Fasting and Warming Prior to Molecular Breast Imaging in Clinical Practice Environment

Conclusions:Our results showed a high compliance rate with fasting and warming instructions, however, findings suggest that a 3-hour fast and warming of the upper torso, does not result in significant improvements in image count density in the clinical environment. These findings are in contrast to count density improvements observed in a controlled research study as a function of fasting or warming, where serial examinations were assessed within the same patient. A limitation of the current analysis conducted in clinical practice is that fasting status is patient-reported and time spent warming is patient-directed, which may result in higher variability in fasting and warming protocol. Additional research using a larger sample size is needed to confirm these findings and determine if count density from fasting and warming can be replicated in the clinical setting.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Tags: TS17: Student Tech Papers I Source Type: research