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EANM procedure guideline for brain perfusion SPECT using 99mTc-labelled radiopharmaceuticals, version 2

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These guidelines summarize the current views of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine Neuroimaging Committee (ENC). The purpose of the guidelines is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners when making recommendations, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of brain perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) studies using 99mTc-labelled radiopharmaceuticals. The aim is to achieve a high quality standard for brain perfusion SPECT imaging, which will increase the diagnostic impact of this technique in clinical practice. The present document replaces a former version of the guideline published in 2001 which was inspired by the Society of Nuclear Medicine Procedure Guideline for Brain Perfusion SPECT [1], the views of the Society of Nuclear Medicine Brain Imaging Council [2], and the individual experience of experts in European countries. The guidelines are intended to present information specifically adapted to European practice. The information provided should be taken in the context of local conditions and regulations.

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Acknowledgments

The members of the ENC acknowledge the role of the following persons (in alphabetical order) for their contribution to the previous version of the guidelines: S. Asenbaum, M. Bardiés, A. Bischof Delaloye, A. Catafau, L. Friberg, C. Halldin, M. Nowak Lonsdale, L.S. Pilowsky, A. Pupi and M. Seppänen, as well as the EANM Dosimetry and Physics Committee.

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This guideline summarizes the views of the Neuroimaging Committee of the EANM and reflects recommendations for which the EANM cannot be held responsible. The recommendations should be taken in the context of good practice of nuclear medicine and do not substitute for national and international legal or regulatory provisions. The guidelines have been brought to the attention of the National Societies of Nuclear Medicine.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

    Özlem L. Kapucu

  2. Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, San Martino Hospital, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Flavio Nobili

  3. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Andrea Varrone

  4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jan Booij

  5. Nuclear Medicine Division, Université Catholique de Louvain, Mont-Godinne Medical Center, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    Thierry Vander Borght

  6. Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Kjell Någren

  7. Nuclear Medicine, Centre Antoine Lacassagne and University Hospital, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

    Jacques Darcourt

  8. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Municipal Hospital of Karlsruhe Inc., Karlsruhe, Germany

    Klaus Tatsch

  9. Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Koen J. Van Laere

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Kapucu, Ö.L., Nobili, F., Varrone, A. et al. EANM procedure guideline for brain perfusion SPECT using 99mTc-labelled radiopharmaceuticals, version 2. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36, 2093–2102 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1266-y

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