Medicine has evolved greatly thanks to the integration of different technologies for the treatment and detection of diseases. The implementation of radiation or radioactivity in medical advances has allowed us to offer better solutions for patients, becoming a fundamental pillar for health care.
In this sense, nuclear medicine is a specialty that uses radiotracers or radiopharmaceuticals in order to evaluate body functions, diagnose and treat diseases that affect each physiological system of the body, including: endocrinological, cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney and muscle. skeletal. This technology has a unique ability to reveal microscopic changes in images before they are evident with conventional methods.
Currently, nuclear medicine makes it possible to detect alterations in their initial stages in parts of the body responsible for important functions such as the thyroid. This enables early treatments and prevents the progression of different diseases.
“Our Nuclear Medicine Imaging System is unique in Latin America. It allows you to generate high-resolution and efficient images of the human body, all in less time compared to the equipment currently available in Mexico. This is also achieved with a very low dosage of radiation unlike a conventional CT scan,” commented Dr. Francisco Javier López Esquivel, director of Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine at Doctors Hospital East Auna.
The expert explained that, when talking about medical diagnosis and treatment, it is essential to understand the structure and function of the human body. In addition, he mentioned how different branches of medicine benefit from having these tools: “Nuclear medicine has solutions for all systems in the human body, such as the endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory and renal systems.”
López Esquivel also highlighted that, in the cardiovascular field, this discipline has transformed the evaluation of heart diseases without resorting to invasive procedures. Studies of myocardial perfusion, myocardial viability, and ventricular function are essential for cardiologists as they provide a detailed, non-invasive view of heart health.
On the other hand, kidney diseases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the Mexican population. Chronic kidney failure is a devastating condition that severely affects patients and, in many cases, can lead to fatal consequences, including death. In this way, thanks to nuclear medicine, doctors can detect alterations in the system that lead them to an accurate diagnosis.
Nuclear medicine thus becomes an invaluable ally to address health problems in different systems of the human body, offering effective treatments. Advances like this represent a great step for the well-being of society.
