ACR–ACNM–SNMMI–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF RADIONUCLIDE CYSTOGRAPHY

PREAMBLE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INDICATIONS

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

IV. RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS

V. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

A. Retrograde (Direct) Technique

V. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

B. Indirect (Antegrade) Technique

VI. DOCUMENTATION

VII. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VIII. RADIATION SAFETY

IX. 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
Zukotynski, Katherine MD, PhD, Chair
Grant, Frederick MD
Shah, Summit MD
Trout, Andrew T MD

SPR
Guja, Kip MD, PhD
Treves, S. Ted MD

ACNM
Lai, Hollie A MD
Nadel, Helen R MD

SNMMI
Shulkin, Barry L MD
Vali, Reza MD

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

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 – Pediatric Imaging

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

Amodio, John B MD, Chair	Alizai, Hamza MD	Bhimaniya, Sudhir X MBBS, MD	Blumfield, Einat MD
Collard, Michael MD	Goldman-Yassen, Adam MD	Lai, Hollie A MD	Lala, Shailee V MD
Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD	Laufer, Adina MD	Li, Arleen MD	Maloney, John A MD
Noda, Sakura MD	Shah, Summit MD	Vatsky, Seth DO

Bulas, Dorothy I 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

Chu, Sammy MD - CSC, Chair	Shah, Gaurang MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Amodio, John B MD	Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA
Bulas, Dorothy I MD	Caplin, Drew M MD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Grant, Frederick MD
Guja, Kip MD, PhD	Lai, Hollie A MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Nadel, Helen R MD
Rohren, Eric MD, PhD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Shah, Summit MD	Shulkin, Barry L MD
Treves, S. Ted MD	Trout, Andrew T MD	Vali, Reza MD	Zukotynski, Katherine MD, PhD

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