The Brain and Spine Institute is made up of experts in the field of neuroscience in order to bring patients the best healthcare in East Tennessee for a full range of neurological diseases and disorders.
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We provide a comprehensive continuum of cancer services, including prevention, outreach, diagnostic, treatment and support services delivered by our highly skilled staff with compassion and care.
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The Center for Women & Children's Health is a hub for supporting women's and children's individual healthcare needs. The center provides support, research and unmatched patient-centered care.
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Emergency and Trauma Services is the only Level I Trauma Center in the area and serves as the tertiary referral center for medical care in East Tennessee, serving Knox County and 21 surrounding counties.
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The Heart Lung Vascular Institute brings together expertise in clinical care, teaching and research. Patients receive exceptional healthcare combined with patient-centered care.
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Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear radiology is a sub-specialty of radiology in which radioisotopes (compounds containing radioactive forms of atoms) are introduced into the body for the purpose of imaging, evaluating organ function or localizing diseases or tumors. Nuclear radiography shows the size, shape, position and some function of the target organs specific for a particular radioisotope molecule. 
Nuclear medicine uses safe, painless techniques to take images of the body in order to provide effective treatment for diseases by identifying abnormalities early on. It uses safe limits of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging or treatment.
When used for imaging purposes, special cameras and computers use the radiopharmaceuticals to provide precise pictures. When it is used for treatment purposes, the radiopharmaceuticals go right to the treated organ (Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2006).
Nuclear medicine serves as an alternate way to gather information that might only be available with surgery or expensive diagnostic tests or may even remain unavailable.
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