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Cardiovascular
Dilsizian V, Bacharach SL, Beanlands RS, Bergmann SR, Delbeke D, Dorbala S, Gropler RJ, Knuuti J, Schelbert HR, Travin MI. ASNC imaging guidelines/SNMMI procedure standard for positron emission tomography (PET) nuclear cardiology procedures. J Nucl Cardiol. 2016 Oct;23(5):1187-1226. doi: 10.1007/s12350-016-0522-3. Epub 2016 Jul 8. Erratum in: J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Oct;30(5):2186. PMID: 27392702. |
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Kim EJ, Kim BC, Kim SJ, Jung DS, Sin JS, Yoon YJ, Chin J, Lee KH, Na DL. Clinical staging of semantic dementia in an FDG-PET study using FTLD-CDR. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2012;34(5-6):300-6. doi: 10.1159/000345506. Epub 2012 Nov 30. PMID: 23208196. |
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Neumar RW, Otto CW, Link MS, Kronick SL, Shuster M, Callaway CW, Kudenchuk PJ, Ornato JP, McNally B, Silvers SM, Passman RS, White RD, Hess EP, Tang W, Davis D, Sinz E, Morrison LJ. Part 8: adult advanced cardiovascular life support: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2010 Nov 2;122(18 Suppl 3):S729-67. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.970988. Erratum in: Circulation. 2011 Feb 15;123(6):e236. Erratum in: Circulation. 2013 Dec 24;128(25):e480. PMID: 20956224. |
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Wackers FJT and Zaret BL: Nuclear Cardiology: The Basics |
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Koenders SS, van Dalen JA, Jager PL, Mouden M, Slump CH, van Dijk JD. Diagnostic value of regional myocardial flow reserve measurements using Rubidium-82 PET : Disclosures none. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Dec;38(12):2743-2751. doi: 10.1007/s10554-022-02644-6. Epub 2022 Aug 8. PMID: 36445671; PMCID: PMC9708774. |
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Burrell S, MacDonald A. Artifacts and pitfalls in myocardial perfusion imaging. J Nucl Med Technol. 2006 Dec;34(4):193-211; quiz 212-4. PMID: 17146108. |
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Bateman TM, Heller GV, Beanlands R, Calnon DA, Case J, deKemp R, DePuey EG, Di Carli M, Guler EC, Murthy VL, Rosenblatt J, Sher R, Slomka P, Ruddy TD. Practical Guide for Interpreting and Reporting Cardiac PET Measurements of Myocardial Blood Flow: An Information Statement from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. J Nucl Med. 2021 Nov;62(11):1599-1615. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.121.261989. Epub 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33789935; PMCID: PMC8612323. |
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Mannarino T, Assante R, D’Antonio A, Zampella E, Cuocolo A, Acampa W. Radionuclide Tracers for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Blood Flow Quantification. Cardiol Clin. 2023 May;41(2):141-150. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2023.01.003. Epub 2023 Feb 23. PMID: 37003672. |
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ASNC imaging guidelines/SNMMI procedure standard for positron emission tomography (PET) nuclear cardiology procedures, |
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Dilsizian V, Bacharach SL, Beanlands RS, Bergmann SR, Delbeke D, Dorbala S, Gropler RJ, Knuuti J, Schelbert HR, Travin MI. ASNC imaging guidelines/SNMMI procedure standard for positron emission tomography (PET) nuclear cardiology procedures. J Nucl Cardiol. 2016 Oct;23(5):1187-1226. doi: 10.1007/s12350-016-0522-3. Epub 2016 Jul 8. Erratum in: J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Oct;30(5):2186. PMID: 27392702. |
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Roman CD, Habibian MR, Martin WH. Identification of an infected left ventricular assist device after cardiac transplant by indium-111 WBC scintigraphy. Clin Nucl Med. 2005 Jan;30(1):16-7. PubMed PMID: 15604960.Retrospective Study Comparing WBC scan and 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Suspected Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infection. Puges, Mathilde et al. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Volume 57, Issue 6, 876 – 884Litzler PY, Manrique A, Etienne M, Salles A, Edet-Sanson A, Vera P, Bessou JP, Hitzel A. Leukocyte SPECT/CT for detecting infection of left-ventricular-assist devices: preliminary results. J Nucl Med. 2010 Jul;51(7):1044-8. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.109.070664. Epub 2010 Jun 16. PubMed PMID: 20554736. |
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Agarwal V, DePuey EG. Regadenoson and seizures: a real clinical concern. J Nucl Cardiol. 2014 Oct;21(5):869-70. doi: 10.1007/s12350-014-9970-9. Epub 2014 Aug 23. PMID: 25150095. |
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Chatal JF, Rouzet F, Haddad F, Bourdeau C, Mathieu C, Le Guludec D. Story of Rubidium-82 and Advantages for Myocardial Perfusion PET Imaging. Front Med (Lausanne). 2015 Sep 11;2:65. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2015.00065. PMID: 26442267; PMCID: PMC4566054.Ghotbi AA, Kjaer A, Hasbak P. Review: comparison of PET rubidium-82 with conventional SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2014 May;34(3):163-70. doi: 10.1111/cpf.12083. Epub 2013 Sep 13. PMID: 24028171; PMCID: PMC4204510. |
Endocrine
Haugen BR, Alexander EK, Bible KC, Doherty GM, Mandel SJ, Nikiforov YE, Pacini F, Randolph GW, Sawka AM, Schlumberger M, Schuff KG, Sherman SI, Sosa JA, Steward DL, Tuttle RM, Wartofsky L. 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid. 2016 Jan;26(1):1-133. doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0020. PMID: 26462967; PMCID: PMC4739132 |
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Barrington SF, Mikhaeel NG, Kostakoglu L, Meignan M, Hutchings M, Müeller SP, Schwartz LH, Zucca E, Fisher RI, Trotman J, Hoekstra OS, Hicks RJ, O’Doherty MJ, Hustinx R, Biggi A, Cheson BD. Role of imaging in the staging and response assessment of lymphoma: consensus of the International Conference on Malignant Lymphomas Imaging Working Group. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Sep 20;32(27):3048-58. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.53.5229. Erratum in: J Clin Oncol. 2016 Jul 20;34(21):2562. PMID: 25113771; PMCID: PMC5015423. |
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Allen BC, Francis IR. Adrenal Imaging and Intervention. Radiol Clin North Am. 2015 Sep;53(5):1021-35. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2015.05.004. PMID: 26321451. |
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Graham MM, Menda Y. Radiopeptide imaging and therapy in the United States. J Nucl Med. 2011 Dec;52 Suppl 2:56S-63S. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.110.085746. PMID: 22144556. |
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Greenspan BS, Dillehay G, Intenzo C, Lavely WC, O’Doherty M, Palestro CJ, Scheve W, Stabin MG, Sylvestros D, Tulchinsky M. SNM practice guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy 4.0. J Nucl Med Technol. 2012 Jun;40(2):111-8. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.112.105122. Epub 2012 Mar 27. PMID: 22454482. |
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Giovanella L, Avram AM, Iakovou I, Kwak J, Lawson SA, Lulaj E, Luster M, Piccardo A, Schmidt M, Tulchinsky M, Verburg FA, Wolin E. EANM practice guideline/SNMMI procedure standard for RAIU and thyroid scintigraphy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019 Nov;46(12):2514-2525. doi: 10.1007/s00259-019-04472-8. Epub 2019 Aug 7. PMID: 31392371. |
Gastrointestinal
ACR–SNM–SPR PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF LIVER AND SPLEEN SCINTIGRAPHY, Revised 2010 (Res. 27) |
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Eldredge TA, Myers JC, Kiroff GK, Shenfine J. Detecting Bile Reflux-the Enigma of Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2018 Feb;28(2):559-566. doi: 10.1007/s11695-017-3026-6. PMID: 29230622. |
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Farrell MB. Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy. J Nucl Med Technol. 2019 Jun;47(2):111-119. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.117.227892. PMID: 31167827. |
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Woosley RD, Romero K, Heise CW, Gallo T, Tate J, Woosley RL. Summary of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) Reports Associated with Intravenous Drug Formulations Containing the Preservative Chlorobutanol. Drug Saf. 2019 Jul;42(7):907-913. doi: 10.1007/s40264-019-00804-7. PMID: 30888625. |
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Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites by Harvey A. Ziessman |
Genitourinary
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Rowe SP, Gorin MA, Gordetsky J, Ball MW, Pierorazio PM, Higuchi T, Epstein JI, Allaf ME, Javadi MS. Initial experience using 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT for the differentiation of oncocytoma from renal cell carcinoma. Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Apr;40(4):309-13. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000670. PMID: 25608174; PMCID: PMC4358706. |
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Boey CY, Yee SY, Amir Hassan SZ, Yahya R, Hashim H. Value of Baseline Post-Transplant MAG3 Renal Scintigraphy in the Evaluation of Graft Function. Transplant Proc. 2022 Mar;54(2):320-324. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.12.016. Epub 2022 Jan 25. PMID: 35086676. |
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Neurology
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Brown RK, Bohnen NI, Wong KK, Minoshima S, Frey KA. Brain PET in suspected dementia: patterns of altered FDG metabolism. Radiographics. 2014 May-Jun;34(3):684-701. doi: 10.1148/rg.343135065. Erratum in: Radiographics. 2014 Jul-Aug;34(4):8A. PMID: 24819789. |
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Brown RK, Bohnen NI, Wong KK, Minoshima S, Frey KA. Brain PET in suspected dementia: patterns of altered FDG metabolism. Radiographics. 2014 May-Jun;34(3):684-701. doi: 10.1148/rg.343135065. Erratum in: Radiographics. 2014 Jul-Aug;34(4):8A. PMID: 24819789. |
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Oncology
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Parida GK, Roy SG, Kumar R. FDG-PET/CT in Skeletal Muscle: Pitfalls and Pathologies. Semin Nucl Med. 2017 Jul;47(4):362-372. doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2017.02.003. Epub 2017 Apr 20. PMID: 28583276. |
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