The Scientific and Clinical Case for Reviewing Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Extravasation Long-Standing Assumptions

The Scientific and Clinical Case for Reviewing Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Extravasation Long-Standing Assumptions

Background: The patient benefit from a diagnostic nuclear medicine procedure far outweighs the associated radiation risk. This benefit/risk ratio assumes a properly administered radiopharmaceutical. However, a significant diagnostic radiopharmaceutical extravasation can confound the procedure in man...

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Main Authors: Dustin Osborne, Ronald Lattanze, Josh Knowland, Tonia E. Bryant, Iryna Barvi, Yitong Fu, Jackson W. Kiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
extravasation
infiltration
patient harm
adverse events
quality
dosimetry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.684157/full

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