The objectives of this project were to determine the typical emitted radiation rate from the urinary bladder region of PET patients after the completion of 18 F-FDG or 18 F-NaF PET scans and to ...
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology January 2026, jnmt.125.270991; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.270991 ...
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology, and practical application ...
Whether it be from the sun or naturally encountered substances, we are exposed to radiation every day. Some items found in the home either are naturally radioactive or have a component containing ...
With the evolving scope of nuclear medicine, including PET, radiopharmaceutical therapy, and hybrid imaging with CT and MRI, ensuring technologist competency across multiple modalities is critical.
Technegas is a carbon-based nanoparticle developed in Australia in 1984 and has been in widespread clinical use, including SPECT imaging, since 1986. Although 81m Kr offers the ideal ventilation ...
PET and SPECT can play an important role in the evaluation of various epileptic syndromes, particularly those with unknown causes, by revealing various underlying abnormalities that may not be fully ...
The challenges of hybridizing PET and MRI as a simultaneous modality have been largely overcome in recent times. PET hybridized with MRI has seen the emergence of PET/MRI systems in the clinical ...
Cardiovascular diagnostic imaging plays a crucial role in modern health care, supporting accurate diagnosis, risk stratification, and the management of cardiovascular diseases. However, ensuring that ...
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology, and practical application ...
In 1966, Griffith et al. used “a standard breakfast of ordinary food” labeled with chromium-51 to report the first use of gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES). As the procedure was refined over the ...
The heart’s innervation relies on a delicate balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, each using distinct neurotransmitters to regulate heart rate, contractility, and ...