Development of a Comprehensive Software Application for Calculations in Nuclear Medicine and Radiopharmacy

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Antonio García Mendoza¹  Jesús Luis Gómez Perales¹ 

关键词: nuclear medicine software;    radiopharmacy software;    pediatric dosage of radiopharmaceuticals;    ^99mTc generator;    red cell volume;    plasma volume;    red cell kinetic;    platelet kinetic;    renal plasma flow;    glomerular filtration rate;   

DOI  :  10.2967/jnmt.110.075333

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Society of Nuclear Medicine

【 摘 要 】

In the daily practice of in-hospital or centralized radiopharmacies, there is a need to perform reliable numeric calculations. Furthermore, several nuclear medicine diagnostic tests also involve carrying out calculations. In both cases, these calculations are sometimes complex or tedious and prone to error. We report the development of a computer software program that performs a comprehensive range of calculations required in radiopharmacy and nuclear medicine diagnostic tests. Methods: This software was developed and compiled in the Visual Basic programming language using algorithms and methods reflected in the scientific literature. Results: We developed 2 versions of the software program, which we call Nucleolab. It automatically performs calculations relating to radiopharmacy practice as well as 9 diagnostic nuclear medicine tests. The 0.1 version performs all these calculations, and the 1.2 version also has a database that enables the user to save and recover diagnostic test results and issue custom reports. The software can be downloaded at www.radiofarmacia.org/nucleolab-english.Conclusion: To our knowledge, ours is the first attempt to develop a comprehensive software application that facilitates calculations in nuclear medicine and radiopharmacy, reducing errors and improving efficiency and accuracy.

【 授权许可】

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