Quantitative analysis using SUVs from PET has been performed in the clinical setting to decide treatment strategies and predict recurrence after treatment (1,2). With the recent development of ...
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is an accurate means to assess bone mineral density, determine the risk of a fragility fracture, and monitor response to therapy. Despite its seemingly ...
Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in men and remains a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. For many, prostate cancer follows an indolent course, ...
Africa’s disease profile is shifting from communicable to noncommunicable diseases, with noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, type 2 diabetes, and ...
The purpose of this paper is to review basic radiation biology and associated terminology to impart a better understanding of the importance of basic concepts of ionizing radiation interactions with ...
Breast lymphoscintigraphy using 99m Tc-sulfur colloid (99m Tc-SC) is well established in clinical practice for staging patients with breast carcinoma. Intraoperative localization of the sentinel node ...
In recent years, there has been an influx of new tracers into the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Most of those that have been Food and Drug Administration–approved for clinical ...
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology February 2026, jnmt.125.271835; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.271835 ...
In 1966, Griffith et al. used “a standard breakfast of ordinary food” labeled with chromium-51 to report the first use of gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES). As the procedure was refined over the ...
Diuretic renal scintigraphy plays a critical diagnostic role by providing a physiologic means for differentiating between obstructive and nonobstructive hydronephrosis and by assessing the function of ...
The challenges of hybridizing PET and MRI as a simultaneous modality have been largely overcome in recent times. PET hybridized with MRI has seen the emergence of PET/MRI systems in the clinical ...
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology, and practical application ...