Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32837866›Full record

ReviewCurrent pulmonology reports2020

Current Applications for Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Pulmonary Disease.

Joanna E Kusmirek, Josiah D Magnusson, Scott B Perlman

Open access · bronzeAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Current pulmonology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lung perfusion imaging in nuclear medicine withEJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry · 2026
    Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry · 2023
    Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Review
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joanna E KusmirekRadiology Department, Section of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8411-0949
Josiah D MagnussonRadiology Department, Section of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 USA.
Scott B PerlmanRadiology Department, Section of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 USA.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe main goal of the article is to familiarize the reader with commonly and uncommonly used nuclear medicine procedures that can significantly contribute to improved patient care. The article presents examples of specific modality utilization in the chest including assessment of lung ventilation and perfusion, imaging options for broad range of infectious and inflammatory processes, and selected aspects of oncologic imaging. In addition, rapidly developing new techniques utilizing molecular imaging are discussed. RECENT

findingsThe article describes nuclear medicine imaging modalities including gamma camera, SPECT, PET, and hybrid imaging (SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MR) in the context of established and emerging clinical applications. Areas of potential future development in nuclear medicine are discussed with emphasis on molecular imaging and implementation of new targeted tracers used in diagnostics and therapeutics (theranostics). SUMMARY: Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging provide many unique and novel options for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases. This article reviews current applications for nuclear medicine and molecular imaging and selected future applications for radiopharmaceuticals and targeted molecular imaging techniques.

Indexed as

Chest infection imagingLung scintigraphyPET/CT in lungsPET/MR in lungsSPECT/CT in lungsVQ scan

Identifiers

PMID32837866
PMCPMC7374080
OpenAlexW3044191904

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.