Thai Guideline for Nuclear Medicine Investigations of Neurocognitive Disorders: Nuclear Medicine Society of Thailand, the Neurological Society of Thailand, and Thai Medical Physicist Society Collaboration
Tawika Kaewchur,
Tanyaluck Thientunyakit,
Wichana Chamroonrat,
Benjapa Khiewvan,
Peerapon Kiatkittikul,
Nantaporn Wongsurawat,
Chanisa Chotipanich,
Yuttachai Likitjaroen,
Vorapun Senanarong,
Panya Pasawang,
Tanawat Sontrapornpol,
Nucharee Poon-iad,
Sasithorn Amnuaywattakorn,
Supatporn Tepmongkol
Affiliations
Tawika Kaewchur
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Tanyaluck Thientunyakit
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Wichana Chamroonrat
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Benjapa Khiewvan
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Peerapon Kiatkittikul
National Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Nantaporn Wongsurawat
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Chanisa Chotipanich
National Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Yuttachai Likitjaroen
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Vorapun Senanarong
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Panya Pasawang
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Tanawat Sontrapornpol
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Nucharee Poon-iad
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Sasithorn Amnuaywattakorn
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Supatporn Tepmongkol
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Nuclear medicine investigations play a significant role in diagnosing dementia, mainly using imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). By providing functional and molecular data via brain imaging, nuclear medicine investigations offer valuable insights that complement clinical evaluations and structural imaging in the early detection, diagnosis, and differentiation of various types of dementia, leading to more accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment planning. Therefore, the Nuclear Medicine Society of Thailand, the Neurological Society of Thailand, and the Thai Medical Physicist Society have collaborated to establish these practical nuclear medicine investigation guidelines aiming to (1) identify the role of nuclear medicine studies in patients with neurocognitive disorders; (2) assist referrers in requesting the most appropriate procedure for diagnosis of each type of neurocognitive disorders; and (3) identify scientific evidence that is useful to assisting nuclear medicine professionals in recommending, performing, interpreting, and reporting the results of nuclear medicine investigations in patients with neurocognitive disorders.
