Abstract
A number of 99Mo shortages in Australia in 2018 and 2019 drove lobbying for substitution of some PET procedures as equivalent for the same Medicare rebate/reimbursement approved for general nuclear medicine. Approval of 18F NaF bone PET as a substitute for bone scans in all pathologies had the largest impact with respect to patient numbers and relieving 99m Tc utilisation. This review provides a case-based insight into the initial experience of using 18F NaF PET bone scanning as a substitute for 99m Tc based bone scanning on a gamma camera; highlighting application in a variety of pathologies.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1000409 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |