Bones Guidelines
The goal of this procedure standard is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending and performing bone scintigraphy and in interpreting and reporting the results. Combined SPECT/CT also provides both functional and structural anatomic information.
The radionuclide bone scan is the cornerstone of skeletal nuclear medicine imaging. The goal of these guidelines is to provide an educational tool designed to assist the nuclear medicine practitioner in appropriately recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of bone scintigraphy.