Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in men and remains a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. For many, prostate cancer follows an indolent course, ...

Africa’s disease profile is shifting from communicable to noncommunicable diseases, with noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, type 2 diabetes, and ...

Bone scintigraphy is one of the most common nuclear medicine procedures performed in the United Kingdom and in the United States, representing 29.6% of nuclear medicine procedures in 2003/2004 (the ...

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology, and practical application ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology March 2026, jnmt.125.271409; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.271409 ...

Mandibular condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a complex developmental deformity resulting in asymmetries of the hyperplastic condyle. Bone scan SPECT is a sensitive and accurate method of detecting the ...

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), founded in 1954 and headquartered in Reston, Va., is a nonprofit scientific and professional organization that promotes the science, ...

All patients who had a Meckel scan in our hospital between January 2012 and September 2022 were retrospectively included. Demographic data, including age at presentation and sex, were recorded, as ...

Breast lymphoscintigraphy using 99m Tc-sulfur colloid (99m Tc-SC) is well established in clinical practice for staging patients with breast carcinoma. Intraoperative localization of the sentinel node ...

PET imaging relies on the nature of the positron and positron decay. The positron was first conceived by P.A.M. Dirac in the late 1920s, in his theory combining quantum mechanics and special ...

This guideline was developed by the SNM to describe important factors common to most nuclear medicine procedures. It is intended to guide nuclear medicine practitioners in establishing policies and ...

Currently, the use of radiation in medical imaging continues to increase. Although exposure to radiation during diagnostic workup and treatment often offers patients the chance to overcome ...