SNM Practice guideline for breast scintigraphy with breast-specific γ-cameras 1.0

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 219-224

  Goldsmith, Stanley J ^a   Parsons, Ward ^b   Guiberteau, Milton J ^c   Stern, Lillian H ^d   Lanzkowsky, Leora ^e   Weigert, Jean ^f   Heston, Thomas F ^g   Jones, Elizabeth ^h   Buscombe, Jonathan ⁱ   Stabin, Michael G ^j   Delbeke, Dominique ^j  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^c St Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Eisenhower Schnitzer/Novack Breast Center   (United States)

^f Mandell and Blau MDs PC   (United States)

^g Ctr for Fam Health and Prevention   (United States)

^h LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

BREAST CANCER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BREAST; CHILD; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY; SOCIETIES;

EID: 78651273350     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.110.082271     Document Type: Review

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