DICOM PS3.3 2018a - Information Object Definitions

A.5 Nuclear Medicine Image IOD
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## A.5 Nuclear Medicine Image IOD

### A.5.1 NM Image IOD Description

The Nuclear Medicine (NM) Image Information Object Definition (IOD) specifies an image that has been created by a nuclear medicine imaging device. This includes data created by external detection devices that create images of the distribution of administered radioactive materials in the body. Depending on the specific radio pharmaceutical administered and the particular imaging procedure performed, problems involving changes in metabolism, function, or physiology can be investigated and various regional pathologies can be studied.

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DICOM PS3.3 2018a - Information Object Definitions