W. Bult, P. R. Seevinck, G. C. Krijger, C. J. Bakker, W. E. Hennink, A. D. van het Schip, and J. F. Nijsen Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Imaging Sciences Institute, UMC Utrecht, Netherlands, Reactor Institute Delft, TU Delft, Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht University, Netherlands, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, UMC...

Objective: PET isotopes are being used more commonly in nuclear medicine. This paper introduces the nuclear medicine technologist to the use of PET imaging. The major focus of this article is on the isotopes that are used in this modality and how they differ from traditional isotopes. The nuclear medicine technologist will become familiar with PET isotopes by reading about PET history, the prod...

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s (SNMMI) more than 17,000 members set the standard for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine practice by creating guidelines, sharing information through journals and meetings, and leading advocacy on key issues that affect molecular imaging and therapy research and practice. We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the USP in ...

Gastroenterology Medicine & Research The Imaging of 68Ga-FAPI-04 PET-CT in Neuroblasto-Ma-Bearing Mice Qiying Xiang1 and Changjing Zuo1,2* 1Department Gastroenterology, Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation, Medical Specialties Naples Unit, Mexico 2Endoscopy Service, Oncology Hospital, National Center, XXI Century, Mexican Social Security Institute, Hospital Trinidad, City, 3Department Urologis...

background: to investigate the status of the nuclear medicine (nm) centers in iran for the performance of dose calibrators, 18 out of 54 centers providing nm services in iran were randomly selected and inspected in 1997. in the first phase of the study the selected centers were inspected for performing of quality control (qc) tests of dose calibrators. the linearity of the activity response, pr...

While the introduction of radioactive tracers in the study of metabolic pathways has been well-documented in clinical thyroidology as early as 1924, the widespread utilization in other clinical specialties has been hampered by slow developments in radiation-detecting devices and in the production of appropriate radiopharmaceuticals, in addition tothe morbid fear of radiation. In the Philippines...

"It is not a wise choice!", this was the reaction of my father when I applied for nuclear medicine residency program 26 years ago. The old retired officer continued that hi-tech nuclear medicine is dependent on multiple advanced sections that may not be easily available especially in the developing countries. Now he is not alive to see that political misconducts have added fuel to the fire. Glo...

  Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is a new approach to patient management which incorporates best evidence with the clinical expertise of the health care providers. Although this approach has had a rapid growth in many clinical disciplines, its applications in radiology and nuclear medicine has not been addressed sufficiently. In this review EBM is briefly explained...

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been a mainstay of nuclear medicine practice for several decades. More recently, combining the functional imaging available with SPECT and the anatomic imaging of computed tomography (CT) has gained more acceptance and proved useful in many clinical situations. Most vendors now offer integrated SPECT/CT systems that can perform both functio...

Objective(s): Renography is used for the diagnostic evaluation of pediatric patients with a suspected obstruction of urinary tract or impaired renal function. The recommended dose for children have been released by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine. Since acquisition counts in dynamic scintig...