Abstract

FUNDORA SARRAFF, Teresa A et al. Most relevant accomplishments from the application of nuclear medicine in the Institute of Hematology and Immunology. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2004, vol.20, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2996.

The application of nuclear medicine by several multidisciplinary scientific teams working at the Institute of Hematology and Immunology has helped in the development of both specialties in Cuba thanks to the high quality of the techniques used and to the results achieved that are similar to other services in the developed countries. The above-mentioned has been recognized by the International Atomic Energy Organization. Hundreds of patients have benefited from the diagnosis and the follow-up of hematological, immune diseases and other types of illness, which has made it possible to improve their quality of life. Original results has been reached in diagnosis of policytemia, anemia, myeolodisplastic syndromes and other khematologicalk, immunological disorders, neuritis as well as in those individuals affected by nuclear accidents; also impact results have been attained with the application of this technique in the field of molecular biology and in the prenatal diagnosis of sickle cell anemia, and with the introduction of state-of-the art techniques such as radiosinoviortesis

Keywords : nuclear medicine; hemopathies; policythemias; anemias; immune disorders; prenatal diagnosis.