection/Tumours

White cell label scan
Gallium scan
MIBG whole body scan
Somatostatin receptor scan

Kidney

Renogram
Renogram + 1st circulation
Renal transplant scan
DMSA renal scan
Glomerular filtration rate
Micturating cystogram

Liver and Digestive System

Colloid liver and spleen scan
HIDA liver scan
Gastric emptying
Bile acid retention study
Meckel's diverticulum study

Lung

Lung ventilation and perfusion scan

Thyroid and Parathyroid

Thyroid scan and uptake
Parathyroid scan
Radioiodine therapy fro thyrotoxicosis

Other

Lymphogram
Yttrium knee injection - treatment of synovitis

Our facilities include five gamma cameras, a digital image processing network and a cardiac stress system. Four of the gamma cameras can perform tomography in addition to planar imaging. Radioactive pharmaceuticals are prepared and dispensed in a licensed radiopharmacy unit within the department.

Useful Links:

British Nuclear Medicine Society

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