American Board of Nuclear Medicine
| Founded | July 28, 1971 |
|---|---|
| 13-2690306 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Joanna Fair, M.D., Ph.D. | |
| George Segall, M.D. | |
| Revenue | $1,098,897 (2015) |
| Expenses | $925,158 (2015) |
| Website | www |
The American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) certifies physicians as specialists in the practice of nuclear medicine. Diplomates of the ABNM are called nuclear medicine physicians. The ABNM is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
Nuclear medicine procedures use the tracer principle, most often radioactive tracers called radiopharmaceuticals, to evaluate molecular, metabolic, physiologic, and pathologic conditions for diagnosis, therapy, and research. Nuclear medicine procedures are the major clinical applications of molecular imaging and molecular therapy.