Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology April 2025, jnmt.125.269911; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.269911 ...

Academic integrity has been challenged by artificial intelligence algorithms in teaching institutions, including those providing nuclear medicine training. The GPT 3.5–powered ChatGPT chatbot released ...

In cardiac nuclear medicine examinations, absorption in the body is the main factor in the degradation of the image quality. The Chang and external source methods were used to correct for absorption ...

Formal and informal lifelong learning allows nuclear medicine professionals to grow and change over time within this dynamic field. Over the past 2 decades, Internet-based websites have provided ...

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is projected to affect over 13 million people by the year 2060. Although there is currently no cure for AD, ...

An estimated 3 million PET/CT procedures were performed in the United States in 2017, with over 90% being for oncology care and approximately 10% for assessing myocardial perfusion, neurologic ...

Bethelhem W. Mekonnen, James M. Warwick and Jennifer L. Holness Sample contamination may, however, be insignificant if γ-camera imaging, performed immediately after tracer administration, detects no ...

Technical factors play a critical role in the production of best-quality amyloid PET images for interpretation. This article provides specific instructions and general technical information about PET ...

Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is a diagnostic imaging study that uses a radioactive tracer to evaluate hepatocellular function and the biliary system. The production and flow of bile is tracked from the ...

Because of the penetrating ability of the radiation used in nuclear medicine, metallic lead is widely used as radiation shielding. However, this shielding may present an insidious health hazard ...

PET/CT images are usually obtained in the arms-up position in patients with no head and neck pathology and in the arms-down position to image the head and neck area. The arms usually cause artifacts ...

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