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Department of Nuclear Medicine

KMC , Manipal
Health Sciences

Established in 1985, the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, is a well-developed department providing both diagnostic and therapeutic services alongside active research and clinical trials. It is equipped with a state-of-the-art integrated SPECT/CT gamma camera, a new-generation II PET/CT camera, and a fully equipped laboratory, delivering premium-quality clinical diagnostic and therapeutic services on a regular basis. The department offers AERB-approved undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. programs.

Highlights

  • Equipped with an integrated SPECT/CT gamma camera and a new-generation II PET/CT camera, supported by a fully equipped nuclear medicine laboratory.
  • Provides comprehensive PET/CT oncology imaging, including FDG PET/CT whole-body scans for cancer staging, restaging, response assessment, follow-up, and guided biopsy, and F-18 PSMA PET/CT for prostate carcinoma.
  • Offers advanced theranostic therapies, including Lu-177 and Ac-225 PRRT for neuroendocrine tumours and Lu-177/Ac-225 PSMA therapy for prostate malignancy.
  • Delivers a full range of gamma camera studies across nuclear neurology, endocrinology, cardiology, and gastro-entero-pancreatic imaging.
  • Undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. programs are approved by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).

Services

Offered

PET/CT Imaging Services

The department provides FDG PET/CT whole-body imaging for cancer staging, restaging, treatment-response assessment, follow-up and image-guided biopsy. Additional PET/CT services include F-18 PSMA imaging for prostate carcinoma, cardiac viability assessment, infection imaging and sarcoidosis evaluation.

PET/CT Imaging Services