Nuclear Medicine

This course aims to contextualize the student to the principal activities performed in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine workflow. Also, it delivers a solid conceptual ground to apply in the daily practice. Ideal target population: Technicians, technologists, technic proffesionals. Potential target population: Health proffesionals, health students.

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1. Which exam is the most common in diagnostic nuclear medicine?

   Bone scintigraphy (30% - 40% of all diagnostic procedures)

2. How should a nuclear medicine practice guideline be interpreted by the health proffesional?

   It is a summary of the current evidence in order to perform and obtain a good nuclear medicine exam. Nonetheless, it does not assure that the practice guideline will always fit every single patient. For this reason, It is important that each individual protocol is evaluated by a medical proffesional, considering the health history of the patient.