High Yield Imaging

Nuclear medicine & PET

Whole-body bone scan (Tc-99m MDP), anterior and posterior views, labelled: bladder, knee joint, spine, kidney. Handwritten note: dark = more tracer.
Bone scan: Obeng F, Yawson A, Hammond NB, et al. Cureus 2025, Fig. 3, CC BY 4.0, doi:10.7759/cureus.87786. Cropped; labels added.

Nuclear medicine & PET

Radiopharmaceuticals, biodistribution, SUV, radiation safety

For patients

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Pathways

Directory

Learn and reference

Radiopharmaceutical referenceTc-99m agents, PET tracers and therapyBiodistribution atlasNormal uptake for PET and SPECT tracersPhysics and artifactsDetection, reconstruction and artefactsRadiation safetyLimits, reference levels and patient releaseGlossaryNuclear medicine terms definedStudy and protocol explorernuclear medicine & PET

Reporting and practice

Differential diagnosisBone, FDG PET, thyroid, V/Q, cardiac and renalReporting templatesReport templates for common studiesQC toolkitDaily to annual quality controlTrainee manualThe nuclear medicine curriculum

Across modalities

Which scan whenMRI, CT or ultrasound for common clinical questionsMRI reference

Tools

Nuclear medicine and PET calculatorsActivity, dose, SUV, paediatric dosing, decayAll calculatorsEvery modality, one index

Exams and careers

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In development

Tracer reference · SUV quantification · PET/CT vs PET/MR · Patient prep

Educational content for imaging professionals, students and patients. Not medical advice. Always follow local policy and current guidelines.

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