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Pregnancy Screening Strategies for Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine: Survey Results from Australia and New Zealand

Daphne J. James, Paul Cardew and Helen M. Warren-Forward
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2013, 41 (3) 216-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.113.123216
Daphne J. James
1School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; and
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Paul Cardew
1School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; and
2Hunter New England Imaging, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Newcastle, Australia
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Helen M. Warren-Forward
1School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; and
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    Time since participants had read department policy.

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    Reported circumstances for using pregnancy tests. Pt = patient.

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    Routine Questions

    QuestionVerbal (n = 137)Written (n = 69)
    LMP122 (89)64 (93)
    Contraceptive use76 (55)28 (41)
    Menopause or hysterectomy98 (72)36 (52)
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    Radiation Risk to Fetus

    Ranking (highest risk → lowest risk)
    Relative riskProcedure12345678
    High18F-FDG PET/CT171*3211676320
    Bone scanning with SPECT/CT of lumbar spine37131*351879142
    99mTc-sestamibi myocardial perfusion scan1849102*312112135
    MediumGated heart pool scan293485*733792
    Bone scan19388194*2641
    LowRenal perfusion scan57232130105*4714
    Ventilation and perfusion lung scan101246123793*81
    99mTc thyroid scan1497541968127*
    • ↵* Correct ranking for each procedure, which was also correctly identified by most participants.

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