The 3rd character refers to the root operation or the objective of the procedure.

Central Nervous System

  • C05 - Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe

    Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for the study of distribution and fate of certain substances by the detection of radioactive emissions; or, alternatively, measurement of absorption of radioactive emissions from an external source

  • C01 - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

    Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions

  • C03 - Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) Imaging

    Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the simultaneous capture, 180 degrees apart, of radioactive emissions

  • C02 - Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging

    Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions