ACR–ACNM–SNMMI–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SCINTIGRAPHY AND UPTAKE MEASUREMENTS FOR BENIGN AND MALIGNANT THYROID DISEASE

PREAMBLE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

A. Thyroid Scintigraphy

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

B. Thyroid Uptake

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Imaging for Thyroid Carcinoma

V. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VI. DOCUMENTATION

VII. RADIATION SAFETY

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Writing Committee – members represent their societies in the initial and final revision of this practice parameter

ACR
Grady, Erin C MD, Chair
Lai, Hollie A MD
Solnes, Lilja B MBA, MD

SPR
Aboughalia, Hassan MD
Biyyam, Deepa R MD

ACNM
Aggarwal, Atul MD
Bennet, K.G. MD
Bhat, Roopa MD
Sharma, Akash MBA, MD

SNMMI
Grant, Frederick MD
Kwak, Jennifer J MD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Ghesani, Munir V MD, Chair	Subramaniam, Rathan M MBA, MD, MPH, PhD, Chair	Aboian, Mariam MD, PhD	Akin, Esma A MD
Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA	Dibble, Elizabeth H MD	Gerard, Perry S MD	Karagulle Kendi, A. Tuba MD
Marcus, Charles MD	Mercier, Gustavo A MD, PhD	Peacock, Justin G MD, PhD	Solnes, Lilja B MBA, MD
Surasi, Devaki Shilpa MD	Trout, Andrew T MD	Wong, Terence Z MD, PhD	Zukotynski, Katherine MD, PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Newell, Mary S MD, Chair

Caplin, Drew M MD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Pediatric Imaging

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Barth, Richard MD, Chair, Commission on Pediatric Radiology

Larson, David B MBA, MD, Chair, Commission on Quality and Safety

Rohren, Eric MD, PhD, Chair, Commission on Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Brady, Matthew MD - CSC, Chair	Mihal, David MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Aboughalia, Hassan MD	Aggarwal, Atul MD
Amodio, John B MD	Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA	Barth, Richard MD	Bennet, K.G. MD
Bhat, Roopa MD	Biyyam, Deepa R MD	Caplin, Drew M MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC
Ghesani, Munir V MD	Grady, Erin C MD	Grant, Frederick MD	Kwak, Jennifer J MD
Lai, Hollie A MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Levin, Terry L MD	Newell, Mary S MD
Rohren, Eric MD, PhD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Sharma, Akash MBA, MD	Solnes, Lilja B MBA, MD
Subramaniam, Rathan M MBA, MD, MPH, PhD

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