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In nuclear medicine, artifacts may simulate a pathologic process; their recognition is
therefore necessary to avoid misdiagnosis. Artifacts may be divided into three groups: 1) …

Aliasing artefact is an imaging distortion phenomenon experienced in a wide variety of
medical imaging modalities. This case report illustrates its occurrence during planar gamma …

Many artifacts have been observed in studies of the skeleton with 99mTc-phosphate
compounds. These artifacts can create difficulties in interpretation and many are preventable …

Quality control in nuclear medicine is all important. This applies not only to preparation of the
patient and acquisition of the image, but also to interpretation of the study. Although it may …

Case studies published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology are brief chronologic
or logical descriptions of a clinical experience that aim to share a technical outcome …

In musculoskeletal nuclear medicine imaging, unexpected pitfalls leading to suboptimal or
misleading images are rare and may occur due to several factors. Generally, these …

Three cases illustrate the use of a reusable, shielded marker to identify anatomic structures
and mark pathologic lesions. No other nuclear medicine marker is available with a shutter …

Nuclear medicine technologists use nonimaging radiation detection instruments on a daily
basis and routinely assess their performance in several ways. These instruments are simple …

OBJECTIVE. The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident resulted in the discharge of
radioactive particulate material into the atmosphere. Consequently, several hospitals in …