Department of Nuclear Medicine

Dr K.S. Adedapo

Ag. Departmental Head

DEARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

HISTORY

The Nuclear Medicine Centre was established in 2006 under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the peaceful application of radioactive isotopes. It is the first nuclear medicine centre in Nigeria. It is fully a University of Ibadan and University College Hospital’s Department housed at the Afe Babalola building University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan. The centre has grown from 7 founding staff to 26 professionals and sees patients from all over the country. Medical consultants are available for daily scans and thyroid clinic activities.

VISION

To be the most outstanding cancer care centre south of Sahara.

MISSION

To offer comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services in a most humane environment.

CORE VALUE

Excellence, Compassion and Superlative Care.

OUR SERVICES

Nuclear medicine utilizes the unique capacities of imaging at the cellular level for early detection of cancer and other disease conditions when it is still responsive to treatment and cure. It is an imaging system that uses “open” sources of radioisotopes. This technology allows nuclear medicine to provide important diagnostic information at the cellular level. In addition, nuclear medicine is the only field of medicine where the same agent that is used for diagnosis may be used for treatment. We use low level of radionuclides for advanced diagnosis and treatment of disease conditions in the body, especially cancer. We provide highly specialized treatments for cancer such as thyroid, liver, neuroendocrine and metastatic prostate cancer. With over 95% success rate with radioactive iodine treatment of patients with early thyroid cancer, our professionals are highly trained and treat patients with respect and dignity. In the last 10 years, over 10,000 patients have been scanned or treated using this new molecular technique in Nigeria. Nigerians can now look forward to receiving world-class healthcare locally instead of travelling overseas. We now have more than 10 Radioiodine suits for admission and treatment of benign and malignant thyroid diseases.

OUR UNITS

1. Thyroid and Medical Consultancy Unit
2. Radiopharmacy Unit
3. Imaging Science Unit
4. Medical Physics & Radiobiology Unit
5. Nursing Services Unit
6. Public Health & Nutrition Unit
7. Electronic Engineering Unit

ACTIVITIES

SCANS

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Myocardial perfusion study (stress/rest)

Venography

MUGA scan (cardiac blood pool)

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

Labelled RBC study for GI bleed Gastro Esophageal Reflux Study ("milk scan")

Gastric Emptying

GER and Gastric Emptying Hepatobiliary Scan ("IDA Scan")

Mockel's Study

Salivary Gland Study

TUMOUR IMAGING

Galium Scan

1-123/1-131 MIBG scan

Parathyroid Scan

Scintimammography

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSYTEM

HMPAO Brain SPECT

ECD Brain SPECT (epileptogenic focus) Radionuclide Cistemography for CSF leak

CSF shunt evaluation

SPECT for brain tumour recurrence

Brain death study

Lacrimal gland scintigraphy

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Bone Scan

Bone Scan+ SPECT

Bone Marrow Imaging

Infection Imaging UBI

P-32 Therapy for Bone Metastases

Strontium Therapy for Bone Metastases Bone Scan PSM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Lung Ventilation & Perfusion scan Lung Ventilation scan

Lung Perfusion scan (split perfusion)

THYROID IMAGING

99m Tc Pertechnetate Thyroid Scan 1-131 Uptake & Scan

1-131 whole Body Scan (diagnostic)

1-131 Therapy for thyrotoxicosis up to 10 mc

>10-15 mci 1-131 therapy

High Dose 1-131 Therapy (cancer)

Perchlorate washout study

THERAPY

1-131 for primary hyperthyroidism

1-131 for differentiated thyroid cancer

1-131 MIBG for neuroendocrine tumours

GENITOURINARY SYSTEM

GFR (in vitro)

DTPA renogram

MAG 3 renogram

Captopril renogram for Screening of Renal hypertension

DMSA cortical scan

Transplant Evaluation Testicular Scan

Indirect radionuclide cystrography for vesicoureteric reflux

INFECTION IMAGING

Labelled Leukocyte Scan for infection

Gallium-67 citrate scan

LYMPHATICS

Sentinel lymph node mapping

Radionuclide lymphatic scintigraphy

Address: DEARTMENT OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL IBADAN, AFE BABALOLA BUILDING, ADJACENT RADIOTION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

EMAIL: nmcmeduch.org.ng

PHONE: +2348098483607, +2348131733565, +2348131733571