A 25-question online survey was developed at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to capture clinical practices related to [177 Lu]Lu-DOTATATE and [177 Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 therapies. A team of 7 ...

U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) general chapter <825>, “Radiopharmaceuticals: Preparation, Compounding, Dispensing, and Repackaging,” is a new standard proposed to provide minimum requirements for the ...

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 ...

Imaging of brain β-amyloid plaques with 18 F-labeled tracers for PET will likely be available in clinical practice to assist the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD). With the rapidly growing ...

PET and PET/CT have changed the diagnostic algorithm in oncology. Health care systems worldwide have recently approved reimbursement for PET and PET/CT for staging of non–small cell lung cancer and ...

The purpose of this guideline is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of myocardial perfusion imaging studies. Patients should ...

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is an important imaging modality in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease. MPI plays a key role in diagnosing cardiovascular disease, establishing ...

Brain perfusion SPECT has an important role in diagnosing the severity of cerebral vascular disorders, determining their prognosis, and identifying dementia, which contribute to clinical management of ...

III. DEFINITIONS Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is a radionuclide diagnostic imaging study (including planar imaging, SPECT, or hybrid imaging such as SPECT/CT) that evaluates hepatocellular function and ...

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 ...

The purpose of this guideline is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of gastric-emptying and motility studies in adults.

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is an atherosclerotic disease affecting the lower extremities, resulting in skeletal muscle ischemia, intermittent claudication, and, in more severe stages of disease ...