NUCLEAR MEDICINE MUSCULOSKELETAL ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING IS A VALUABLE TOOL IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM DISORDERS AND PATHOLOGY. IT IS COMMONLY UTILIZED TO DIAGNOSE SOFT TISSUE AND BONY INFECTIONS, NEOPLASMS, AND TRAUMATIC INJURY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MODALITIES AND INTERPRETATION OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING IN THE EVALUATION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE USE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING.