NMTCB COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ if SPECT images taken with a 360d rotation, 32 stops for 15
s/stop, and matric of 64x64 have significant star artifact, which
imaging parameter would be best to change and to correct the
image?
a. change the rotation to 180d
b. change the number of stop to 64
c. change the time/stop to 20s
d. change the matrix to 128x128
e. none of the above
Answer: b. change the number of stop to 64
◉ which RP is best to use for renal scanning if a determination of
effective renal plasma flow is also desired?
a. MAG3
b. Tc99 GH
c. DMSA
d. DTPA
Answer: a. MAG3
,◉ Ga68 dotatate PET is a radiolabeled:
a. fatty acid
b. glucose analog
c. amino acid
d. neuropeptide
Answer: d. neuropeptide
◉ which of the following cannot be studied with a MUGA study?
a. LVEF
b. regional wall perfusion
c. stroke volume
d. regional wall motion
Answer: b. regional wall perfusion
◉ Free tech in a bone scan kit will result in activity in the:
a. breasts
b. thyroid
c. gastric mucosa
d. lungs
e. b and c
Answer: E. B and C
, ◉ a superscan is the result of:
a. renal insufficiency
b. diffuse skeletal mets
c. chemotherapy response
d. paget's disease
e. none of the above
Answer: b. diffuse skeletal mets
◉ which of the following is not true regarding HMPAO?
a. it crosses the intact BBB
b. distribution of HMPAO follows cerebral blood flow
c. it is also known as exametazime
d. it does not significantly redistribute in the brain
e. none of the above
Answer: e. none of the above
◉ which of the following may cause a false-positive biliary scan?
a. if the patient has recently eaten
b. if the patient has been fasting for >24 hrs
c. the use of sincalide
d. A and B
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ if SPECT images taken with a 360d rotation, 32 stops for 15
s/stop, and matric of 64x64 have significant star artifact, which
imaging parameter would be best to change and to correct the
image?
a. change the rotation to 180d
b. change the number of stop to 64
c. change the time/stop to 20s
d. change the matrix to 128x128
e. none of the above
Answer: b. change the number of stop to 64
◉ which RP is best to use for renal scanning if a determination of
effective renal plasma flow is also desired?
a. MAG3
b. Tc99 GH
c. DMSA
d. DTPA
Answer: a. MAG3
,◉ Ga68 dotatate PET is a radiolabeled:
a. fatty acid
b. glucose analog
c. amino acid
d. neuropeptide
Answer: d. neuropeptide
◉ which of the following cannot be studied with a MUGA study?
a. LVEF
b. regional wall perfusion
c. stroke volume
d. regional wall motion
Answer: b. regional wall perfusion
◉ Free tech in a bone scan kit will result in activity in the:
a. breasts
b. thyroid
c. gastric mucosa
d. lungs
e. b and c
Answer: E. B and C
, ◉ a superscan is the result of:
a. renal insufficiency
b. diffuse skeletal mets
c. chemotherapy response
d. paget's disease
e. none of the above
Answer: b. diffuse skeletal mets
◉ which of the following is not true regarding HMPAO?
a. it crosses the intact BBB
b. distribution of HMPAO follows cerebral blood flow
c. it is also known as exametazime
d. it does not significantly redistribute in the brain
e. none of the above
Answer: e. none of the above
◉ which of the following may cause a false-positive biliary scan?
a. if the patient has recently eaten
b. if the patient has been fasting for >24 hrs
c. the use of sincalide
d. A and B
