Key Questions - Nuclear Medicine

What is the terminology used in describing V/Q scan findings
What is the significance of visualizing the gallbladder and bowel activity within 1 hour on a hepatobiliary scan?
What organs or tissues show high normal background FDG uptake (high glucose metabolism)?
How is the thyroid gland imaged with nuclear medicine?
What conditions can cause a mismatched defect? (list four)
When should a hepatobiliary scan be performed in a patient who has undergone cholecystectomy or liver transplantation?
Name five processes that can image as false positive when searching for malignancy.
What factors affect the uptake of the MDP tracer?
How are the results of a V/Q scan reported in patients with suspected PE?
List four indications for dynamic (functional) renal imaging.
Name four uses for F-18 FDG PET other than oncology
What are the primary uses of bone scans?
How does the appearance of ischemic areas differ from that of infarcted areas on perfusion imaging?
What are the clinical indications for parathyroid imaging?
What are the causes of a superscan?
What information does MUGA scanning yield?
What is the rationale for F-18 FDG PET imaging?
Describe the phases of a three-phase bone scan.
What are three common indications for a hepatobiliary scan?
What pathologic process is particularly suited for imaging by F-18 FDG PET?
List three common indications for a V/Q scan
What are the findings in a normal scan
Why do cancers demonstrate increased F-18 FDG uptake above background glucose metabolism?
List three disadvantages of a V/Q scan.
On a hepatobiliary scan, what are the causes of nonvisualization of the gallbladder?
Do all cancers have equally avid FDG uptake?