Dr. Vijayaraghavan R L | Nuclear Medicine Specialist in Bengaluru | Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
Dr. Vijayaraghavan R. L.

Dr. Vijayaraghavan R L

MBBS, DNB - Nuclear Medicine (2012), RSO Nuclear Medicine, FASNC (2014), MICNM (2021) | Senior Consultant & HOD

14 years of experience
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Professional Overview

Dr. Vijayaraghavan R L is the Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru. With 13 years of experience, he specialises in Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, and Radionuclide Therapy. He holds a DNB in Nuclear Medicine from Narayana Hrudayalaya and is a Fellow of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (FASNC).

He previously served as consultant and teaching faculty for the postgraduate DNB program in Nuclear Medicine at Narayana Hrudayalaya and helped establish nuclear medicine services at centres in Madurai and Shivamogga. He is Vice President Elect of the Nuclear Cardiological Society of India (2025–2027) and an active member of SNMI, ANMPI, NCSI, and MICNM. He has authored textbook chapters and journal articles in both national and international publications.

Research Publications

1. An Optimized Fast Track Protocol to Enhance the Image Quality of 18F-FDG PET Myocardial Viability Imaging in Diabetic CAD Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Alok Mandal, Sameer Taywade, Vijayaraghavan R L, Althaf Majeed, Onjal Taywade, Rajesh Kumar

Journal: Molecular Imaging and Biology

Published: June 2026

Additional Details: DOI: 10.1007/s11307-025-02074-5

2. Society of Nuclear Medicine (India) Guidelines for Procedure and Reporting of Equilibrium Gated Radionuclide Angiocardiography: Revisiting Treasure Trove Lost in Plain Sight

Authors: Vijayaraghavan Ramaiah Lakshmikanth, Job Selvakumar

Journal: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Published: 10 March 2026

Additional Details: DOI: 10.25259/IJNM_8_2026

3. Role of Nuclear Medicine in Evaluation of Pediatric Kidney Disease: Obstructive Uropathy

Authors: R. L. Vijayaraghavan

Journal: Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Published: 20 July 2023

Additional Details: DOI: 10.4103/ijkd.ijkd_23_23

4. Spatial Recognition: A Temporal Tale of Multiple Window Spatial Registration

Authors: R L Vijayaraghavan, S Koilraj, Eileen Cynthia Kanakaraj

Journal: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Published: 8 June 2023

Additional Details: DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_145_22

5. Imaging and Laboratory Workup for Melanoma

Authors: Arshad Kaleem, Neel Patel, Srinivasa Rama Chandra, R. L. Vijayaraghavan

Journal: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Published: May 2022

Additional Details: DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.11.004

6. Prevalence of ECG changes during adenosine stress and its association with perfusion defect on myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Authors: Sameer K Taywade, Vijayaraghavan L Ramaiah, Harish Basavaraja, Parameswaran R Venkatasubramaniam, Job Selvakumar

Journal: Nuclear Medicine Communications

Published: April 2017

Additional Details: DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000000650

7. Sternal metastasis from dedifferentiated thyroid cancer: Value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography imaging in thyroglobulin elevated negative iodine scan syndrome

Authors: Meghana Prabhu, Nalini Raju, Subramanian Kannan, R. L. Vijayaraghavan

Journal: Thyroid Research and Practice

Published: 2016

Additional Details: DOI: 10.4103/0973-0354.168902

8. A Rare Scenario of Stenosed Type IV Dual LAD with Normal Myocardial Perfusion Scan

Authors: Ameya D Puranik, Gopinathan Nair, R L Vijayraghavan

Journal: World Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Published: January 2012

Additional Details: DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.98744

9. Fourier phase analysis on equilibrium gated radionuclide ventriculography: Range of phase spread and cut-off limits in normal individuals

Authors: Vijayaraghavan L Ramaiah, B Harish, HV Sunil, Job Selvakumar, Kishore AG Ravi, Gopinathan Nair

Journal: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Published: 2011

Additional Details: DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.103993

Languages Spoken

Kannada English Hindi Telugu
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