Using nuclear medicine techniques, physiologic activity and processes can be identified in a way that is unique from other modalities. Oftentimes it is helpful to know the exact location of the ...

In the nuclear medicine setting, the task of obtaining informed consent for procedures that require it is frequently left to the nuclear medicine technologist. Unfortunately, a patient's signature on ...

In the spring and summer of 2006, the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the School of Public Health, University at Albany (the Center), under a contract with the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) ...

Clinical imaging protocols play an important role in the provision of high-quality care in nuclear medicine. It is imperative that all nuclear medicine facilities have protocols for every procedure ...

Although several prototype devices for SPECT have been developed over the years, modern commercially available SPECT instrumentation is based on the rotating gamma camera, either single or multihead.

One of the most exciting career advancement opportunities in recent times has been the development of the advanced practice career track for nuclear medicine technologists. The office at the ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2000, 28 (4) 252-256; ...

Because of the difficulty often encountered in deciding whether a patient’s symptoms originate in the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal transit scintigraphy is a uniquely suited ...

Objective:Our objective was to show the advantages of performing whole-body lymphoscintigraphy using transmission sources. This technique should decrease scanning time, help locate the sentinel lymph ...

The development of an educational program and credentialing structure to support and recognize an advanced level of the practice of nuclear medicine technology is now underway. This work parallels the ...

With the advent of high-energy collimators and dual-head coincidence cameras, standard nuclear medicine facilities will soon begin imaging with PET isotopes. The use of 511-keV emitters raises new ...

A Patient's Guide to Nuclear Medicine Procedures: English–Spanish, by Juan Mas, is a flip-chart book containing over 35 common nuclear medicine procedures explained in layperson's terms. As the title ...