Nuclear Medicine Procedures in the Pregnant and Lactating Patient Patrick M. Colletti LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the considerations for the use of radiopharmaceuticals in the pregnant patient. 2. Consult with…
Thyroid Imaging and Therapy Erik S. Mittra Hong Song LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the role of nuclear radiology in the evaluation and treatment of patients with hyperthyroidism. 2. Understand the…
Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine Patrick M. Colletti LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Determine myocardial function with gated blood pool imaging. 2. Interpret myocardial volumes and ejection fraction with myocardial perfusion single photon emission…
Lymphoscintigraphy Patrick M. Colletti LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the principles of lymphoscintigraphy. 2. Explain cancer lymphatic drainage and the principle of sentinel node biopsy. 3. Interpret lymphoscintigraphy in patients with…
Quality Assurance of Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation Kai Lee LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the rationale for each quality assurance procedure. 2. Learn the test procedures to monitor the equipment performance. 3….
Neuroendocrine Tumor Imaging and Therapy Erik S. Mittra Hong Song LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the background of neuroendocrine tumors and physiologic basis for theranostics. 2. Describe the technique and interpretation…
Renal Scintigraphy Hossein Jadvar LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Recognize various radiotracers employed in renal scintigraphy. 2. Name a number of renal diseases that may be evaluated effectively with scintigraphy. 3. Describe…
Infection and Inflammation Søren Hess Abass Alavi LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the basics of radionuclide imaging in infection and inflammation. 2. Compare pros and cons of imaging modalities in selected…
Parathyroid Scintigraphy Patrick M. Colletti LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Explain the basic principles of hyperparathyroidism. 2. Describe the methods of parathyroid scintigraphy. 3. Compare the results of five different parathyroid scintigraphy…
Pulmonary Scintigraphy Søren Hess LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Summarize the basic challenges in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). 2. Describe basic imaging strategies in PE. 3. Perform and interpret ventilation-perfusion…
