Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2019 Feb;53(1):38-41. 10.1007/s13139-018-00566-7.
Nuclear Medicine Theranostics: Perspective from Pakistan
- Affiliations
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- 1Nuclear Medicine Department, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH& RC), Lahore, Pakistan. humayunb@skm.org.pk
- 2Nuclear Medicine department, Institute of Nuclear Medicine Lahore (INMOL), Lahore, Pakistan.
- KMID: 2446883
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-018-00566-7
Abstract
- Nuclear medicine has been offering diagnostic and therapeutic solution since the introduction of radioactive iodine for thyroid diseases since decades. However, the concept of theranostics has given a new found impetus to the use of pairs of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and treatment. Presented here is a perspective on theranostics from Pakistan.
