Estimation of ascitic fluid volume using 99Tcm labelled macroaggregated albumin.

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study was undertaken to evaluate the ablation rate after administration of 1.1 or 3.7 GBq of iodine- (¹³¹I) to patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) primarily treated by lobectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Enrolled were 136 consecutive patients affected by histologically proven ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Giovanella L,Piccardo A,Paone G,Foppiani L,Treglia G,Ceriani L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of deconvolution analysis involving the use of the z-transform has been developed. When compared to the matrix method, it is shown, under certain circumstances, to be identical. In order to study the validity of the method, simple mathematical models have been constructed. The curves obtained with the compute...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bererhi H

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the appearance of superficial tissue is often an unreliable indicator of deep tissue viability in cases of frostbite, radionuclide scintigraphy with 99Tcm-disodium oxidronate (HDP) was used to assess changes in tissue viability after experimental freezing and thawing of the rabbit ear. One shaved ear, left or ri...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Junila J,Torniainen P,Kaarela O,Kairaluoma MI,Waris T

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The indication for sentinel node biopsy (SNB) has not been fully established yet for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). AIM:To relate the conversion rate to invasive carcinoma with sentinel node positivity in high risk DCIS, and to refine the clinical presentation analysis in order to better sel...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fraile M,Gubern JM,Rull M,Julián FJ,Serra C,Llatjós M,Culell P,Puig P,Solà M,Vallejos V,Mariscal A,Janer J,Deulofeu P,Fusté F

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suggestion by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to more than triple the number of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) procedures carried out by the NHS each year is a challenge both in terms of numbers of gamma cameras available to carry out the scans and qualified staff to supervise stress...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jones I,Latus K,Bartle L,Gardner M,Parkin V,Guideline Development and Writing Group, British Nuclear Medicine Society and British Nuclear Cardiac Society.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to investigate the combined effects of serum lipids, BMI, and fatty liver on the liver uptake of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG). METHODS:A total of 676 individuals were retrospectively studied. The mean standardized uptake value (SUV) was used to quantify liver (18)F-FDG...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Liu G,Li Y,Hu P,Cheng D,Shi H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As PET has become a standard of treatment in patients with cancer, publications of oncologic PET have grown sharply. We aimed to organize the data of meta-analyses of oncologic PET and assess the quality of studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The inclusion criteria were studies that meta-analyzed to combine the ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Pak K,Shin S,Kim SJ,Kim K,Seo Y,Kim SJ,Kim IJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between the prognosis and glucose transporter-1 (Glut-1) expression or fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake using partial volume correction and dual-point imaging in surgically resected nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. METHODS:Our patient population consisted of 10...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kaida H,Azuma K,Kawahara A,Takamori S,Akiba J,Fujimoto K,Ishii K,Ishibashi M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical considerations of using dual isotope brain SPECT imaging to monitor blood flow changes during cognitive activation studies were investigated. These factors included field uniformity, spatial resolution and crosstalk. Serial dual isotope single photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) studies of a test...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Madsen MT,O'Leary DS,Andreasen NC,Kirchner PT

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated dopamine transporter blockade in the rat striatum after treatment with various doses of methylphenidate using a high-resolution small animal SPECT ('TierSPECT') and I-FP-CIT. METHODS:I-FP-CIT was administered intravenously 1 h after intraperitoneal injection of methylphenidate (3 mg.k...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nikolaus S,Antke C,Beu M,Kley K,Larisch R,Wirrwar A,Müller HW

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential of (99m)Tc-pamidronate ((99m)Tc-APD) against (99m)Tc-medronate ((99m)Tc-MDP) as a new bone-seeking agent using intact bone and fractured femur in a rat model. METHODS:(99m)Tc-APD was prepared by the stannous reduction method. Scintigraphic images were obtained at 2 h and 24 h after ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kumar V,Kumar D,Howman-Giles RB,Little DG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioactive tracer techniques using 131I- and 125I-insulin have been applied to study insulin metabolism. A simple method to label human insulin with 123I to a high specific activity is described. We have used this radiotracer to study insulin kinetics in vivo in normal subjects and in two groups of diabetic patients....

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sinclair AJ,Signore A,Bomanji J,Britton KE,Pozzilli P,Gale EA

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the accuracy of different interpretative approaches and to evaluate the management implications of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in cutaneous malignant melanoma. METHODS:We retrospectively identified 60 consecutive patients who underwent 76 PET/...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Falk MS,Truitt AK,Coakley FV,Kashani-Sabet M,Hawkins RA,Franc B

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of radionuclide therapies presents significant radiation protection challenges. The aim of this work was to develop a delivery system for intravenous radioisotope therapies to substantially moderate radiation exposures to staff and operators. A novel device (InfuShield) was designed and tested befor...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Rushforth DP,Pratt BE,Chittenden SJ,Murray IS,Causer L,Grey MJ,Gear JI,Du Y,Flux GD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thallium-201 (201Tl) stress-redistribution/reinjection imaging provides a reliable diagnostic approach in patients evaluated for myocardial ischaemia. Immediate reinjection of 201Tl after completing the stress images followed by imaging 1 h later shortens the investigation time to 2.5 h and may provide a novel approac...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： van Eck-Smit BL,van der Wall EE,Zwinderman AH,Pauwels EK

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of bone marrow scintigraphy using 99Tcm-nanocolloid, conventional bone scintigraphy and bone marrow biopsy were performed in 35 patients with histologically proven small cell carcinoma of the lung to determine whether bone marrow scintigraphy has a role in the early detection of bone marrow metasta...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Li DJ,Maughan TS,Miles KA,Wraight EP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual gating is a method of dividing the data of a cardiac PET scan into smaller bins according to the respiratory motion and the ECG of the patient. It reduces the undesirable motion artefacts in images, but produces several images for interpretation and decreases the quality of single images. By using motio...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Klén R,Noponen T,Koikkalainen J,Lötjönen J,Thielemans K,Hoppela E,Sipilä H,Teräs M,Knuuti J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the cerebral amyloid distribution in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), assessed by carbon-11-Pittsburgh compound B (C-PIB) PET/CT, after 5 years of follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ten amnestic MCI (A-MCI) and four nonamnestic (NA-MCI) patients were studied b...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jiménez-Bonilla JF,Quirce R,De Arcocha-Torres M,Martínez-Rodríguez I,Martínez-Amador N,Sánchez-Salmón A,De la Fuente-Gómez F,Rodríguez E,Sánchez-Juan P,Banzo I

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During measurements of the extrinsic spatial resolution of a gamma camera, it was noted that there was a variation with the position in the field of view. The problem was traced to the collimator, and this was confirmed by inspection of the parallel hole structure. Removal of the cover showed that the lead foil honeyc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Harris AM,Ward RJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In busy nuclear medicine departments, the F+0 protocol for diuretic renography is routinely used to shorten the acquisition time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the F+0 protocol on the split renal function (SRF) during a dynamic renal scan using technetium-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetic ac...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kandeel AA,Elhossainy SA,Elsayed ND

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed in vitro aggregation and indium-111 labeled platelet kinetic and biodistribution studies in seven patients with diabetes mellitus and in five control subjects. All subjects were male. All diabetic patients were poorly controlled at the time of study with blood glucose greater than 140 mg % and hemoglobin ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Luikens B,Forstrom LA,Johnson T,Johnson G

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between lymph node (LN) size and localization and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) uptake in patients with prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between February 2015 and February 2017, a total of 178 patients diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma by gallium-68 PSMA ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sönmezer B,Acar E,Erkoyun E,Capa Kaya G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alveolar permeability (AP) in 21 patients with active diffuse infiltrative lung disease (ILD) was measured by 99Tcm-diethylenetriaminapentaacetate (DTPA) radioaerosol inhalation lung scintigraphy. The degree of AP damage in ILD was presented as the slope (% min-1) of the time-activity curve from the dynamic lung i...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kao CH,Lin HT,Yu SL,Wang SJ,Yeh SH

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described for the quantification of the three-dimensional distribution of 131I radiopharmaceuticals using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). A theoretical discussion of the problems of scatter and septal penetration in 131I SPECT is presented. The correction of these effects using the g...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fleming JS,Alaamer AA,Perring S

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the efficacy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)-PET for predicting overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in oesophageal cancer patients after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and prognostic importance of metabolic response detected by post-treatment PET at ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Onal C,Torun N,Guler OC,Yildirim BA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare six methods of measuring the left ventricular (LV) transient ischaemic dilation (TID) ratio during stress-rest myocardial perfusion single-photon emission tomography (SPET). The TID ratio was defined as the mean LV short-axis area at stress divided by the mean LV area of simila...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Peace RA,McKiddie FI,Staff RT,Gemmell HG

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to show the viability and performance of a shape-based pattern recognition technique applied to I-N-omega-fluoropropyl-2-beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane single-photon emission computed tomography (FP-CIT SPECT) in patients with parkinsonism. METHODS:A fully autom...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Staff RT,Ahearn TS,Wilson K,Counsell CE,Taylor K,Caslake R,Davidson JE,Gemmell HG,Murray AD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (g-MPS) provides functional information on the left ventricle (LV) apart from the perfusion status. Computer algorithm-based LV ejection fraction (EF) calculated from resting g-MPS has been found to be reliable in patients with normal perfusion. However, its role in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Harisankar CN,Mittal BR,Kamaleshwaran KK,Parmar M,Bhattacharya A,Singh B,Mahajan R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Increasing evidence, primarily from animal studies and patients with compromised neurotransmitter systems, indicates a possibly important role for dopamine in modulating sleep. We therefore conducted this study to explore the relation between sleep and dopamine in healthy adults. METHODS:We used the Pittsburgh...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lee BF,Chiu NT,Kuang Yang Y,Lin Chu C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two ligands viz. tert-butyl dithiocarbamate (TBDTC) and methoxyisobutyl dithiocarbamate (MIBDTC), which are analogous to the tert-butyl isonitrile (TBI) and sestamibi (MIBI) ligands, were synthesized and labelled with the [99mTcN] core to evaluate their potential as myocardial agents. As these complexes have ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mathur A,Mallia MB,Subramanian S,Banerjee S,Kothari K,Dhotare B,Sarma HD,Venkatesh M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00