ACR–ACNM–ASNR–SNMMI PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF BRAIN PET/CT IMAGING IN DEMENTIA

PREAMBLE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INDICATIONS

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

A. Patient Preparation

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

B. Radiopharmaceutical

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C. Patient Positioning

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

D. Protocol for CT Imaging

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

E. Protocol for PET Imaging

IV. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

F. Interpretation

V. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VI. DOCUMENTATION

VII. EQUIPMENT QUALITY CONTROL

VIII. RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

IX. RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS

X. 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
Esposito, Giuseppe MBA, MD, Co-Chair
Tu, Raymond K. MD, MS, Chair
Akin, Esma A MD
Franceschi, Ana M. MD, PhD
Peacock, Justin G MD, PhD

ASNR
Agarwal, Amit MD
Chiang, Gloria C MD
Thaker, Ashesh A MD

SNMMI
Catana, Ciprian MD, PhD
Kuo, Phillip H MD, PhD

ACNM
Colletti, Patrick M. MD
Dhingra, Jitesh MD

Committee on Practice Parameters – Neuroradiology

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

Shah, Lubdha M MD, Chair	Aiken, Ashley H MD	Amrhein, Timothy J MD	Austin, Matthew J MD
Becker, Jennifer L MD	Blackham, Kristine A MD	Chaudhry, Umar S MD	Chiang, Gloria C MD
Hutchins, Troy A MD	Mazaheri, Parisa MD	Ormsby, Jacob MBA, MD	Riley, Kalen MD
Sio, Terence Tai-Weng MD, MS

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

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

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair

Committee on Practice Parameters – Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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

Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA, Chair	Aboian, Mariam MD, PhD	Berenji, G. Reza MD	Bradley, Yong C MD
Elman, Shana MD	Gerard, Perry S MD	Kamat, Bhishak H MD	Karagulle Kendi, A. Tuba MD
Marcus, Charles MD	Mercier, Gustavo A MD, PhD	Radut, Bianca DO	Solnes, Lilja B MBA, MD
Surasi, Devaki Shilpa MD	Viglianti, Benjamin L MD, PhD	Wong, Terence Z MD, PhD	Zukotynski, Katherine MD, PhD

Jordan, John E MD, Chair, Commission on Neuroradiology

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

Kagetsu, Nolan MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Shah, Gaurang MD - CSC, Chair	Agarwal, Amit MD	Akin, Esma A MD
Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA	Caplin, Drew M MD	Catana, Ciprian MD, PhD	Chiang, Gloria C MD
Colletti, Patrick M. MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Dhingra, Jitesh MD	Esposito, Giuseppe MBA, MD
Franceschi, Ana M. MD, PhD	Jordan, John E MD	Kuo, Phillip H MD, PhD	Larson, David B MBA, MD
Peacock, Justin G MD, PhD	Rohren, Eric MD, PhD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Shah, Lubdha M MD
Thaker, Ashesh A MD	Tu, Raymond K. MD, MS

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