PET/MRI PET MRI applications Having learned how to establish a PET/MRI facility (1), acquired an understanding of the science and technology (2), and gained insight into protocols and sequences in PET ...

Many variables can influence the results of gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES). A lack of standardization causes variability, limits comparisons, and decreases the credibility of the study. To ...

18F-FDG PET/CT quantification of whole-body tumor burden in lymphoma is not routinely performed because of the lack of fast methods. Although the semiautomatic method is fast, it is not fast enough to ...

Pyelonephritis is an infection of the kidneys that is seen more commonly in children than the adults. 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (99mTc-DMSA) scanning is a radionuclide imaging study to detect ...

As nuclear medicine instructors shift toward online learning, it is imperative to use instructional strategies that align with the program’s theoretic foundation. Online learning does not require a ...

Meckel’s diverticulum is a vestigial remnant that arises from the failure of the omphalomesenteric duct to close. The omphalomesenteric duct connects the yolk sac in the embryo to the early foregut ...

Objective: Gamma cameras contain energy discriminators that allow only those photons within a specified energy range to be recorded. A spontaneous shift in peak of 1 head of a dual-head gamma camera ...

Alzheimer disease is associated with the accumulation of one or more misfolded proteins. The 2 primary proteins are amyloid-β and tau, which cause extracellular deposition of amyloid-β plaque and ...

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 ...

bone SPECT SPECT/CT bone scintigraphy condylar hyperplasia mandibular condyle hyperplasia temporomandibular disorders Condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a complex developmental deformity leading to ...

Diuretic renal scintigraphy plays a critical diagnostic role by providing a physiologic means for differentiating between obstructive and nonobstructive hydronephrosis and by assessing the function of ...

The use of medicinal cannabis has a long history dating back thousands of years. Recent discoveries have shed light on its mechanism of action with the identification of cannabinoid receptors and ...