ACR–ACNM–SNMMI PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER (DaT) SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT) IMAGING FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Nuclear Medicine Examination Request

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Radiopharmaceutical

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patient Preparation

Prearrival

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Patient Preparation

Preinjection

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Image Acquisition

Timing

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Image Acquisition

Patient Positioning

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Image Acquisition

Image Protocol

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Data Processing

Reconstruction

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Data Processing

Filtering

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Data Processing

Attenuation

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Data Processing

Quantification

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Image Interpretation

Qualitative

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

Image Interpretation

Quantitative

DOCUMENTATION

VI.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VII.

RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

VIII.

QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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