ACR–ACNM–SNMMI–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SKELETAL SCINTIGRAPHY (BONE SCAN)
PREAMBLE
I.
INTRODUCTION
II.
INDICATIONS
III.
QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXAMINATION
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXAMINATION
A.
Radiopharmaceuticals
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXAMINATION
B.
Patient Factors
IV.
SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXAMINATION
C.
Images
V.
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
V.
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
A.
Planar Gamma Camera Imaging
V.
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
B.
SPECT and SPECT/CT Imaging
V.
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
C.
PET/CT and PET/MR Imaging
VI.
DOCUMENTATION
VII.
RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING
VIII.
QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES