Basics of PET-CT

The Best of Both Worlds PET-CT is the fusion of functional and anatomic information acquired almost simultaneously that lets us see the body and disease in a way that is diagnostically very powerful. By combing the structural anatomic information with functional data, we are able to visualize form and function. An understanding of the normal and benign as well as the pitfalls and artifacts is essential...

Basics of FDG

18F-FDG: [18]F-flourodeoxyglucose (FDG) Imaging 18F -FDG is a glucose analog with replacement of the oxygen in C-2 position with 18-fluorine. Though it behaves as glucose in many situations, there are some important differences that should be understood. Uptake Just as glucose, FDG is actively transported into the cell mediated by a group of structurally related glucose transport proteins (GLUT). Once...

What is CME?

Definition: Continuing Medical Education (CME) consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession. The content of CME is that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within...

Nuclear Medicine, how does it work?!

In hos­pitals or on TV, you’ve probably seen patients undergoing radiation therapy for cancer, and doctors ordering PET scans to diagnose patients. These are part of the medical specialty called nuclear medicine. Nuclear medicine uses radioactive substances to image the body and treat disease. It looks at both the physiology (functioning) and the anatomy of the body in establishing diagnosis...