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Published in final edited form as: J Nucl Med. 2015 Mar 5;56(4):642–645. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.155218

TABLE 1.

Initial and Continuing Competency Criteria for Credentialing Physicians for Independent Practice: PET/MR Imaging of Brain

Training/certification	Initial competency criteria		Continuing competency criteria
Training/certification	No. of supervised interpretations in past 36 mo	No. of didactic education hours in past 36 mo	No. of supervised interpretations in past 36 mo	No. of didactic education hours in past 36 mo
ABR-DR, ABR-DR-NR, ABR-DR with neuroradiology CAQ, ABNM, AOBR, RCPSC or Collège des Médecins du Québec certification, or board eligibility within 2 y of completing residency/fellowship	30 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET examinations; vendor-provided training for amyloid PET examinations if applicable	PET: 20 h; 3 h of vendor-provided education for amyloid PET if applicable	Direct participation in minimum of 40 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR imaging examinations, or 40 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET examinations plus 40 brain MR imaging examinations; 20 amyloid PET examinations if applicable	Minimum of 6 h of CME in brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR imaging, brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET, or brain MR imaging; 3 h of amyloid PET if applicable

	300 brain MR imaging examinations	MR imaging: 100 h

DR or NM residency accredited by ACGME, RCPSC, Collège des Médecins du Québec or AOA, without board certification and more than 2 y since completing residency/fellowship	50 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET examinations; vendor-provided training for amyloid PET examinations if applicable	PET: 50 h; 3 h of vendor-provided education for amyloid PET if applicable	Direct participation in minimum of 60 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR imaging examinations, or 60 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET plus 60 brain MR imaging examinations; 30 amyloid PET examinations if applicable	Minimum of 15 h of CME in brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR imaging, brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET, or brain MR imaging; 3 h of amyloid PET if applicable

	500 brain MR imaging examinations	MR imaging: 250 h

ABMS or Canadian-equivalent board certification in another medical specialty	100 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET examinations; vendor-provided training for amyloid PET examinations if applicable	PET: 500 h plus 200 h in radiation physics/instrumentation/radiochemistry/radiopharmacology/radiation dosimetry/radiation biology/radiation safety and protection/quality control/artifacts plus 1,000 h in clinical NM, including dosages, image evaluation, correlation with other imaging, interpretation; 3 h of vendor-provided education for amyloid PET if applicable	Direct participation in minimum of 100 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR imaging examinations, or 100 brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET plus 100 brain MR imaging examinations; 30 amyloid PET examinations if applicable	Minimum of 30 h of CME in brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET/MR imaging, brain ¹⁸F-FDG PET, or brain MR imaging; 3 h of amyloid PET if applicable

	750 brain MR imaging examinations	MR imaging: 500 h plus 200 h in MR imaging physics/instrumentation/chemistry/contrast agents/contrast use/imaging techniques/MR safety/quality control/artifacts/clinical application/interpretation

ABR-DR = American Board of Radiology–Diagnostic Radiology; ABR-DR-NR = American Board of Radiology–Diagnostic Radiology plus Nuclear Radiology; CAQ = Certificate of Added Qualification (ABR Subspecialty Certificate); ABNM = American Board of Nuclear Medicine; AOBR = American Osteopathic Board of Radiology; RCPSC = Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; NM = nuclear medicine; ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; AOA = American Osteopathic Association, ABMS = American Board of Medical Specialties; CME = continuing medical education.