Services

Nuclear Cardiology

Patient age: 18 years and older

Drs. Konstance, Cardell, Eaton

The CMSA Nuclear Medicine suite is a diagnostic adjunct to Cardiology. Here, coronary artery disease is diagnosed by monitoring radioactive tracer chemicals within the heart. First the patient's heart is stressed, either through exercise on a treadmill or by means of a chemical that dilates the arteries. At the peak of stress, a radioactive tracer is injected and travels through the bloodstream to be taken up by the heart muscle cells. Then in the Imaging Room the gamma camera, which is like an x-ray detector, rotates around the patient and sends its information to a computer. The computer synthesizes all the data to create an image of the heart, including any disease which might be present.

1850 East Park Avenue
State College, PA 16803

Phone: (814) 234-8800

M-F 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

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820 Bryan Street, Suite 2
Huntingdon, PA 16652-2409

Phone: (814) 643-6262
Fax: (814) 641-7315
Oncology: W 2 PM to 5 PM (biweekly)
Cardiology: Tuesday afternoons