The practice of medicine involves not only the science, but also the art, of dealing with the
prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, and treatment of disease. The variety and complexity of …

Osteoporosis is a considerable public health risk, with 50% of women and 20% of men >50
years of age experiencing fracture, with mortality rates of 20% within the first year. Dual x-ray …

The 2006 National Academy of Sciences Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII
report is a well-recognized and frequently cited source on the legitimacy of the linear no-…

Infection of the musculoskeletal system is a common clinical problem. Differentiating soft
tissue from osseous infection often determines the appropriate clinical therapeutic course. …

Stress fractures, including both fatigue and insufficiency types, are frequently encountered
in clinical practice as a source of pain in both athletes and patients with predisposing …

Appropriate imaging modalities for the follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal
tumors include radiography, MRI, CT, 18 F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT, 99m Tc …

This article discusses the role of PET/CT in contributing to precision medicine in lung cancer,
and provides the perspective of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (…

More than 500,000 visits to the emergency room occur annually in the United States, for acute
knee trauma. Many of these are twisting injuries in young patients who can walk and bear …

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa; Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
Hyde Park, New York; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; …

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging convened a task group to examine
the evidence for the risk of carcinogenesis from low-dose radiation exposure and to assess …