Nuclear Medicine Department in Mumbai at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre

About the Department

The Department of Nuclear Medicine at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, was established in 1977. It was founded by Dr R.D. Lele.

The department has a triple-head gamma camera and a solid-state dedicated cardiac camera. It also has a 5-ring 16-slice PET-CT scanner and a 16-slice SPECT-CT scanner.

The department offers somatostatin receptor PET-CT imaging for the diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumours. It also offers brain perfusion imaging and dopamine transporter (DaT) imaging for Parkinson’s disease.

The department’s services are used in the diagnosis and management of cancer and of cardiac, neurological and infectious diseases.

Diagnostic Scans

The department offers the following nuclear medicine diagnostic scans:

• Myocardial perfusion scan for coronary artery disease
• Brain scan for Alzheimer’s disease
• Thyroid scan
• Salivary scan
• Lung ventilation and perfusion scan
• Bone scan
• Kidney scan
• Liver and hepatobiliary scan
• Gastric emptying scan
• Lymphatic scan
• Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT scan for cancer detection, staging and follow-up, and for cardiac viability and neurology applications

Therapies and Procedures

• Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
• Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) for inoperable somatostatin-positive neuroendocrine tumours such as carcinoids, insulinomas, pheochromocytomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
• Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) for hepatic metastases
• Sentinel-node detection for breast cancer

Key Procedures

• Brain scans (PET and SPECT) for dementia and Parkinson’s disease
• Dacryoscintigraphy for lacrimal gland disorders
• Thyroid scans for thyrotoxicosis, thyroiditis and nodules
• Salivary scans for salivary gland disease
• Myocardial perfusion scans for ischemic heart disease
• Whole body PET-CT scans for cancer, infection and inflammation

FAQ’s

Q1. When was the Department of Nuclear Medicine established?

The Department of Nuclear Medicine at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, was established in 1977.

Q2. Which scans does the department offer?

The department offers myocardial perfusion, brain, thyroid, salivary, lung ventilation and perfusion, bone, kidney, liver and hepatobiliary, gastric emptying and lymphatic scans. It also offers FDG PET-CT scans.

Q3. Which therapies does the department provide?

The department provides radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism, PRRT for inoperable somatostatin-positive neuroendocrine tumours, and SIRT for hepatic metastases. Sentinel-node detection for breast cancer is also available.

Q4. Which scanners and cameras does the department have?

The department has a 5-ring 16-slice PET-CT scanner, a 16-slice SPECT-CT scanner, a triple-head gamma camera and a solid-state dedicated cardiac camera.

Q5. Does the department offer DNB training?

Yes. The department trains two candidates per year for the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) degree in nuclear medicine.