75SeHCAT whole body retention for unexplained chronic diarrhoea based on early first whole body counting.

Background: There are many protocol variations in the whole-body 75SeHCAT retention test [whole-body retention (WBR)] for investigation of bile acid diarrhoea. The time between capsule consumption and first count, however, is widely taken, without debate, to be 3 h. In the Covid-19 era, it is desirable to limit the time patients spend in the department.

Technical note on the administration of intravenous contrast media in hybrid imaging.

This article summarises the proceedings of a continuing professional development session on the use of intravenous contrast media in hybrid imaging for radiographers, technologists, and nurses. The session was jointly organised by the British Nuclear Medicine Society Radiographer, Technologist, and Nurses Group and the Society of Radiographers at the 47th Annual Spring Meeting of the British Nuclear Medicine Society held in Oxford, UK, on 1-3 April 2019.

Competencies and training of radiographers and technologists for PET/MR imaging - a study from the UK MR-PET network.

Background: After the success of PET/CT as a clinical diagnostic tool, the introduction of PET/MRI is a natural development aimed at further improving combined diagnostic imaging and reduced ionising radiation dose for half-body imaging. As with PET and CT, the combination of PET and MRI presents a series of issues that need to be addressed regarding workforce training and education. At present, there is a lack of agreement over the competencies, training requirements and educational pathways needed for PET/MRI operation.