Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidneys. The estimated annual incidence of pyelonephritis is 10.5 million to 25.9 million cases globally (1–3). It is more commonly seen in children, ...

An ectopic kidney is often found inadvertently during CT, ultrasonography, MRI, or urologic physical examination. Ectopic kidneys usually occur in the pelvis. A pelvic ectopic kidney may be ...

II. GOALS The goal of breast-specific γ-imaging performed with a high-resolution, small-field-of-view, breast-optimized γ-camera after intravenous administration of 99m Tc-sestamibi is to detect ...

Because of the difficulty often encountered in deciding whether a patient’s symptoms originate in the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal transit scintigraphy is a uniquely suited ...

The use of PET in Australia has grown rapidly. We conducted a prospective study of the radiation exposure of technologists working in PET and evaluated the occupational radiation dose after ...

Nuclear medicine is a diverse field with a large number of different studies spanning virtually all organ systems and medical specialties. Many nuclear medicine procedures are performed routinely; ...

Objective:Our objective was to show the advantages of performing whole-body lymphoscintigraphy using transmission sources. This technique should decrease scanning time, help locate the sentinel lymph ...

The Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (National Commission for Nuclear Energy), or CNEN, was created in 1956 (decree 40.110 of October 10, 1956) to be responsible for all nuclear activities in ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology February 2025, jnmt.124.268696; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.124.268696 ...

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 September 2025, jnmt.125.270100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.270100 ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology August 2025, jnmt.125.269869; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.269869 ...