ARRT Nuclear Medicine case studies
ARRT Nuclear Medicine · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Nuclear Medicine Technology is one of ARRT's primary credentials, and certification and registration in this discipline recognizes individuals who are qualified to perform the role of a nuclear medicine technologist. The work is a sophisticated area of health care that helps physicians diagnose and evaluate serious conditions such as cancer and heart disease: technologists prepare and inject radiopharmaceutical agents into patients, then use a scanner or camera to capture diagnostic images, and they support nervous patients by explaining what to expect. The ARRT Nuclear Medicine case studies are 5 cases and about 3,514 words.
1Suspected PE at 15 Weeks' Gestation
A 31-year-old woman at 15 weeks' gestation presents with two days of pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. Heart rate 108, BP 118/74, SpO2 96% on room air, no hypotension.
668 words, about 3 min2Molybdenum Breakthrough on a Monday Morning Eluate
Your 99mTc/99Mo generator, last eluted Sunday at 06:00 (25 hours earlier), yields 1,100 mCi (40.7 GBq) in 5.0 mL. The shielded assay of Mo-99 in that eluate reads 220 µCi (8.1 MBq); the unshielded 99mTc assay reads 1,100 mCi.
676 words, about 3 min3FDG PET/CT in a 168 kg Patient with Hyperglycemia
A 54-year-old man, 168 kg and 1.75 m (BMI 55), with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is booked for staging FDG PET/CT at 13:00. Protocol: 5.2 MBq/kg (0.14 mCi/kg), departmental maximum 555 MBq (15 mCi), 60 minutes uptake, 2 min per bed position, 6 bed positions, TOF scanner (227-kg table limit, 70-cm aperture).
728 words, about 4 min4I-131 Remnant Ablation: Release, Contamination, and Instructions
A 44-year-old woman with papillary thyroid carcinoma receives 5.55 GBq (150 mCi) of 131I for remnant ablation. At 24 hours she is well, voids normally, follows instructions, and has no incontinence or confusion.
744 words, about 4 min5FDG Extravasation During Breast Cancer Staging
A 68-year-old woman with right-sided invasive ductal carcinoma comes for FDG PET/CT staging. A 12.6 mCi (466 MBq) dose is injected through a 24-gauge catheter in the right hand.
698 words, about 3 min