Head and Neck
Head and Neck QUESTIONS 1 Which of the following is true regarding brain perfusion imaging using HMPAO and ECD? A. HMPAO and ECD are lipophilic agents with low first-pass extraction….
Endocrine System
Endocrine System QUESTIONS 1 I-131 destroys the thyroid follicular cells by what particulate emission during its radioactive decay? A. Alpha B. Beta C. Gamma D. Positron View Answer 1 Answer…
Radiopharmaceuticals
Radiopharmaceuticals QUESTIONS 1 Which one of the following photon energies is associated with this radiopharmaceutical? A. 69 to 83 keV (Hg x-rays) B. 140 keV C. 159 keV D. 93,…
Cardiovascular Imaging
Cardiovascular Imaging João V. Vitola Dominique Delbeke Introduction Evaluation of suspected or known heart disease remains one of the most important applications of nuclear cardiology. This chapter reviews the main…
Oncologic Imaging
Oncologic Imaging Dominique Delbeke William H. Martin Some scintigraphic techniques used for oncologic imaging—such as technetium 99-m (99mTc)-diphosphonate bone imaging for primary and metastatic disease, 99mTc–sulfur colloid liver/spleen imaging for…
Renal Scintigraphy
Renal Scintigraphy Carlos Cunha Pereira Neto Dominique Delbeke Renal scintigraphy has been used in clinical nephrourology since the early 1960s. It provides functional and anatomic information, both closely related. Structural…
Gastrointestinal and Correlative Abdominal Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Gastrointestinal and Correlative Abdominal Nuclear Medicine Imaging M. Reza Habibian MartinChirayu Shah Diverse radionuclide imaging procedures are available for studying the morphology and function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Although…
Neurologic Imaging
Neurologic Imaging Dominique Delbeke Carlos Cunha Radiopharmaceuticals Any radiopharmaceutical injected as a bolus in a dose –20 mCi of technetium-99m (99mTc) for an adult—that provides a high enough count rate…
Radionuclide Pulmonary Imaging
Radionuclide Pulmonary Imaging M. Reza Habibian Chirayu Shah Clinical Indication Ventilation/Perfusion Scintigraphy for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Emboli Despite the increasing use of spiral CT angiography, the ventilation/perfusion lung scan continues…
