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Work through a patient from referral to report. Each case shows the scans in the order you would see them and asks the question you would have to answer at that point, then explains the reasoning. All images are simulated.

System
Level

40 cases

Neck lumps and night sweats in a 26-year-old

Oncology · FDG · Beginner

Postcoital bleeding in a 44-year-old

Oncology · FDG · Beginner

Melanoma on combination immunotherapy

Oncology · FDG · Intermediate

Paraprotein and low back pain in a 62-year-old

Oncology · FDG · Intermediate

Right upper lobe mass in a 64-year-old smoker

Oncology · FDG · Advanced

Rising PSA two years after prostatectomy

Oncology · PSMA · Advanced

Thyrotoxicosis and a neck lump in a 34-year-old

Theranostics · Pertechnetate and ¹³¹I · Beginner

Flushing, diarrhoea and liver lesions

Theranostics · DOTATATE · Intermediate

Chest uptake after thyroid remnant ablation

Theranostics · ¹³¹I and FDG · Intermediate

Progressing prostate cancer after docetaxel

Theranostics · PSMA and FDG · Advanced

Slowness and falls in a 66-year-old taking risperidone

Neurology · ¹²³I-FP-CIT, ¹⁸F-FDG · Intermediate

Focal seizures despite three medicines in a 29-year-old

Neurology · ¹⁸F-FDG, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-HMPAO · Intermediate

Two years of forgetfulness in a 71-year-old teacher

Neurology · ¹⁸F-FDG, ¹⁸F-florbetapir · Advanced

Chest tightness walking uphill in a 63-year-old man

Cardiology · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-tetrofosmin · Beginner

Atypical chest pain in a 58-year-old man with a BMI of 36

Cardiology · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-tetrofosmin · Beginner

Breathlessness and a thick heart in a 79-year-old man

Cardiology · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-DPD · Intermediate

Complete heart block in a 46-year-old woman

Cardiology · ¹⁸F-FDG, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-tetrofosmin · Advanced

Central left lung tumour in a 67-year-old ex-smoker

Lung · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MAA · Beginner

Pleuritic pain after a long-haul flight in a 54-year-old

Lung · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MAA, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-Technegas · Intermediate

Breathlessness at 11 weeks of pregnancy

Lung · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MAA, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-Technegas · Intermediate

Buttock pain in a 78-year-old woman

Musculoskeletal · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MDP · Beginner

New bone foci after starting endocrine therapy

Musculoskeletal · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MDP · Intermediate

A painful hip replacement

Musculoskeletal · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MDP, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-HMPAO leucocytes, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-colloid · Intermediate

Thyrotoxicosis with a sore neck

Endocrine · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-pertechnetate · Beginner

Hypercalcaemia with a negative sestamibi scan

Endocrine · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-sestamibi, ¹⁸F-fluorocholine · Intermediate

Hypertension and an adrenal mass in a 31-year-old

Endocrine · ⁶⁸Ga-DOTATATE, ¹²³I-MIBG · Advanced

Rising calcitonin after thyroidectomy

Endocrine · ¹⁸F-FDOPA, ¹⁸F-FDG · Advanced

Fever and weight loss in a 71-year-old woman

Infection · ¹⁸F-FDG · Intermediate

Foot ulcer over a Charcot midfoot

Infection · ¹⁸F-FDG, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-HMPAO leucocytes, ⁹⁹ᵐTc-colloid · Intermediate

Fever seven weeks after valve surgery

Infection · ¹⁸F-FDG · Advanced

Antenatal hydronephrosis in a 3-month-old boy

Genitourinary · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MAG3 · Intermediate · Paediatric

Oliguria two days after a kidney transplant

Genitourinary · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MAG3 · Intermediate

Incidental 3-cm kidney mass in a 63-year-old man

Genitourinary · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-sestamibi · Advanced

Right upper quadrant pain and fever in a 47-year-old woman

Gastrointestinal · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-mebrofenin · Beginner

Nausea and early satiety in a woman with type 1 diabetes

Gastrointestinal · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-labelled solid meal · Beginner

Recurrent fresh rectal bleeding in a 79-year-old man

Gastrointestinal · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-labelled red blood cells · Intermediate

Febrile urinary infection in an 18-month-old girl

Paediatrics · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-DMSA · Beginner · Paediatric

Painless rectal bleeding in a 3-year-old boy

Paediatrics · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-pertechnetate · Beginner · Paediatric

Abdominal mass and limp in a 3-year-old girl

Paediatrics · ¹²³I-mIBG · Advanced · Paediatric

A 2-year-old who will not bear weight

Paediatrics · ⁹⁹ᵐTc-MDP · Advanced · Paediatric

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