Key Journals for PET

Introduces journals that publish PET research and clinical guidance such as Journal of Nuclear Medicine JNM, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging EJNMMI, and Journal of Nuclear Cardiology; explains article types including tracer development, quantification studies, and clinical outcome research.

How to Read PET Research

A checklist for appraising PET studies: note tracer and synthesis method, administered activity and uptake time, scanner model and reconstruction, quantitative metrics reported (SUV, %ID), and clinical endpoints and limitations.

Using Articles for Projects

Advice on extracting methods, administered activity tables, and harmonization approaches from papers to support protocol proposals, PET/CT harmonization projects, and departmental quality improvement.