The EANM practice guidelines for bone scintigraphy

Van Den Wyngaert T, Strobel K, Kampen WU, Kuwert T, Van Der Bruggen W, Mohan HK, Gnanasegaran G, Delgado-Bolton R, Weber WA, Beheshti M, Langsteger W, Giammarile F, Mottaghy FM, Paycha F (2016)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 43

Pages Range: 1723-38

Journal Issue: 9

DOI: 10.1007/s00259-016-3415-4

Abstract

The radionuclide bone scan is the cornerstone of skeletal nuclear medicine imaging. Bone scintigraphy is a highly sensitive diagnostic nuclear medicine imaging technique that uses a radiotracer to evaluate the distribution of active bone formation in the skeleton related to malignant and benign disease, as well as physiological processes.The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has written and approved these guidelines to promote the use of nuclear medicine procedures of high quality.The present guidelines offer assistance to nuclear medicine practitioners in optimizing the diagnostic procedure and interpreting bone scintigraphy. These guidelines describe the protocols that are currently accepted and used routinely, but do not include all existing procedures. They should therefore not be taken as exclusive of other nuclear medicine modalities that can be used to obtain comparable results. It is important to remember that the resources and facilities available for patient care may vary.

Authors with CRIS profile

Torsten Kuwert Lehrstuhl für Klinische Nuklearmedizin

Involved external institutions

Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) FR France (FR) Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen DE Germany (DE) Hospices Civils de Lyon (CHU) FR France (FR) St Vincent's Hospital AU Australia (AU) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center US United States (USA) (US) Hospital San Pedro ES Spain (ES) University College London (UCL) GB United Kingdom (GB) Guy's and St Thomas' (NHS Foundation Trust) GB United Kingdom (GB) Slingeland Ziekenhuis NL Netherlands (NL) Nuklearmedizin Spitalerhof DE Germany (DE) Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS) CH Switzerland (CH) Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) BE Belgium (BE)

How to cite

APA:

Van Den Wyngaert, T., Strobel, K., Kampen, W.U., Kuwert, T., Van Der Bruggen, W., Mohan, H.K.,... Paycha, F. (2016). The EANM practice guidelines for bone scintigraphy. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 43(9), 1723-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-016-3415-4

MLA:

Van Den Wyngaert, Tim, et al. "The EANM practice guidelines for bone scintigraphy." European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 43.9 (2016): 1723-38.

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