Vikas K. Patel MD
Nuclear Medicine Specialist | Nuclear Cardiology
375 N Wall St Suite 310 Kankakee IL, 60901About
Dr. Vikas Patel practices Nuclear Medicine in Kankakee, IL. Dr. Patel 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.
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- Heart Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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