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abstract：PURPOSE:Respiratory gated perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was applied to reduce respiratory lung motion effects and to reliably assess perfusion impairment in various lung diseases. METHODS:After injection of 259 MBq of 99mTc macroaggretated albumin (99mTc-MAA), gating was performed using ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Suga K,Kawakami Y,Zaki M,Yamashita T,Matsumoto T,Matsunaga N

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Computed tomography (CT) automatic exposure control (AEC) systems are now used in all modern PET-CT scanners. A collaborative study was undertaken to compare AEC techniques of the three major PET-CT manufacturers for fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose half-body oncology imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An audit o...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Iball GR,Tout D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiolabeled sucralfate has been utilized by several investigators to evaluate peptic ulcer, active inflammatory bowel disease, esophageal ulcer, and gastric cancer. A review of the available literature indicates that radiolabeled sucralfate has been used to evaluate peptic ulcer and active inflammatory bowel diseases...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Vasquez TE,Pretorius HT,Greenspan G

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Easy large-scale production, easy availability, cost-effectiveness, long half-life, and favorable radiation characteristics have made lutetium-177 (Lu) a preferred radionuclide for use in therapy. Lutetium-177-labeled stannous (Lu-Sn) colloid particles were formulated for application in radiosynovectomy, foll...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Arora G,Singh M,Jha P,Tripathy S,Bal C,Mukherjee A,Shamim SA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to assess the degree and location of the reparative process in early osteonecrosis of the femoral head on the basis of single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) with technetium-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was ap...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Motomura G,Yamamoto T,Abe K,Nakashima Y,Ohishi M,Hamai S,Doi T,Honda H,Iwamoto Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess ablation outcome after a second ablation dose and compare the ablation rate after low and high reablation doses of iodine-131 ((131)I) after failure of the first ablation with 3700 MBq. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 81 patients with papillary thyroid cancer; they faile...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： M El-Refaei S,W Yassin S,Salman K,Al Munshy T,Al-Ezzi M,M Al-Sayed Y,Abd Elkareem Husseni M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to undertake an audit of the quantitative characteristics of single photon emission computed tomography software using projection data from an analytically generated software phantom and a measured line source. The phantom consisted of three structures. A uniformly filled cylinder, a seri...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jarritt PH,Whalley DR,Skrypniuk JV,Houston AS,Fleming JS,Cosgriff PS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare visual interpretation of inflammation detected by leukocyte scintigraphy with that of different computer-aided quantification methods, 34 patients (25 with ulcerative colitis and 9 with endoscopically verified non-inflamed colonic mucosa), were investigated using 99Tcm-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxim...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Almer S,Peters AM,Ekberg S,Franzén L,Granerus G,Ström M

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The value of gated single-photon emission computed tomography technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (gated SPECT (99m)Tc-MIBI) in children is not yet established probably because gated SPECT (99m)Tc-MIBI has rarely been used in pediatric clinical and research studies. The purpose of this study was to eval...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sobic-Saranovic DP,Pavlovic SV,Jovanovic IV,Stefanovic ID,Artiko VM,Djukic MM,Obradovic VB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A mismatch between thallium-201 ((201)Tl) and iodine-123 ((123)I)-beta-methyl iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) dual single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) reflects a dysfunctional but viable myocardium, such as stunned or hibernating myocardium, in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fujita K,Kasama S,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m-galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) is a radiopharmaceutical that binds to asialoglycoprotein receptors in the hepatocyte membrane; the level of 99mTc-GSA accumulation in the liver correlates well with the parameters of hepatic function tests. We hypothesized that the early blood kinetics of 99mT...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sugai Y,Komatani A,Hosoya T,Takahashi K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart uptake and clearance of 123I-15-(p-iodophenyl)-3(R,S)-methyl- pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) by whole-body scintigraphy in relation to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was evaluated in 34 patients with ischaemic heart disease. At 45 and 210 min after injection, anterior whole-body images were obtained. In e...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Matsunari I,Saga T,Taki J,Akashi Y,Wakasugi T,Hirai JI,Aoyama T,Matoba M,Nishikawa T,Ichiyanagi K

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to demonstrate that radionuclide sentinel node detection can be applied to patients with non-palpable breast cancer. One hundred and ten consecutive women with unilateral breast cancer were studied. Group 1 was made up of 80 patients with palpable breast cancer (mean age, 58 years) and group ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fernandez A,Escobedo A,Benito E,Azpeitia D,Guma A,Prieto L,Moreno A,Martin-Comin J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An accurate evaluation of the absorbed dose to the bladder wall from 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) is clinically important because the bladder is considered as a critical organ in most positron emission tomography (PET) studies that cumulate about 20% of the total activity injection during image procedures. ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Wu TH,Liu RS,Dong SL,Chung YW,Chou KL,Lee JS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Human serum albumin (HSA), which has 58 Lys residues, one Cys residue, and indocyanine green (ICG) adsorption sites, can be used as a multifunctional platform for the development of hybrid imaging probes. In this study, we prepared 64Cu-labeled mannose-conjugated HSA with and without ICG ([64Cu]1-ICG and [64C...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kang CM,An GI,Choe YS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone scintigraphy has been shown to be sensitive in determining bone involvement in patients with malignancy, but it does not allow the assessment of bone marrow lesions in early disease. The aim of this study was to detect bone marrow invasion using 99Tcm-labelled monoclonal antigranulocyte antibody (AgMoAb) in patie...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kiraç S,Duman Y,Cüreklibatur I,Yüksel D,Nazli O,Günaydin G,Taner M

更新日期：1997-10-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to determine which of three two-parameter fitting functions (exponential, linear-log, and negative-power function of time) most accurately models early chromium-51-EDTA (51Cr-EDTA) plasma concentration data prior to 120 min in patients with cirrhosis and ascites and understand how th...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Wanasundara SN,Wesolowski MJ,Puetter RC,Burniston MT,Xirouchakis E,Giamalis IG,Babyn PS,Wesolowski CA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine the evolution of patients with internal mammary chain (IMC) drainage whether the IMC-sentinel lymph node (IMC-SLN) was biopsied or not, as well as to determine the clinical implications of the biopsy of the IMC-SLN (IMC-SLNB) in patients with breast cancer and IMC drainag...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Domènech-Vilardell A,Bajén MT,Benítez AM,Ricart Y,Mora J,Rodríguez-Bel L,García-Tejedor A,Climent J,López-Ojeda A,Urruticoechea A,Martín-Comín J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the use of broth simulation as a means of validating the practice of sub-dispensing from stock vials of long-lived sterile radiopharmaceuticals. 'Matched' vials of nutrient broth accompanied the stock vials of long-lived sterile radiopharmaceuticals during their time in use and were subject to the same handl...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Murray T,Elliott AT,Hilditch TE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymph node metastases are significant prognostic factors in localized non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nodal micrometastases may not be detected using current histological methods. AIM:To determine the accuracy and role of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in patients with NSCLC. METHODS:Intraoperative techne...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Atinkaya C,Ozlem Küçük N,Koparal H,Aras G,Sak SD,Ozdemir N

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This survey investigated the nature of imaging staff and the distribution and structure of nuclear medicine departments in the UK. Total numbers of cameras and average per department were lower than in 1989/90 but higher than the 1992/93 survey. Total whole time equivalents, average per department and average per came...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sanders L,Houston AS

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute arterial occlusion may suffer from significant muscle necrosis. It is important to determine the amount of regional muscle necrosis for prognostic purposes and evaluation of therapy. We have used technetium-99m-pyrophosphate (PPi) with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to quantitat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yip TC,Houle S,Hayes G,Forrest I,Nelson L,Walker PM

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can present as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or acute pulmonary embolism (PE). In fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT, 18F-FDG activity along the deep veins of the lower extremities (LE) is often observed and, unless it is associated with focal intense activity, is not conside...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Zhu HJ,Hess S,Rubello D,Goris ML,Alavi A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new kinetic model of technetium-99m-labeled diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-galactosyl human serum albumin (Tc-GSA) was developed to show the speed of asialoglycoprotein receptor-mediated endocytosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten healthy volunteers and 17 patients with liver cirrhosis were intravenously i...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Du S,Mao Y,Tong J,Li F,Che L,Li S,Yang H,Ba J,Hu N,Xing H,Lu X,Sang X,Zhang X,Wang X,Zhong S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paediatric dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) studies present a number of technical problems. One of these is that the edge detection algorithms designed for the adult skeleton may fail for paediatric studies. Hologic provide alternative algorithms for low bone density studies. AIM:To assess low-density softwa...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Simpson DE,Dontu VS,Stephens SE,Archbold LJ,Lowe V,O'Doherty MJ,Martin N,Coakley AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with normal stress perfusion have an excellent prognosis. Prospective studies on the diagnostic accuracy of stress-only scans with contemporary, independent examinations as gold standards are lacking. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 109 patients with typical angina and no previous coronary artery di...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ejlersen JA,May O,Mortensen J,Nielsen GL,Lauridsen JF,Allan J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new radiopharmaceutical, 99Tcm-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99Tcm-HM-PAO) is described. This agent displays considerable promise for imaging cerebral blood flow. In studies in rats and one human volunteer, 99Tcm-HM-PAO demonstrates good brain uptake, prolonged retention of activity in the brain, and slow regional...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Holmes RA,Chaplin SB,Royston KG,Hoffman TJ,Volkert WA,Nowotnik DP,Canning LR,Cumming SA,Harrison RC,Higley B

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vectorized internal radiation therapy using lipiodol-labelled with iodine-131 (131 I-lipiodol) is an effective treatment for inoperable hepatocellular carcinomas. However, few dosimetric data are available based on this approach. We have developed a dosimetric protocol based on scintiscan imaging and that is ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Becker S,Laffont S,Vitry F,Rolland Y,Lecloirec J,Boucher E,Raoul JL,Herry JY,Bourguet P,Garin E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00