FDG PET in Evaluation of Patients With Fever of Unknown Origin: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review

CJ Palestro, DC Brandon, EH Dibble… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a diagnostic challenge, with its cause remaining
undiagnosed in approximately half of patients. Nuclear medicine tests typically are …

Radiation dose in nuclear medicine: the hybrid imaging

M Salvatori, A Rizzo, G Rovera, L Indovina… - La radiologia medica, 2019 - Springer
Hybrid imaging procedures such as single-photon emission computed
tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) and positron emission …

Deep-learning-based methods of attenuation correction for SPECT and PET

X Chen, C Liu - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Attenuation correction (AC) is essential for quantitative analysis and clinical diagnosis of
single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography …

A national survey of computed tomography doses in hybrid PET-CT and SPECT-CT examinations in the UK

GR Iball, NA Bebbington, M Burniston… - Nuclear Medicine …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to conduct a nationwide survey of computed
tomography (CT) doses for a wide range of PET-CT and single photon emission computed …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Radiation Exposure in a Nuclear Medicine Department during 99mTc-MDP Bone Scintigraphy

SK Marshall, P Prom-On, S Sangkue, W Thiangsook - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study measured 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy radiation risks, as low-dose radiation
exposure is a growing concern. Dosimeter measurements were taken at four positions (left …

18F-choline PET/CT for parathyroid scintigraphy: significantly lower radiation exposure of patients in comparison to conventional nuclear medicine imaging …

S Rep, M Hocevar, J Vaupotic, U Zdesar… - Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Background. Parathyroid subtraction scintigraphy (PSS) is the most commonly used imaging
method for localisation of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands (HPGs) in primary …

Radiation risk and protection of patients in clinical SPECT/CT

G Brix, EA Nekolla, M Borowski, D Noßke - European journal of nuclear …, 2014 - Springer
Clinical studies have demonstrated that hybrid single photon emission computed
tomography (SPECT)/CT for various diagnostic issues has an added value as compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal use of the FDG-PET/CT in the diagnostic process of fever of unknown origin (FUO): a comprehensive review

R Minamimoto - Japanese Journal of Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Numerous studies have clarified the usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT
(positron emission tomography) for diagnosing the cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) …

Radiation exposure levels of routine SPECT/CT imaging protocols

I Rausch, FG Füchsel, C Kuderer, M Hentschel… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aims To assess incremental and total patient exposure from clinical SPECT/CT imaging by
means of effective dose estimations with regards to different protocols and SPECT/CT …

Technical pitfalls and limitations of SPECT/CT

L Livieratos - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
The synergy of functional and anatomic information in hybrid systems has undoubtedly
enhanced the diagnostic potential of radionuclide imaging in recent years, contributing to …