Principles of Nuclear Medicine fully solved 2023 passed graded A+

Principles of Nuclear Medicine fully solved 2023 passed graded A+ Describe the basic process of imaging in nuclear medicine? - correct answer Make radioactive tracer Administer tracer to patient (usually IV) Image formed from gamma rays emitted by the patient What is an advantage of nuclear medicine as an imaging modality? - correct answer Demonstrates physiology and provides functional information Radioactive substances may be administered to the patient in one of two forms? - correct answer In their radionuclide form OR Attached to a radiopharmaceutical Give an example of a radiopharmaceutical and the examination it may be used in? - correct answer Technetium attached to Methylene Diphosphonate, (99mTc MDP) for bone imaging What does a radionuclide image demonstrate? - correct answer The distribution of the radionuclide/radiopharmaceutical in the organ or system. What are the three main methods of detecting abnormalities/pathology in radionuclide images? - correct answer Increased uptake - e.g.: hot spots in bone studies Reduced uptake - e.g.: defects in lung studies (cold spots) Quantification - Regions of interest are used to generate curves or quantify the activity in a given region