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Quality Improvement Initiatives to Assess and Improve PET/CT Injection Infiltration Rates at Multiple Centers

Terence Z. Wong, Thad Benefield, Shane Masters, Jackson W. Kiser, James Crowley, Dustin Osborne, Osama Mawlawi, James Barnwell, Pawan Gupta, Akiva Mintz, Kelley A. Ryan, Steven R. Perrin, Ronald K. Lattanze and David W. Townsend
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2019, 47 (4) 326-331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.119.228098
Terence Z. Wong
1Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Thad Benefield
2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Shane Masters
3Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina
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Jackson W. Kiser
4Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
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James Crowley
4Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
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Dustin Osborne
5Radiology/Molecular Imaging and Translational Research, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee
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Osama Mawlawi
6Department of Imaging Physics, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas
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James Barnwell
7Wake Radiology, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Pawan Gupta
8Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Health, Los Angeles, California
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Akiva Mintz
9Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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Kelley A. Ryan
10Lucerno Dynamics, LLC, Cary, North Carolina; and
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Steven R. Perrin
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Ronald K. Lattanze
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David W. Townsend
11A*STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Singapore
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vol. 47 no. 4 326-331
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.119.228098
PubMed 
31182666

Published By 
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Print ISSN 
0091-4916
Online ISSN 
1535-5675
History 
  • Received for publication March 4, 2019
  • Accepted for publication May 28, 2019
  • Published online December 4, 2019.

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  1. Terence Z. Wong1,2,
  2. Thad Benefield2,
  3. Shane Masters3,
  4. Jackson W. Kiser4,
  5. James Crowley, CNMT4,
  6. Dustin Osborne5,
  7. Osama Mawlawi6,
  8. James Barnwell7,
  9. Pawan Gupta8,
  10. Akiva Mintz9,
  11. Kelley A. Ryan10,
  12. Steven R. Perrin10,
  13. Ronald K. Lattanze10 and
  14. David W. Townsend11
  1. 1Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  2. 2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  3. 3Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina
  4. 4Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia
  5. 5Radiology/Molecular Imaging and Translational Research, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee
  6. 6Department of Imaging Physics, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas
  7. 7Wake Radiology, Raleigh, North Carolina
  8. 8Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Health, Los Angeles, California
  9. 9Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
  10. 10Lucerno Dynamics, LLC, Cary, North Carolina; and
  11. 11A*STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Singapore
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: David W. Townsend, A*STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Centre, 14 Medical Dr., Singapore 117599, Singapore. E-mail: dnrdwt{at}gmail.com
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