Nuclear Medicine Board
Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
liver imaging - Answer ✔✔sulfur colloid 4-6 mci image 10-15
min
HIDA - Answer ✔✔TC mebrofenin 1-5 mci
Disofenin 10 mci if bilirubin levels are high
Flow 60 min or longer
Meckle's diverticulum - Answer ✔✔10-15 mci pertechnetate
GI bleed - Answer ✔✔20-50mci RBC intermittent bleed
active bleed- sulfur colloid
,Labeled RBC visualization - Answer ✔✔liver,spleen, abdominal vessels, kidneys,
bladder, genital organs, stomach
Hemangioma imaging - Answer ✔✔Tc Labeled RBC 20-50 mci
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - Answer ✔✔Tc sulfur colloid 300uci1 mci
Gastric empty scan - Answer ✔✔Tc sulfur colloid solid 500uci- 1 mci In-111
pentetate liquid phase
Leveen shunt patency - Answer ✔✔Tc-SC or MAA 1-2 mci
Schilling Test - Answer ✔✔co-57 cyanocobalamin ( Vitamin B-12)
C-14 urea breath test - Answer ✔✔1 mci C-14 urea capsule
Lung perfusion - Answer ✔✔Tc-MAA 1-4 mci
lung ventilation - Answer ✔✔Xe-133 gas 5-20 mci Tc
Pentetate DTPA 25-35 mci
Venography - Answer ✔✔Tc-MAA 6 mci
Tc-RBC 20-30 mci
,Bone scan - Answer ✔✔TC MDP or HDP 20-30 mci
PET Bone scan - Answer ✔✔F-18 NaF 5-10 mci
Free pertechnetate concentrates in the? - Answer ✔✔Thyroid, salivary glands,
and stomach
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) - Answer ✔✔Ga-67 citrate 4-6 mci
In-111 WBC.3-1 mci
Tc-HMPAO WBC 5-10 mci
F-18 FDG 10-20 mci
Bone marrow - Answer ✔✔Sulfur colloid 10mci
In-111 Leukocyte labeling normal distribution - Answer ✔✔- Intense activity in
the spleen, liver, and bone marrow
- Extravasation may result in a false- negative
- Damage to WBC can be avoided by injecting slowly through a large gauge needle
- tracer of choice when imaging the abdomen
Normal distribution of Ga-67 citrate - Answer ✔✔intense liver uptake,
nasopharynx, lacrimal/ salivary glands, Bony thorax bones, kidneys up to 48 hrs,
colon, and pelvis
- after 48 hrs kidney activity indicates disease
, - Barium studies should scheduled after Ga scan
Lymphoma - Answer ✔✔Ga-67 5-10 mci
PSMA imaging - Answer ✔✔In-111 Capromab Pendetide 5 mci
Somatostatin Neuroendocrine Tumor imaging - Answer ✔✔In-111 Pentetreotide
6mci
Somatostatin Lung nodule imaging - Answer ✔✔Tc- Depreotide 15-20 mci
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and adenocarcinoma imaging - Answer ✔✔Tc-
Arcitumomab 25-30 mci
Scintimammography - Answer ✔✔tc 99m sestamibi 20-30 mci
Lymphoscintigraphy - Answer ✔✔Filtered SC 1mci Tc-Tilmanocept 0.5
mci subcutaneous injections
PET tumor imaging - Answer ✔✔F-18 FDG 5-20 mci
Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Answer ✔✔F-18 Fluciclovine 10 mci
-imaging begins 3-5 mins post injection
- scan mid-thigh to base of the skull for 20-30 mins
Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
liver imaging - Answer ✔✔sulfur colloid 4-6 mci image 10-15
min
HIDA - Answer ✔✔TC mebrofenin 1-5 mci
Disofenin 10 mci if bilirubin levels are high
Flow 60 min or longer
Meckle's diverticulum - Answer ✔✔10-15 mci pertechnetate
GI bleed - Answer ✔✔20-50mci RBC intermittent bleed
active bleed- sulfur colloid
,Labeled RBC visualization - Answer ✔✔liver,spleen, abdominal vessels, kidneys,
bladder, genital organs, stomach
Hemangioma imaging - Answer ✔✔Tc Labeled RBC 20-50 mci
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - Answer ✔✔Tc sulfur colloid 300uci1 mci
Gastric empty scan - Answer ✔✔Tc sulfur colloid solid 500uci- 1 mci In-111
pentetate liquid phase
Leveen shunt patency - Answer ✔✔Tc-SC or MAA 1-2 mci
Schilling Test - Answer ✔✔co-57 cyanocobalamin ( Vitamin B-12)
C-14 urea breath test - Answer ✔✔1 mci C-14 urea capsule
Lung perfusion - Answer ✔✔Tc-MAA 1-4 mci
lung ventilation - Answer ✔✔Xe-133 gas 5-20 mci Tc
Pentetate DTPA 25-35 mci
Venography - Answer ✔✔Tc-MAA 6 mci
Tc-RBC 20-30 mci
,Bone scan - Answer ✔✔TC MDP or HDP 20-30 mci
PET Bone scan - Answer ✔✔F-18 NaF 5-10 mci
Free pertechnetate concentrates in the? - Answer ✔✔Thyroid, salivary glands,
and stomach
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) - Answer ✔✔Ga-67 citrate 4-6 mci
In-111 WBC.3-1 mci
Tc-HMPAO WBC 5-10 mci
F-18 FDG 10-20 mci
Bone marrow - Answer ✔✔Sulfur colloid 10mci
In-111 Leukocyte labeling normal distribution - Answer ✔✔- Intense activity in
the spleen, liver, and bone marrow
- Extravasation may result in a false- negative
- Damage to WBC can be avoided by injecting slowly through a large gauge needle
- tracer of choice when imaging the abdomen
Normal distribution of Ga-67 citrate - Answer ✔✔intense liver uptake,
nasopharynx, lacrimal/ salivary glands, Bony thorax bones, kidneys up to 48 hrs,
colon, and pelvis
- after 48 hrs kidney activity indicates disease
, - Barium studies should scheduled after Ga scan
Lymphoma - Answer ✔✔Ga-67 5-10 mci
PSMA imaging - Answer ✔✔In-111 Capromab Pendetide 5 mci
Somatostatin Neuroendocrine Tumor imaging - Answer ✔✔In-111 Pentetreotide
6mci
Somatostatin Lung nodule imaging - Answer ✔✔Tc- Depreotide 15-20 mci
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and adenocarcinoma imaging - Answer ✔✔Tc-
Arcitumomab 25-30 mci
Scintimammography - Answer ✔✔tc 99m sestamibi 20-30 mci
Lymphoscintigraphy - Answer ✔✔Filtered SC 1mci Tc-Tilmanocept 0.5
mci subcutaneous injections
PET tumor imaging - Answer ✔✔F-18 FDG 5-20 mci
Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Answer ✔✔F-18 Fluciclovine 10 mci
-imaging begins 3-5 mins post injection
- scan mid-thigh to base of the skull for 20-30 mins
