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George T. Nahhas, M.D.

Nuclear Medicine Specialist

Dr. George Nahhas practices Nuclear Medicine in Dearborn, MI. Dr. Nahhas uses procedures and treatments that apply molecular imaging and molecular therapy. Nuclear Medicine Physicians are trained and certified to provide such procedures as skeletal imaging, glucose metabolic imaging, brain perfusion, blood pool imaging, and thyroid imaging, among many others.
36 years Experience
George T. Nahhas, M.D.
  • Dearborn, MI
  • Univ of Damascus, Fac of Med, Damascus, Syria
  • Accepting new patients

Why does a stress test use radioactive dye?

The nuclear medicine spreads to the entire body including the heart and allows us to image the heart to see if the patient has a blockage. The effect of it last 24 hours.

Does a nuclear stress test show blocked arteries?

It shows signs of blocked arteries. It actually does not show the actual artery but if the artery has significant blockage which showed lack of blood flow in that area