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 ...

Bone scintigraphy is one of the most common nuclear medicine procedures performed in the United Kingdom and in the United States, representing 29.6% of nuclear medicine procedures in 2003/2004 (the ...

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 ...

PET imaging relies on the nature of the positron and positron decay. The positron was first conceived by P.A.M. Dirac in the late 1920s, in his theory combining quantum mechanics and special ...

This guideline was developed by the SNM to describe important factors common to most nuclear medicine procedures. It is intended to guide nuclear medicine practitioners in establishing policies and ...

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 ...

Shortly before the time of this writing, Michael Ter-Pogossian, PhD, passed away at the age of 71. He was considered by many to be the father of PET and is best known for experiments beginning in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...