Normal biodistribution of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

This book primarily focuses on ancillary information in the interpretation of nuclear medicine studies. Before learning about abnormalities along with various pitfalls and artifacts in a nuclear medicine study, however, one ought to be familiar with the normal biodistribution of different radiopharmaceuticals. This chapter highlights the expected normal biodistributions of various routinely used radiopharmaceuticals. Detailed pharmacokinetic and metabolic aspects of radiopharmaceuticals have not been presented, as they are discussed in the following chapters. In a few instances, scintiphotographs illustrating normal biodistribution have been included. Familiarity with the material in this chapter should provide better understanding and appreciation of the contents of later chapters