{"title":"Decoding the Jargon: Understanding the Nomenclature of Clinical Education.","authors":"Sara L Johnson","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268576","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Effective clinical education relies on consistent terminology and clearly defined roles and expectations. This brief communication explores the complexities inherent in the nomenclature of clinical education, aiming to clarify and standardize the terms used across educational settings. Common roles in clinical education and instruction are defined; the roles of the clinical coordinator, affiliate education supervisor, and clinical instructor are discussed; and the key responsibilities and tasks of each clinical education role are explained. Understanding the nomenclature, roles, and responsibilities of those involved in clinical education helps standardize clinical education and provides a more efficient and effective clinical education process.</p>","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"354-355"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to \"SPECT Views for Cardiac Amyloidosis Imaging\".","authors":"Mary Beth Farrell","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.269000","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.269000","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"370"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142622007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Single Hepatic Metastasis of Cranial Meningioma on [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG PET/CT 16 Years After Initial Surgery.","authors":"Yan Cui, Xin Zhou, Nan Li","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.267905","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.267905","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hepatic metastases of cranial meningiomas are rare, particularly when they present as a delayed, solitary metastasis, which poses a challenge for imaging-based diagnosis. [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG PET/CT facilitates diagnosis and posttreatment restaging, whereas somatostatin receptor-targeted PET demonstrates high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of meningiomas and may potentially evaluate the viability of theranostics approaches, particularly for treatment-resistant meningiomas.</p>","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"362-363"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combined Supine-Prone Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy.","authors":"Mary Beth Farrell","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268017","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The combined supine-prone imaging protocol for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging offers significant advantages over supine imaging alone. By comparing supine and prone images, one can distinguish attenuation artifacts in the inferior and anterior walls from true perfusion defects, thus improving specificity and diagnostic accuracy. The recommended protocol is to perform prone imaging after supine stress imaging when perfusion defects are noted. The additional prone imaging time is 20%-40% less than the standard supine imaging time. Implementing prone imaging can optimize patient care and provide substantial benefits for nuclear cardiology labs, especially those without attenuation correction.</p>","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"328-330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charisse Gentry, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Susan Bolas, Jose Pena
{"title":"PET Imaging in Alzheimer Disease: Pathology and Research Insights for Technologists.","authors":"Charisse Gentry, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Susan Bolas, Jose Pena","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268916","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is projected to affect over 13 million people by the year 2060. Although there is currently no cure for AD, disease-modifying treatments that target amyloid plaques have recently been approved for use. The advent of PET tracers that can reliably detect the presence of cortical amyloid plaques and tau pathologies has allowed researchers and clinicians to identify individuals who have pathologic markers of AD before the onset of cognitive decline. Although these tracers have been widely used in research settings for some time, they are now on the verge of being used to aid clinicians in the differential diagnosis of AD. As the use of these tracers increases, technologists will need to be educated on the best practices and potential problems they may encounter in their clinical populations. This article will review the available tracers for amyloid and tau PET scans and educate technologists about the most important practices and procedures that can be implemented to ensure patient safety and the capture of high-quality scans.</p>","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"306-311"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142622006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment Regarding \"Vapocoolant Analgesia for Breast Lymphoscintigraphy: A Prospective Clinical Trial\".","authors":"Andrew Ditto","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.267498","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.267498","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"370-371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142289483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mary Beth Farrell, Kathy S Thomas, Eleanor S Mantel, Jessica Settle
{"title":"Brain Imaging-PET: Amyloid.","authors":"Mary Beth Farrell, Kathy S Thomas, Eleanor S Mantel, Jessica Settle","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268854","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268854","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"326-327"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142502304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<sup>51</sup>Cr Red Blood Cells in the Study of Hematologic Disease: A Historical Review.","authors":"George H Hinkle","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.267702","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.267702","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The early years of nuclear medicine included the development and clinical use of several in vitro or nonimaging procedures. The use of radionuclides as replacements for nonradioactive dyes brought improved accuracies and less subjective measurements to indicator dilution studies of body compartments such as the gastrointestinal system, lungs, urinary system, and vascular space. A popular nuclear medicine procedure was the radionuclide dilution method for quantitation of whole-blood volume or red blood cell volume or mass using <sup>51</sup>Cr-labeled red blood cells-an important diagnostic element in patients suspected of having polycythemia vera, congestive heart failure, hypertension, shock, syncope, and other abnormal blood volume disorders. The radionuclide dilution method led to improved evaluation of red blood cell survival, which is important for clinical treatment planning in anemia and confirmation of splenic sequestration of damaged red blood cells. Although it was discovered that <sup>51</sup>Cr was a chemically stable radiolabel of red blood cells after binding to intracellular hemoglobin, few nuclear medicine departments offered the clinical study for referring physicians because it required laboratory expertise for technologists, patient coordination, and a time-consuming procedure. The introduction of improved methods that are less time-consuming and have clinically acceptable results, along with the discontinuation of the sodium chromate <sup>51</sup>Cr injection radiopharmaceutical by manufacturers, has consigned <sup>51</sup>Cr red blood cells for red blood cell volume, mass, or survival evaluation to the list of retired nuclear medicine studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"299-305"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141975919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating a Transatlantic Career Shift: Guidance for U.S. Nuclear Medicine Technologists Looking to Relocate to the U.K.","authors":"Jessica Settle","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268651","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268651","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"348-350"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142289484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mary Beth Farrell, Kathy S Thomas, Eleanor S Mantel, Jessica Settle
{"title":"Brain Imaging-PET: Tau.","authors":"Mary Beth Farrell, Kathy S Thomas, Eleanor S Mantel, Jessica Settle","doi":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268995","DOIUrl":"10.2967/jnmt.124.268995","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16548,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nuclear medicine technology","volume":" ","pages":"312-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}