Low-dose oral propranolol could reduce brown adipose tissue F-18 FDG uptake in patients undergoing PET scans.

abstract：:Twenty five In-111 oxine platelet imaging procedures were performed in 21 renal transplant patients to assess the value of this study for diagnosis of renal transplant rejection in recipients receiving cyclosporine (CYS) for immunosuppression. Fourteen biopsies were performed, and an extensive, in-depth review of the ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Marcus CS,Koyle MA,Darcourt J,Vivian M

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-fluorocholine has recently emerged as a very sensitive agent for seeking parathyroid adenomas. We represent a case with esophageal diverticulum incidentally detected on F-fuorocholine PET/CT, which should be kept in mind as a reason of false positivity in primary hyperparathyroidism. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Araz M,Cinel M,Soydal C,Ozkan E,Kucuk NO

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has been described as a minimally invasive method for lymph node staging in patients with a penile carcinoma and nonpalpable inguinal nodes in national and international guidelines of involved professional societies. However, this method is rarely used. The aim of this study wa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lützen U,Zuhayra M,Marx M,Zhao Y,Knüpfer S,Colberg C,Jünemann KP,Naumann CM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction is common in patients after shunt surgery. Imaging is done to reveal the underlying cause and confirm the diagnosis. Shunt infection is one of the common causes of shunt malfunction. FDG PET CT is an accepted infection imaging tool and can be used to diagnose shunt infection accu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mathew B,Purandare NC,Agrawal A,Shah S,Puranik A,Rangarajan V

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography, gated scintigraphy and contrast angiography were used to measure left ventricular ejection fractions in 20 patients with varying degrees of aortic insufficiency. There was good correlation between the radionuclide and the angiographic ejection fractions. Echocardiographic ejection fraction correlated...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Laskey WK,Bianco JA,From AH,Shafer RB

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Metastases of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma to either the pancreas or the adrenal glands are rare. We hereby presented the 18F-FDG PET/CT images of a 21-year-old man initially diagnosed with chondrosarcoma of the right 11th rib. His 18F-FDG PET/CT scan after radiotherapy demonstrated 2 hypermetabolic lesions in t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sun J,Zhang W,He T,Wang H,Tian R

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type A acute intramural hematoma (IMH) of the ascending aorta is defined as hemorrhage in the aortic wall in the absence of intimal disruption. Proximity to the adventitia may explain the higher incidence of rupture in IMH. We present a case of IMH, diagnosed by the presence of linear intense uptake of FDG on PET/CT, ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ryan A,McCook B,Sholosh B,Pryma DA,Jablonowski E,Fuhrman C,Blodgett TM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary scans of 84 hospitalized patients believed to likely have acute cholecystitis, including 55 scans that had a radionuclide angiography phase, were retrospectively evaluated to determine the frequency of the rim sign and hyperperfusion, and to test the hypothesis that more intense hyperperfusion or rim sign is a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bohdiewicz PJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis of colorectal adenocarcinoma to the larynx is a very rare condition. Here, we report a 72-year-old woman with a history of rectal adenocarcinoma. She was referred for whole-body FDG PET/CT scanning because of an elevating serum level of carcinoembryonic antigen. PET images showed focally increased FDG accum...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chen TY,Hung GU,Hung CC,Chiu JS,Kao CH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study aimed to better define the usefulness of F-FDG PET/CT in predicting pathological tumor response (PTR) and survival in patients with noncardia gastric cancer treated with preoperative chemotherapy. METHODS:Seventy-one patients were recruited in 6 Italian centers. The SUV of F-FDG PET/CT was...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Morgagni P,Bencivenga M,Colciago E,Tringali D,Giacopuzzi S,Framarini M,Saragoni L,Mura G,Graziosi L,Marino E,Fumagalli Romario U,Baiocchi G,Moretti A,Rossi V,Verlato G

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of a painful hip prosthesis for suspected loosening frequently requires a multi-modality approach. Radionuclide arthroscintigraphy is a valuable adjunct to contrast arthrography, demonstrating greater sensitivity than contrast arthrography in detecting loosening of the femoral component of the prosthesi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oswald SG,Herzwurm PJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old man had a diagnosis of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas of the dura in the left tentorium. The patient underwent whole-body F-FDG PET/CT and C-methionine PET/CT in order to complete the staging of dural mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. C-methionine uptake was detected in multiple me...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Annunziata S,Cuccaro A,Caldarella C,Hohaus S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligand is a well-known tracer used in prostate cancer. Nevertheless, there are reports of unusual Ga-PSMA uptake in variety of benign lesions. We report a case of prostate cancer in which Ga-PSMA PET/CT revealed tracer avidity in the enhancing walls of cystic lesions in the...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vadi SK,Kumar R,Singh H,Singh SK,Mittal BR

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 (bilateral vestibular schwannomas) was treated with bevacizumab (anti-vascular endothelial growth factor [VEFG] monoclonal antibody). The left-sided tumor showed intense uptake on pretreatment In-bevacizumab scintigraphy, indicating VEGF production in the tumor, and no uptake 4 ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Versleijen MW,Verbist BM,Mulder JJ,de Geus-Oei LF,van Herpen CM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report in the nuclear medicine literature of the scintigraphic appearance of the piriformis muscle syndrome. This syndrome previously has been thought to be a purely clinical diagnosis and imaging modalities have been ignored. However, its confusing clinical presentation can lead to unnecessary surgi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Karl RD Jr,Yedinak MA,Hartshorne MF,Cawthon MA,Bauman JM,Howard WH,Bunker SR

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:A 51-year-old man with a palpable neck mass and elevated parathyroid hormone was referred to our department for parathyroid scintigraphy. After injection of 740 MBq 99mTc-MIBI, a dual-phase scan was obtained, which revealed a persistent and intense focal hyperactivity in the left side of the neck (compatible w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pirayesh E,Tavakoli M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular brain imaging I-FP-CIT SPECT is an important tool in evaluation of patients with parkinsonism. However, various neurodegenerative etiologies cannot be differentiated by I-FP-CIT SPECT alone. We present a case of progressive supranuclear palsy with abnormal I-FP-CIT SPECT and abnormal Tc-HMPAO SPECT depicted ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Matesan MC,Elojeimy S,Minoshima S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aim to retrospectively evaluate the impact of hormone therapy (HT) on FDG avidity of metastatic lesions in patients with breast cancer (BC) undergoing PET/CT. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Three hundred eight patients with BC were scanned with PET/CT at 2 Italian institutions (mean time from diagnosis 4 yrs, rang...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Evangelista L,Redana S,Racca M,Geuna E,Vinante L,Zago G,De Carolis V,Ghiotto C,Saladini G,Varetto T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The benefit of time-of-flight (TOF) information in PET oncology studies is well established, demonstrating improved signal-to-noise ratio and enhanced lesion detection. In cardiac PET studies, tracer distribution and study interpretation differ substantially from oncology PET, and the benefit of TOF is less est...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： DiFilippo FP,Brunken RC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Electrocardiograph-gated myocardial SPECT permits a quantitative assessment of global and regional functions by quantitative gated SPECT software. To validate quantitative indexes of wall motion and wall thickening, the authors compared these indexes with visual scores. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Gated myocardial S...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Konno M,Morita K,Adachi I,Ito Y,Kohya T,Kitabatake A,Tsukamoto E,Tamaki N

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:The use of combined hepatobiliary-lung imaging in the diagnosis and evaluation of a subphrenic process is described. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： LaManna MM,Candy A,Boland CN,Pickering NJ,Barnes AU,Parker JA

更新日期：1985-02-01 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：:A 67-year-old woman was referred for staging of a mucosa-associated lymphoid tumor lymphoma involving the left conjunctiva. CT scan had shown paravertebral and pelvic masses, and a breast nodule. FDG PET/CT demonstrated moderately increased uptake in the left ocular conjunctiva and confirmed the paravertebral and pelv...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sallak A,Besson FL,Pomoni A,Christinat A,Adler M,Aegerter JP,Nguyen C,de Leval L,Frossard V,Prior JO

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of grey scale ultrasonography in association with radionuclide imaging in the evaluation of thyroid nodules is discussed. Nodules were classified in five categories, according to the magnitude of the internal echoes (echogenicity). The assessment of neoplasms in each of these categories is reported in 1...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Espinasse P,Espinasse D

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of unilateral septic sacro-iliitis are reported. Importance of the anterior view of sacroiliac joints on the radionuclide bone scan is stressed. Limitation of the posterior view in evaluation of sacroiliac joints may lead to misdiagnosis and false negative results in unilateral sacro-illiac disease. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kumar R,Balachandran S

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All members of the healthcare system should make positive contributions to improve the overall level of wellness. However, leaders should have certain specific responsibilities to prevent burnout and increase happiness and wellness at work. It has been proposed that a chief wellness officer direct the initiatives to i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the contribution of Tc-99m pyrophosphate scintigraphy (TPS) on the overall management of patients suspected of having acute myocardial infarction (AMI), hospital records of 58 consecutive patients who underwent TPS, were evaluated in depth. The results indicate that TPS was essential for the diagnosis of A...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Desai AG,Berger BC,Shin YW,Park CH,Madsen MT

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight children (5 girls, 23 boys; age, 20.3 +/- 16.2 months) with Kawasaki disease (KD) were included in this study. The children were treated with aspirin plus intravenous injection of gamma globulin (IVGG). Both Tc-99m HMPAO labeled WBC heart imaging (Tc-WBC) and two-dimensional echocardiograms (2D-Echo) were...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kao CH,Hsieh KS,Chen YC,Wang YL,Wang SJ,Yeh SH

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the utility of presynaptic dopaminergic imaging using 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT/CT and 18F-FDOPA PET/CT and compare their performance in Parkinson's disease (PD), Parkinson-plus syndrome (PPS), and essential tremor (ET). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 103 patients (PD = 48, PPS ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sood A,Shukla J,Shree R,Vatsa R,Modi M,Mittal BR

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00