BSGI / Gamma Gram
St. Joseph's Imaging Associates is pleased to now offer the Dilon 6800 degree Gamma Camera. This Gamma Camera is optimized to perform Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging, also known as BSGI, and provide detection of small lesions, providing a vital diagnostic adjunct to mammography and ultrasound. BSGI is a strong diagnostic tool especially for patients who have dense breast tissue, lumps that can be felt but not seen with mammography or ultrasound, implants or breast augmentation or scarring from previous surgeries.

Nuclear Medicine procedures provide information about the anatomy of the body and the function of its organs. When you undergo a nuclear medicine scan, a chemical compound, which contains a small amount of a radioactive material, is administered by an injection in the arm.

After the administration of the compound, the nuclear medicine scans can be performed either immediately, or after a circulation period. The circulation time varies depending on the area being studied.