Reading Material
for residents rotating in Nuclear Medicine at Houston VA
DEXA Scan
Lentle BC and Prior JC. Osteoporosis: What a Clinician Expects to Learn from a Patient’s Bone Density Examination. Radiology 2003; 228:620–628.
MDP Bone Scan
Love C et al. Radionuclide Bone Imaging: An Illustrative Review. RadioGraphics 2003; 23:341–358.
Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Scan
("Nuclear Cardiac Stress Test")
Burrell S and MacDonald A. Artifacts and Pitfalls in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. J. Nucl. Med. Technol. 2006;34:193-211.
Dvorak RA et al. Interpretation of SPECT/CT Myocardial Perfusion Images: Common Artifacts and Quality Control Techniques. RadioGraphics 2011; 31:2041–2057.
Dvorak RA et al. Interpretation of SPECT/CT Myocardial Perfusion Images: Common Artifacts and Quality Control Techniques. RadioGraphics 2011; 31:2041–2057.
OctreoScan and MIBG Scan
Intenzo CM et al. Scintigraphic Imaging of Body Neuroendocrine Tumors. RadioGraphics 2007; 27:1355–1369.
Infection Imaging with Radionuclides
Palesto CJ. Radionuclide Imaging of Osteomyelitis. Semin Nucl Med 2015; 45:32-46.
Love C and Palestro CJ. Radionuclide Imaging of Inflammation and Infection in the Acute Care Setting. Semin Nucl Med 2013; 43:102-113.
Palestro CJ. FDG-PET in Musculoskeletal Infections. 2013; Semin Nucl Med 43:367-376.
Love C and Palestro CJ. Radionuclide Imaging of Inflammation and Infection in the Acute Care Setting. Semin Nucl Med 2013; 43:102-113.
Palestro CJ. FDG-PET in Musculoskeletal Infections. 2013; Semin Nucl Med 43:367-376.
Palestro CJ et al. Combined Labeled Leukocyte and Technetium 99m Sulfur Colloid Bone Marrow Imaging for Diagnosing Musculoskeletal Infection. RadioGraphics 2006; 26: 859–870.
Parathyroid Scan
Eslamy HK and Ziessman ZA. Parathyroid Scintigraphy in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: 99mTc Sestamibi SPECT and SPECT/CT. RadioGraphics 2008; 28:1461–1476.
Thyroid Scan & Upatke
FDG PET/CT for Oncology
NaF PET/CT for Skeletal Assessment
Bastawrous S et al. Newer PET Application with an Old Tracer: Role of 18F-NaF Skeletal PET/CT in Oncologic Practice. RadioGraphics 2014; 34: 1295–1316.
Dotatate PET/CT for Neuroendocrine Tumor
Hofman MS et al. Somatostatin Receptor Imaging with 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT: Clinical Utility, Normal Patterns, Pearls, and Pitfalls in Interpretation. RadioGraphics 2015; 35:500–516.
Myocardial Perfusion PET/CT
Di Carli MF and Murthy VL. Cardiac PET/CT for the Evaluation of Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. RadioGraphics 2011; 31: 1239-1254.
I-131 Therapy for Hyperthyroidism
Iagaru A and McDougall IR. Treatment of Thyrotoxicosis. J Nucl Med 2007; 48:379–389.