This special contribution provides insight into the role that standard operating procedures (SOPs)
play in an imaging department and their value in building a high-quality research site. …

Intramuscular injections are used to deliver medications deep into the muscle. Muscle
tissue has a generous blood supply; thus, medications administered into muscle are rapidly …

Contraindications• Medically, there are no contraindications to pulmonary (V/Q) imaging;
however, caution should be taken in the following situations:(1) Pregnancy/lactation—…

Breast• The total dose is divided into 1–4 aliquots (institutionspecific). Adding pH-balanced 1%
lidocaine to the radiopharmaceutical may improve patient comfort without compromising …

YOU!” to those who took the time to respond to the 2023 JNMT Readership Survey. Your
responses, candid comments, and suggestions will guide and develop the future content of …

• Patients should be told not to smoke the morning of the test and until the examination is
complete.• A focused history should be taken of past and current diseases, interventional or …

Measurement of thyroid uptake is perhaps one of the most basic procedures performed in
nuclear medicine today. The uptake procedure assesses iodide trapping and organification …

It’s finally June! A time when the nuclear medicine community from around the world comes
together to share scientific research, technical advances, and the latest clinical applications …

This past October the nuclear medicine community raised the flag of professional pride and
commitment to celebrate Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week. It was an …

The Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging in Chicago
was fantastic! Gathering with nuclear medicine professionals from around the world to share …