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The Department of Nuclear Medicine at BIACH & RI is at the forefront of diagnostic and therapeutic services, offering cutting-edge PET-CT technology and a wide array of radioisotope therapies. With our in-house cyclotron facility, we ensure the availability of essential radioisotopes for PET-CT imaging, not only for our patients in Hyderabad but also for those across the region.
Committed to excellence, our department provides a comprehensive range of nuclear medicine imaging services, encompassing conventional gamma camera imaging as well as state-of-the-art PET-CT technology and DOTONAC PET SCAN. We also specialize in various therapeutic applications of radioisotopes, including Radioiodine therapy, MIBG (1-131) therapy, and Samarium-153 therapy.
Moreover, our facility produces essential radioisotopes such as (18F-FDG) required for PET-CT imaging, further underscoring our dedication to meeting the diverse needs of our patients. Whether it’s diagnostic imaging or therapeutic interventions, our Nuclear Medicine department is equipped with the latest advancements to deliver high-quality care to our patients, both locally and beyond.
GE NMCT 860 SPECT-CT is the latest State of the art – compact gamma camera technology which is available in very few centres in the country and is the first installation in South India. Unlike the routine Gamma camera, it has an in-built high-end CT scanner which is helpful in attenuation correction and for localization of lesions. Being a 16 slice CT scanner, it also has the capacity to perform a stand alone diagnostic CT scans. On comparison to other routine Gamma cameras, it has much higher sensitivity and specificity to detect lesions. It’s dual detectors help in faster acquisition and can be oriented in multiple angles. It is loaded with the latest software.
Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital has added the latest GE Discovery MI Gen 2 Digital PET-CT, which represents a brand new technology that belongs to the next platform, unlike other common PET Scanners which are of analogue types.
It is SiPM based technology. It is the 6th Digital PET-CT installed in the entire country and the first in South India.
Being a premier teaching cancer institute, it is committed to purchasing the latest technology. It has got AI-based capabilities for CT and PET, exclusive for Digital PET. It is also capable of doing parametric imaging and whole-body dynamic PET scans. Having an onsite cyclotron, this PET scanner is capable of imaging short-lived tracers with low yield and hence can support various new research projects.
This scanner has a very high resolution and sensitivity. It is capable of performing scans two times faster and with half of the activity. With in-built 4D technology, free-breathing lung scans with respiratory gating can be performed.
The overall radiation exposure to the patient is also much lesser. With a 128 slice CT scanner, we can perform CT angiography and superior 3-phase and 4-phase liver scans. It is equipped with a thicker LSO crystal with TOF and Q Clear technology for better resolution. Having worked with conventional PET-CT scanners for more than 14 years, it was time for us to gear up for the future with the latest technology.
Besides CT scans, it can also be fused with MRI scans with precision. It has the auto-in technology for automatic positioning of the patient.
BIACH & RI has also a medical cyclotron facility. Medical cyclotron provides a high-quality isotope production facility that produces a variety of PET-Tracers also called radioactive molecules which are used for the diagnosis of various illnesses. These molecules are injected intravenously and images are acquired using a PET-CT scanner. The facility currently houses a General Electric PET trace Cyclotron. The GE PET trace is an automated compact self-shielded medical cyclotron capable of producing 16.5 MeV protons. The high-energy cyclotron provides for a high yield [18F-]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) production which can cater to the need of FDG to PET-CT centers in entire south India.
A whole-body DOTONAC PET SCAN uses a radioactive tracer to obtain images of a specific type of tissue, or disease state of the tissue. It is the freely dissolved gallium-ion Ga3+ that is active. For the applications, the radioactive isotope gallium-67 (67Ga), which has a decay half-life of 3.26 days, is used.
Gallium-67 is imaged with a gamma camera, with a SPECT camera, or with SPECT/CT hybrid machines.
It is taken up by tumors, inflammation, and both acute and chronic infection, allowing these pathological processes to be imaged by nuclear scan techniques. It is particularly useful in imaging osteomyelitis that involves the spine, and in imaging older and chronic infections that may be the cause of a fever of unknown origin.
A radioiodine therapy ward has also been integrated within the department of nuclear medicine that is used for the treatment of thyroid cancer patients with radioactive iodine. The ward is consisting of three isolation rooms. So, three patients can be treated at the same time in this facility. Over 500 thyroid cancer patients are already treated with radioiodine at the Dept of nuclear medicine, BIACH & RI. Not only patients from Andhra Pradesh, but also from other states like Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa are benefited due to this facility. MIBG therapy for neuroendocrine tumors is also available here.
Our team comprises highly qualified, extensively experienced, and certified professionals dedicated to delivering world-class healthcare services. Each member brings specialized expertise, ensuring precision, reliability, and compassionate care. Their commitment to continuous learning and adherence to the highest standards of practice underpins our reputation for excellence and trust
