Lower Keys Medical Center invests in upgraded technology

Nuclear medicine camera provides greater image clarity

Shana Knisley, nuclear medical technologist, demonstrates the upgraded nuclear medicine camera.

KEY WEST, Fla. – Lower Keys Medical Center has completed renovations to the nuclear medicine room and upgraded the nuclear medicine camera and equipment. The new technology offers faster scan time, reduced dosage of tracers, enhanced detection of small lesions, and higher image quality from a premium camera.

Nuclear medicine diagnostics examine structure and metabolic function of body organs such as the kidneys, gallbladder, thyroid, parathyroid glands, and stomach and can be used to identify bone infections, blood clots, intestinal bleeding, and gallbladder dysfunction. The scan also assesses heart function and the presence of blocked coronary arteries and assists in locating sentinel nodes for breast cancer or melanoma surgery.

“This upgraded nuclear medicine equipment is part of our ongoing commitment to investing in the hospital, and complements our range of imaging services,” said Rosanna Mullen, chief quality officer at Lower Keys Medical Center. “From x-ray to PET/CT scanning, we have the technology capabilities to provide patients with the care and services they need, close to home.”

In addition to the nuclear medicine camera and equipment, Lower Keys Medical Center offers x-ray, ultrasound, mammography, bone densitometry, computed tomography (CT), echocardiography, fluoroscopy, angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The cardiac catheterization lab also uses imaging technology to examine heart function and PET/CT scanning helps diagnose, stage and monitor various conditions, such as cancer.

About Lower Keys Medical Center

Lower Keys Medical Center is an acute care community hospital offering 24 hour emergency department services. Accreditations include The Joint Commission Acute Care Hospital Program and Primary Stroke Center, and American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center.

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