A review describing the basic aspects, practical measurements and clinical applications of coronary endothelial function using myocardial perfusion PET in subjects with various coronary risk factors and published online in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology outlined the utility of PET in this population.

Both “half-time” and “half-dose” wide-beam reconstruction (WBR) software can provide myocardial perfusion SPECT quality superior to full-time ordered-subset expectation maximization (OSEM) software, with an associated decrease in scan acquisition time and patient radiation exposure, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

A lead barrier can reduce radiation dose to technologists by about two times during nuclear medicine procedures. lowering external radiation doses to technologists within permissible levels, according to a study published in this month’s Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.