FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PAPER IV
Time 3 hours NM/D/17/24/IV
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two
answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Clinical applications of PET/MRI.
10
2. Nuclear Medicine techniques in a patient of fever of
unknown origin.
10
3. Amyloid Brain Imaging.
SPECT/CT Vs PET/CT in epilepsy.
5+5
4. List Ga-68 labeled radiopharmaceuticals. Describe one in
detail.
10
5. Contrast media used in PET/CT imaging their side
effects and management.
10
6. Imaging of Insulinoma with PET/CT.
FDG PET/CT in carcinoma of ovary.
5+5
7. Recent advances in PET/CT imaging in breast cancer
beyond FDG PET/CT.
10
8. PET/CT in infection and inflammation.
10
9. PET/CT based interventions in Nuclear Medicine.
10
10. Emergencies in Nuclear Medicine. 10