NMTCB PET case studies
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The NMTCB PET specialty examination is one of the certification examinations offered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, which describes itself as formed for the purpose of creating and maintaining examinations for nuclear medicine technologists. The PET examination appears on the NMTCB site alongside the general nuclear medicine exam (CNMT), the post-primary NMTCB(CT) exam, the NCT examination, and the Nuclear Medicine Advance Associate (NMAA) examination. The NMTCB PET case studies are 5 cases and about 2,107 words.
1High-Body-Mass Patient, High Singles, and a Proposed Repeat FDG Injection
An 82-year-old man weighing 152 kg (BMI 48) is scheduled for staging FDG PET/CT for newly diagnosed lung cancer. The department uses a 3D-mode scanner with a 20-cm axial field of view and a measured NECR peak at 12 kBq/mL.
527 words, about 3 min2Insulin Given Before FDG Injection in a Diabetic Patient With a Pancreatic Mass
A 64-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and a 3.2-cm pancreatic mass is referred for FDG PET/CT. She fasted for 6 hours, but her point-of-care blood glucose is 268 mg/dL.
418 words, about 2 min3Intense FDG Focus Adjacent to a Hip Prosthesis on CT Attenuation-Corrected PET
A 71-year-old man with a history of bilateral total hip arthroplasty and a 2.1-mm-thick cobalt-chromium femoral stem undergoes FDG PET/CT for staging of a newly diagnosed melanoma on the left calf. The PET/CT is performed with a low-dose CT for attenuation correction.
355 words, about 2 min4Sr-82 Breakthrough Above the Limit on a Rubidium-82 Generator
A hospital operates a Sr-82/Rb-82 generator for cardiac PET. The generator is 42 days old and has eluted 28 liters.
398 words, about 2 min5Symmetric Supraclavicular and Paravertebral Uptake in a Young Patient With Lymphoma
A 23-year-old woman with Hodgkin lymphoma undergoes interim FDG PET/CT in January. She fasted for 6 hours and rested in a cool waiting room for 50 minutes before injection.
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