Procedure Standard for Bone Scintigraphy

Expiry Date
: 18/12/2023
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
Rating
: 4/4

Procedure standard to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in performing bone scintigraphy and in interpreting the results.

Keywords: Bone Scintigraphy; Nuclear Medicine Imaging Procedures; Benign and Malignant Osseous Abnormalities; Radionuclide Bone Scans.

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article is to update the knowledge of practitioners on the Procedure Standard for Bone Scintigraphy.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. Four types of bone scintigraphy;
  2. Reported bone scintigraphy findings;
  3. Bone scintigraphy combined SPECT/CT;
  4. Limitations/advantages of conventional bone scintigraphy; 
  5. 99mTc-labeled radiopharmaceuticals from the bisphosphonate family; and the 
  6. Bone scintigraphy protocol/image acquisition and processing.

          Instructions for this Module

          • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
          • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
          • The pass grade is 70%;
          • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
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