Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine
Department of Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine at UM1 and the Montpellier University Hospital

Nuclear Medicine Department

To contact us:

Central Nuclear Medicine Department. Lapeyronie University Hospital.

371 Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud. 34295 Montpellier CEDEX 5. The department is located on the ground floor, 50 meters to the left of the hospital’s main entrance.

Tram: Line 1, “Hôpital Lapeyronie” stop

Phone: 04 67 33 84 64 or 04 67 33 91 17 Fax: 04 67 33 84 65

Email: medecinenucleairelap@chu-montpellier.fr

Central Nuclear Medicine Department. Gui de Chauliac University Hospital.

80 Avenue Augustin Fliche. 34295 Montpellier CEDEX 5. The department is located on the 5th floor (take one of the elevators to the right of the hospital’s main entrance).

Tram: Line 1, “Universités des Sciences et des Lettres” stop

Phone: 04 67 33 02 06 (TEP) or 04 67 33 72 87 Fax: 04 67 33 69 22

Email: medecinenucleairechauliac@chu-montpellier.fr

The Nuclear Medicine Departments at Montpellier University Hospital

 

Available Imaging Devices

The two branches of the Nuclear Medicine Department at Montpellier University Hospital replaced all of their imaging equipment between 2013 and 2021. They are now equipped with two positron emission tomography (PET) scanners coupled with X-ray scanners, three gamma cameras coupled with X-ray scanners (one of which is equipped with wide-field CZT detectors), a semiconductor gamma camera dedicated to cardiological examinations, and a bone densitometer. This high-tech equipment enables us to offer patients and referring physicians imaging services that meet the most stringent international quality standards. In particular, this equipment enables multimodal imaging (combined scintigraphy and X-ray computed tomography) whenever these innovative techniques offer improved sensitivity or specificity (PET, bone scintigraphy, cardiac scintigraphy, oncology-focused scintigraphy, etc.).A dedicated CZT camera also enables the performance of all isotope cardiology examinations, facilitating comprehensive evaluation (stress, rest, and redistribution studies for perfusion tracers; electrophysiological studies, etc.) while optimizing examination duration.

 

Scintigraphy Exams Offered at the Montpellier University Hospital

The two branches of the Nuclear Medicine Department at Montpellier University Hospital (CHU Lapeyronie and Gui de Chauliac) are equipped to perform, under optimal conditions, all diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures, particularly bone scintigraphy (SPECT-CT and PET-CT), cardiac scintigraphy (perfusion, tomoventriculography, MIBG, viability), pulmonary, thyroid, parathyroid, and renal scintigraphy—including isotope clearance measurements—as well as adrenal scintigraphy and oncological scintigraphy (SPECT and PET: MIBG, 18FDG, 18FDOPA, 18F-CHOLINE, ⁶⁸Ga-DOTATOC, ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA), brain, lacrimal glands, salivary glands, stomach and esophagus, lymphatic system, scintigraphy using in vitro-labeled red blood cells, labeled polymorphonuclear cells, etc.).

These services also offer therapeutic treatment using internal radiation therapy for numerous non-neoplastic conditions (hyperthyroidism, craniopharyngiomas, synoviorthesis, etc.), as well as preoperative sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Finally, in collaboration with the Interventional Radiology Department at St. Eloi University Hospital, the department offers vectorized internal radiation therapy (VIRT) for liver tumors.

Appointment Request Forms (to be completed by the physician requesting the test)

 

Patient Information Sheets

Positron Emission Tomography ( PET-CT or PET scan)

Myocardial Scintigraphy

Isotopic ventriculography

Brain and Head Scintigraphy

Lung Scintigraphy

Bone Scintigraphy

Thyroid and Parathyroid Scintigraphy

MIBG Scintigraphy (Non-Myocardial)

Lymphoscintigraphy

Renal Scintigraphy

Treatments Using Radioactive Isotopes

Hematological Scintigraphy

Gastrointestinal Scintigraphy

Bone Densitometry