PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sleiman Y. Naddaf
AU  - B. David Collier
AU  - Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar
AU  - Magdy M. Khalil
TI  - Technical Errors in Planar Bone Scanning
DP  - 2004 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 148--153
VI  - 32
IP  - 3
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/32/3/148.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/32/3/148.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2004 Sep 01; 32
AB  - Optimal technique for planar bone scanning improves image quality, which in turn improves diagnostic efficacy. Because planar bone scanning is one of the most frequently performed nuclear medicine examinations, maintaining high standards for this examination is a daily concern for most nuclear medicine departments. Although some problems such as patient motion are frequently encountered, the degraded images produced by many other deviations from optimal technique are rarely seen in clinical practice and therefore may be difficult to recognize. The objectives of this article are to list optimal techniques for 3-phase and whole-body bone scanning, to describe and illustrate a selection of deviations from these optimal techniques for planar bone scanning, and to explain how to minimize or avoid such technical errors.