Nuclear Medicine Theranostics: Perspective from Pakistan

Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019 Feb;53(1):38-41. doi: 10.1007/s13139-018-00566-7. Epub 2019 Jan 4.

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.

Keywords: DOTATATE; Ga68; Hybrid imaging; Lu177; Pakistan; Theranostics.