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Appl Radiat Isot
January 2025
Medical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Background: Bone scans using technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) are widely used in nuclear medicine for diagnosing various bone disorders. However, the radiation exposure associated with these procedures necessitates careful consideration and optimization.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate radiation doses in terms of Effective Dose (ED) and establish Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) for 99mTc-MDP bone scans in Saudi Arabia.
Data Brief
February 2025
Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, San Lorenzo 111421, Paraguay.
This article presents 582 bone scan images from 291 adult patients who attended the Nuclear Medicine Service at the Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (IICS) of the Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA), Paraguay, between 2020 and 2024. The images were acquired using trimodal SPECT-CT-PET equipment, model AnyScan SCP, and the MEDISO brand. Approximately 20 mCi of technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (Tc-MDP) was administered to each patient, producing whole-body planar images in anterior and posterior projections of the axial and appendicular skeleton with a resolution of 256 × 1024 pixels.
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December 2024
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
Background: Tc-stannous methylene diphosphonate (Tc-MDP) bone single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging plays a crucial role in various clinical applications. Many strategies have been developed to reduce the injection activity and procedure time, improve the patient experience and reduce their anxiety prior to and during SPECT imaging. This study aimed to evaluate the SwiftScan mode and its effect on image quality, and diagnostic performance of malignant skeletal lesions in bone SPECT image.
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December 2024
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Zambia.
The primary aim was to evaluate the prolonged quality characteristics of methyl diphosphonate (MDP) aliquots during ambient storage over a specified duration. This study further investigated potential additives that could enhance the stability of MDP aliquots stored under such conditions. This was a laboratory-based experimental study conducted at the University Teaching Adult Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.
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December 2024
From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Phyllodes tumors (PTs) are rare fibroepithelial tumors accounting for less than 1% of all breast neoplasms. They are malignant in 20% of cases. Only a few cases of malignant PT metastatic to bone have been reported.
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