According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total employment of nuclear medicine technologists (NMTs) is projected to decline by 1% between 2023 and 2033 ([1][1]). Although the ...

During my 45-plus years in nuclear medicine, I have had the pleasure of serving in many roles—from staff technologist to radiology manager. However, most of my journey has been in academia. Teaching ...

The journey into nuclear medicine is often fueled by passion and curiosity. But for many students and early-career professionals, this journey can also be marked by uncertainty. Whether navigating ...

A consistent and reliable intravenous infusion technique is critical for the safe and effective administration of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals (TRPs) in clinical settings. This article aims to ...

This book was written for an audience of clinical radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, residents in radiology and nuclear medicine, technologists, medical health physicists, and any individual ...

Quantification tools for SPECT/CT are a field of ongoing research among hybrid imaging techniques. A recent multicenter study evaluating SUV SPECT software on phantoms showed that quantitative ...

Gastrosplenic fistula is a rare complication mainly arising secondary to the involvement of the stomach or spleen by lymphoma. Delayed diagnosis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We ...

The radiopharmaceutical development and approval process in the U.S. has changed dramatically over the past decade with the emergence of several new and exciting diagnostic and therapeutic drugs. This ...

Introduction: PET/CT combines the molecular with the anatomical level which, with the administration of a hypoxia-sensitive radiopharmaceutical, allows the evaluation of tissue oxygenation. Materials ...

The introduction of PET/CT requires staff training, redesign of patient workflow, new skills, problem-solving abilities, and adjustments to radiation protection protocols. When PET/CT was introduced ...

Because nuclear medicine diagnostic equipment has not been installed at our educational institution, we had not been able to incorporate nuclear medicine techniques into on-campus training until now.

Rationale: A new protocol for rapid SPECT/CT blood pool imaging consisting of fewer image angle acquisitions was evaluated for localization of focal sites of soft tissue inflammation, infection and ...