Department of Nuclear Medicine

Organization profile

Organisation profile

Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine that uses the pharmaceuticals labeled with radionuclides (radiopharmaceuticals) in diagnosis and therapy. In diagnosis, radioactive substances are administered to patients and the radiation emitted is measured by gamma cameras. In therapy, radionuclides are administered to treat disease or provide palliative pain relief. Nuclear medicine differs from most other imaging modalities in that the tests primarily show the physiological function of the system being investigated as opposed to the anatomy. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is a highly sensitive laboratory technique used to measure minute amounts of substances including antigens, hormones, and drugs present in the body. The substance or antigen (a foreign substance in the body that causes antibody production) to be measured is injected into an animal, causing it to produce antibodies. Serum containing the antibodies is withdrawn and treated with a radioactive antigen and later with a nonradioactive antigen. Measurements of the amount of radioactivity are then used to determine the amount of antigen present.

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    Projects

    應用氟化去氧葡萄糖正子造影於旋轉肌袖斷裂患者治療之研究

    Chiu, N.

    17-08-01 → 18-07-31

    Project: Research project

    應用氟化去氧葡萄糖正子造影於旋轉肌袖斷裂患者治療之研究

    Chiu, N.

    16-08-01 → 17-07-31

    Project: Research project

    以氟化去氧葡萄糖正子造影探討旋轉肌袖斷裂患者代償肌肉之研究

    Chiu, N.

    15-08-01 → 16-07-31

    Project: Research project

    Research Output

    Automatic Classification of Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patient on F-18-FDG PET/CT

    Cheng, T. C., Chiu, N. T. & Fang, Y. H., 2020 Jan 1, Future Trends in Biomedical and Health Informatics and Cybersecurity in Medical Devices - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics, ICBHI 2019. Lin, K-P., Magjarevic, R. & de Carvalho, P. (eds.). Springer, p. 138-142 5 p. (IFMBE Proceedings; vol. 74).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

    • Availability of Striatal Dopamine Transporter in Healthy Individuals With and Without a Family History of ADHD

    Tai, Y. C., Chi, M. H., Chu, C. L., Chiu, N. T., Yao, W. J., Chen, P. S. & Yang, Y. K., 2019 May 1, In : Journal of Attention Disorders. 23, 7, p. 665-670 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Citation (Scopus)

    Parapharyngeal Ganglioneuroma Detected by 18 F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Hodgkin Lymphoma

    Yi, W. L., Chen, T. P., Chiu, N-T., Liu, C-H. & Lin, Y. H., 2019 Mar 1, In : Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 44, 3, p. 240-243 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article