Barry Charnick, MD

Diagnostic Radiologist

Dr. Barry Charnick is a Diagnostic Radiologist in Golden Beach, FL with special training and skill in diagnosing diseases and injuries with imaging technology. As a Diagnostic Radiologist, Barry Charnick, MD performs imaging with x-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, or radiation in order to diagnose disorders or dysfunctions in tissues and bones. Diagnostic Radiology is a field of medicine that applies imaging technology to diagnose disease and dysfunction. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Diagnostic Radiologists include bone fractures, bronchitis, heart disease, kidney stones, cirrhosis, and benign or cancerous tumors. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Diagnostic Radiologists include x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests, computed tomography (CT) scans, ultrasounds, mammographies, fluoroscopies, nuclear stress tests, positron emission tomographies (PET), and bone density scans (DEXA).

A radiologist who utilizes x-ray, radionuclides, ultrasound and electromagnetic radiation to diagnose and treat disease.

Nuclear Radiologist

Dr. Barry Charnick is a Nuclear Radiologist in Golden Beach, FL with special training and skill in using radioactive materials - radiopharmaceuticals - to produce images of patients' organs that help a nuclear medicine physician diagnose disease. As a Nuclear Radiologist, Barry Charnick, MD performs imaging of body organs using radiopharmaceuticals. Nuclear Radiology is a method of producing images by detecting radiation from different parts of the body after a radioactive tracer is given to the patient. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Nuclear Radiologists include hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, or painful bone metastases. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Nuclear Radiologists include scintigraphy, positron emission tomography (PET) scan, hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA), radioactive iodine thyroid scan.

A radiologist who is involved in the analysis and imaging of radionuclides and radiolabeled substances in vitro and in vivo for diagnosis and the administration of radionuclides and radiolabeled substances for the treatment of disease.