Detection of bilateral multifocal breast cancer using Tc-99m sestamibi imaging. The role of delayed imaging.

abstract：:Melorheostosis is a rare but benign disorder characterized by asymmetric osteosclerotic dysplasia. Radiographic appearances are characteristic and described as "melting wax flowing down a candle." This disorder may involve more than one bone contiguously across the joints following a sclerotomal distribution. It is of...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sonoda LI,Halim MY,Balan KK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fully automated synthesis of 11C-labeled 2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-fluorophenyl)tropane (11C CFT) as a dopamine transporter positron emission tomography (PET) tracer is performed with Sep-Pak purification, which cannot separate 11C CFT from nor-β-CFT and will result in the residual precursor nor-β-CFT in the final ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Huang T,Wang H,Tang G,Liang X,Shi X,Zhang X

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of right ventricular aneurysm due to coronary artery disease in a 69-year-old male with no prior history of surgery or chest trauma is reported. The presence of the aneurysm was diagnosed by gated radionuclide angiography and confirmed by contrast angiography. This is the first description of an isolated right ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shaffer PB,Bashore TM,Noto AM,Diblasio G,Olsen JO,Schall SF

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai-Dorfman disease (sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy) is a rare systemic histiocytic disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the accumulation of enlarged non-Langerhans histiocytes within lymph nodes and extranodal sites. The histiocytes display characteristic emperipolesis (nondestructive eng...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pucar D,Laskin WB,Saperstein L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman was referred for imaging studies after presentation for palpitations and a palpable thyroid nodule. The patient underwent a dual-phase single-agent Tc-99m sestamibi scan followed later by a thyroid ultrasound at an outside hospital. The Tc-99m sestamibi scan showed a marked focus of activity separa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Prasad B,Fleming RM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget bone disease is a chronic benign bone disease characterized by excessive and abnormal bone remodeling. The scintigraphic and bone SPECT/CT hybrid imaging appearances of the affected bone(s) depend on the stage of the disease. We report the case of a patient newly diagnosed with prostate cancer who was found to h...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Engur CO,Turoglu HT,Ozguven S,Tanidir Y,Erdil TY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpretation of F-FDG PET/CT studies in breast is challenging owing to nonspecific FDG uptake in various benign and malignant conditions. Benign conditions include breast changes in pregnancy and lactation, gynecomastia, mastitis, fat necrosis, fibroadenoma, intraductal papilloma, and atypical ductal hyperplasia. Am...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Wang Y,Lu J,Zuo C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed in a 26-year-old man with a known alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma for staging. The PET/CT scan showed abnormally increased FDG activity involving almost all bones in the imaged regions. In contrast, 99mTc-MDP whole-body bone scan demonstrated only very limited bone metastases. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yang J,Zhen L,Zhuang H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and ankle edema. Constrictive pericarditis with an unexplained mass surrounding the heart was diagnosed by ultrasound. Accordingly, F-FDG PET/CT was performed. Multiple PET-positive noduli and irregular tissue were located in the pericardium, with pleural fluid pres...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edel JP,Balink H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic pulmonary calcification (MPC) characterized by diffuse calcium deposition in the lungs is known to occur in patients with chronic renal failure. However, MPC with pulmonary artery calcification is uncommon and has only been detected in a few patients with severe disorders. A 48-year-old man with chronic ren...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cherng SC,Cheng CY,Chen CY,Hsu HH,Chu P

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the significance of increased perfusion associated with some hepatic hemangiomata during radionuclide blood volume imaging. METHODS:Immediate dynamic planar projections and delayed SPECT imaging of a hepatic lesion were obtained after the administration of Tc-99m-labeled RBC. Scintigraphic data ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dwamena BA,Belcher KK,Dasika N,Frey KA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to evaluate the treatment response in patients with recurrent colorectal cancer (CRC) using FDG PET/CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:a total of 32 recurrent CRC patients (21 males, 11 females; mean age, 52.8 years) were included in this retrospective study. All patients underwent a baseline and follow-up FDG PET/CT scans...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shamim SA,Kumar R,Shandal V,Halanaik D,Kumar G,Bal CS,Malhotra A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) has a spectrum of malignant fibroblastic lesions with variably myxoid stroma and pleomorphism. A 67-year-old man with a bulky mass on his chest wall was diagnosed with MFS. He underwent F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography for detection of metastasis. FD...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ito K,Masuda-Miyata Y,Wada S,Morooka M,Yamasawa K,Hashimoto M,Kubota K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In-111 WBC scintigraphy in a woman with relapsed acute lymphoid leukemia demonstrated normal uptake of white blood cells by the liver and spleen, but virtually absent bone marrow activity. Tc-99m SC imaging confirmed normal marrow function and distribution. A bone marrow biopsy revealed mildly hypocellular, regenerati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Achong DM,Oates E

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the utility of molecular imaging with F-FDG and Ga-DOTANOC PET for treatment response assessment in a case of metastatic medulloblastoma. F-FDG and Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT revealed extensive metastases to bone and bone marrow. Patient subsequently had an excellent response to systemic chemotherapy which was evid...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： ArunRaj ST,Kumar A,Kp H,Mohan N,Gupta S,Tripathi M,Bal C

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies. Often, patients present with inoperable and advanced disease. Selective internal radionuclide therapy offers prolonged survival and improved quality of life by delivering high radiation dose to the tumor with minimal complications. We report 2 inop...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shukla J,Kalra N,Kumar R,Bhusari P,Chhabra A,Parmar M,Vatsa R,Singh H,Duseja A,Mittal BR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTA-1-NaI3-octreotide (DOTA-NOC) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), often found primarily in the pancreas. However, physiologic uptake of DOTA-NOC has been described in the uncinate process of the pancreas. We ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Krausz Y,Rubinstein R,Appelbaum L,Mishani E,Orevi M,Fraenkel M,Tshori S,Glaser B,Bocher M,Salmon A,Chisin R,Gross DJ,Freedman N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case is described in which in spite of clinical, scintigraphic and histologic findings strongly supportive of a diagnosis of "hyperacute rejection," recovery of renal function occurred. These findings are in contrast to the current literature in which it is generally accepted that a renal allograft showing ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sacks GA,Sandler MP,Partain CL

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acetabular labral tears are an increasingly recognized cause of hip pain in young adults with hip dysplasia and older patients with degenerative disease of the hips. METHODS:The authors analyzed retrospectively bone scintigraphy in 27 patients with acetabular labral tears diagnosed by MRI/arthroscopy. Analy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bruce W,Van Der Wall H,Storey G,Loneragan R,Pitsis G,Kannangara S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a hereditary microangiopathy caused by mutations in the Notch3 gene located on chromosome 19, leading to 4 cardinal features with aura, cerebrovascular ischemic events, mood disturbances, and dementia. Acetazolamide...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Park SA,Yang CY,Choi SS,Kim WH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylous reflux is described as the backflow of chyle through the varicose lymphatics with incompetent lymph valves and leakage of the lymph. The valves in the dilated, varicose, tortuous lymph vessels become incompetent, and as a result, the lymph blended with chyle, reflux into the lower limbs or the genitalia. Reflu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kazemzadeh GH,Sadeghi R,Ebrahimi E,Rad MA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress fractures are a common injury in long-distance runners, and typically involve the lower extremities. Although relatively rare, pubic ramus stress fractures also occur, primarily in female runners. Bone imaging visualized a pubic stress fracture and a tibial stress fracture in a female long-distance runner with ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Thorne DA,Datz FL

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man, who had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the neck and just finished 4 cycles of chemotherapy, presented to our department to evaluate the status of the disease. FDG PET/CT revealed a focally increased activity in the right lobe of the liver. However, pathological examination showed hepatocyte hydrop...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhao M,Zhang W

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the published literature to assess the role (indications, advantages, and limitations) of SPECT/CT for the detection of sentinel lymph node (SLN) in breast cancer. METHODS:The authors searched PubMed for published literature in English addressing this...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vercellino L,Ohnona J,Groheux D,Slama A,Colletti PM,Chondrogiannis S,Merlet P,Toubert ME,Rubello D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a large plasma-cell granuloma of the left upper lobe in a 5-year-old girl is presented. Uptake of Tc-99m MDP by the soft tissue mass was demonstrated with bone imaging. Plasma cell granuloma should be included in the gamut of extraosseous uptake of bone-seeking radionuclide in the pediatric chest. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wells RG,Sty JR

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid is rare. We present FDG PET/CT findings on 2 male patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid. Elevated FDG activity was visualized on primary thyroid tumor and metastatic lesions on both patients. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cai L,Chen Y,Huang Z,Wu J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of congenital and acquired etiologies can give rise to the radiographic finding of a unilateral hyperlucent lung. An unusual case of congenital lobar emphysema diagnosed in a young adult following the initial discovery of a hyperexpanded, hyperlucent lung is reported. Although subsequent bronchoscopy and rad...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wegener WA,Velchik MG

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient complaining of headaches and bone pain at multiple sites had Tc-99m MDP scintigraphy performed for possible bone trauma after a motor vehicle accident. Bone imaging revealed a small focal increase in tracer uptake in the area of the laryngeal cartilage. There was some reluctance to place a label on this abno...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Steuart RD,Morrison RT

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43-year-old woman presented with numbness of the left hand and leg for 4 weeks. MRI of the spinal cord revealed an intramedullary lesion with central nodular enhancement at the C3 level. Primary tumor or metastasis of the cervical spinal cord was suspected. FDG PET/CT showed focal hypermetabolism of the spinal cord ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu Q,Liu M,Bai Y,Dong A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the accuracy of three camera-assisted methods for the measurement of Tc-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) clearance. MATERIALS AND METHODS:MAG3 renal scintigraphy was performed in 21 adults with different degrees of renal function. Posterior views were obtained that included the heart and the kidn...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bocher M,Shrem Y,Tappiser A,Klein M,Schechter D,Taylor A Jr,Chisin R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00