(1) Cleveland Clinic, Emeritus Staff, Cleveland, OH, USA KeywordsPET radiopharmaceuticalsSynthesisSynthesis boxQuality control Introduction PET radiopharmaceuticals are uniquely different from SPECT radiopharmaceuticals in that the former have radionuclides that are…
(1) Cleveland Clinic, Emeritus Staff, Cleveland, OH, USA KeywordsPET/CT proceduresWhole-body imagingMyocardial imaging 18F-FDG 18F-Florbetapir 82Rb-RbCl Introduction In this chapter, different protocols for common PET procedures are described to provide…
(1) Cleveland Clinic, Emeritus Staff, Cleveland, OH, USA KeywordsFDA regulationsCompoundingPET radiopharmaceuticalsLegal requirements Food and Drug Administration Since 1975, the clinical use of all radiopharmaceuticals in humans has been regulated…
(1) Cleveland Clinic, Emeritus Staff, Cleveland, OH, USA KeywordsData storageDisplayDICOMPACSEHRTeleradiology Introduction Completion of a nuclear medicine procedure involves many steps that are intertwined with one another. A referring physician…
and Filiz Özülker1 (1) Nuclear Medicine, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey 2.1 Head and Neck Cerebrovascular Infarct Fig. 2.1 Previously diagnosed remote cerebrovascular infarction presenting with diminished FDG…
and Filiz Özülker1 (1) Nuclear Medicine, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey 16.1 Case 1: Ewing Sarcoma History A 26-year-old female underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT after having diagnosed as Ewing…
and Filiz Özülker1 (1) Nuclear Medicine, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Fig. 1.1 MIP image of normal distribution of 18F-FDG for man Fig. 1.2 MIP image of normal…
and Filiz Özülker1 (1) Nuclear Medicine, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey 14.1 Case 1: Restaging of Uterine Carcinosarcoma History A 62-year-old female who is status post total hysterectomy…
and Filiz Özülker1 (1) Nuclear Medicine, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey 15.1 Case 1: Diagnosis of Renal Cell Carcinoma History A 51-year-old female is currently being evaluated for…
