There has been significant recent interest in understanding both the frequency of nuclear
medicine injection infiltration and the potential for negative impact, including skin injury …

DISCUSSION We find that most of the criticisms leveled are unfounded and based on what
we see as fundamental misconceptions regarding injection anatomy and physiology …

On May 25, 2023, the Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) published an article ahead-ofprint
entitled “Multicenter Evaluation of Frequency and Impact of Activity Infiltration in PET …

To develop a practical means of auditing the procedures and to optimize the administered
radionuclide activity, patient surface radiation doses following the administration of 18 FDG …

Purpose To dynamically detect and characterize 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) dose
infiltrations and evaluate their effects on positron emission tomography (PET) standardized …

Introduction Extravasation or partial extravasation of the positron emission tomography
(PET) tracer negatively effects image quality in PET and the accuracy of the standard uptake …

Extravasation or partial extravasation of the radiopharmaceutical dose in PET can
undermine SUV and image quality. A topical sensor has been validated using several …

Positron emission tomography (PET), with 511‐keV radiation and long patient‐uptake times,
presents unique radiation safety concerns. This two‐part study considers aspects of PET …

In this work an experimental investigation was carried out to study the effect that positron
range has over positron emission tomography (PET) scans through measurements of the …

With the increased interest in new PET tracers, gene-targeted therapy, immunoPET, and
theranostics, other radioisotopes will be increasingly used in clinical PET scanners, in …