SNM practice guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy 4.0.

SNM practice guideline for lung scintigraphy 4.0.

Procedure guideline for the use of radiopharmaceuticals 4.0.

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 procedures for the use of radiopharmaceuticals in clinical practice. This guideline is intended to be concordant with the regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other state and federal ...

SNM practice guideline for brain death scintigraphy 2.0.

1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; 2Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri; 3University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; 4Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; 5University of Pisa Medical School, Pisa, Italy; 6VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts; 7St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn...

Absent radiotracer uptake in thyroid gland in parathyroid scintigraphy with 99mTc-MIBI: A case report

Localization of 99mTc- hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc-MIBI) by parathyroid adenomas is well known, and this warrants MIBI scan to evaluate suspected parathyroid adenoma in primary hyperparathyroidism. Typically, the radionuclide concentrates in both the thyroid gland and parathyroid adenoma in early images, and later on delayed images washes out slowly from the...

Feasibility of portable gamma camera imaging in intraoperative radioguided parathyroid adenoma identification

Novel surgical applications include radioguided procedures in parathyroidectomy operations. In order to investigate the feasibility of usage of the portable gamma camera in parathyroidectomy operations; intraoperative radioguided parathyroidectomy operation was performed in three hyperparathyroidism patients with inconclusive preoperative parathyroid scintigraphy results. Intraoperative portabl...