A case of three synchronous primary tumors demonstrated by F-18 FDG PET.

abstract：:Here we describe a 77-year-old man with a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura showing increasing tracer uptake at Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT, demonstrating that solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura may overexpress somatostatin receptors, therefore mimicking neuroendocrine tumors at somatostatin receptor PET/CT. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lococo F,Rapicetta C,Casali M,Bellafiore S,Rossi G,Treglia G,Gasparini E,Paci M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old girl with a history of Hodgkin disease showed increased gallium accumulation in the region of the right hip and reduced uptake in the muscles of the right lower extremity. Increased gallium accumulation in the right hip was attributed to avascular necrosis and the reduced gallium activity was attributed ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bhargava P,Charron M,Beauchemin D

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesothelioma is a malignancy arising from the embryonic coelomic mesodermal lining forming the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, and tunica vaginalis. It is mostly induced by exposure to asbestos. The author presents a 77-year-old woman with an atypical manifestation of epithelioid mesothelioma, which does not follow t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have previously shown that the definition of ablation of thyroid tissue in patients treated with thyroidectomy and radioiodine (I-131) for thyroid carcinoma depends upon the dose of I-131 used to scan the patient. The therapeutic response to I-131 therapy was evaluated in a group of ten differentiated thyr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ramanna L,Waxman AD,Brachman MB,Tanasescu DE,Chapman N,Braunstein GD

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infective endocarditis can be difficult to prove, even in the face of strong clinical suspicion. A case in which standard methods of diagnosis failed to demonstrate endocarditis in a patient with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and porcine aortic valve is reported. An In-111 labelled leukocyte SPECT study d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Purnell GL,Walker CW,Allison JW,Dalrymple GV

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intraparenchymal lung tumor exhibiting the histopathologic and immunophenotypic characteristics of an intracranial meningioma is described. The tumor presented as a solitary asymptomatic pulmonary nodule with increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography. After right upper lobectomy, benign ps...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cura M,Smoak W,Dala R

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olivopontocerebellar atrophy is a rare neurodegenerative syndrome associated with 2 distinct disorders: multiple system atrophy and spinocerebellar ataxia. We present a case involving a 66-year-old man with adult-onset progressing cerebellar signs reflective of a cerebellar syndrome with no significant family history ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harfouch N,Finkelstein M,Sathe S,Raden M,Brenner AI

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary seminoma of the prostate is extremely rare. We describe a case of a 35-year-old man who presented with difficulty in urinating. Physical findings were unremarkable, but a rectal examination revealed a slightly hardened prostate with a nodule in the right lobe. Blood parameters were normal; however, blood chemi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hayasaka K,Koyama M,Fukui I

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) or sinus histiocytosis is a rare histiocytic disorder characterized by massive lymphadenopathy and with extranodal involvement in 25% to 43% of cases. The clinical course of RDD is unpredictable with episodes of exacerbation and remissions that can last many years, and treatment strategies ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Albano D,Bosio G,Bertagna F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient receiving nephrotoxic chemotherapy for metastatic cervical cancer was examined for acute renal failure. A Tc-99m MAG3 scan showed symmetric function, bilateral increasing parenchymal activity, and no tracer excretion in either collecting system. The differential diagnosis included cisplatin-induced nephrotox...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Esteves FP,Halkar RK,Taylor A Jr

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:A 13-year-old boy with mediastinal T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma demonstrated an altered biodistribution with diffuse activity in subcutaneous white adipose tissue and decreased visceral activity on interim posttreatment FDG PET/CT. This altered biodistribution was attributed to administration of the chemother...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Young CR,Kulon ME,Boustani AM,Pucar D

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage is very common, but it is not universally detectable by transcranial Doppler. SPECT imaging of regional cerebral blood flow with Tc-99m exametazime serves as a complementary test to transcranial Doppler in the evaluation of patients at high risk for vasospasm. The signi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lewis DH,Newell DW,Winn HR

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85-year-old man with a 2-year history of prostate cancer, treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, presented increased prostatic-specific antigen levels. F-choline PET/CT showed focal prostatic uptake consistent with known local recurrence, increased uptake of 2 hypodense thyroid nodules and of 2 left cervic...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vija Racaru L,Gabiache E,Fontaine S,DʼAure D,Mourey L,Courbon F,Zerdoud S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Edema of the lower extremities is a difficult clinical problem. It can be due to stasis, obstruction of the lymphatic channels, increased production of lymph beyond the drainage capacity of the lymphatic vessels. It is often difficult to differentiate between these varieties. Lymphoscintigraphy was performed on 164 pa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nawaz MK,Hamad MM,Abdel-Dayem HM,Sadek S,Eklof BG

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic inflammatory condition that can manifest in atypical locations. We present the case of a middle-aged woman presenting with isolated IgG4-RD of left maxilla and nasal septum, confirmed with F-FDG PET/CT. She achieved complete metabolic response with multiple pha...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rodriguez Fonseca OD,Suarez JP,Dominguez ML,Fernandez Llana B,Vigil C,Martin N,Gonzalez FM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-FDG PET/CT imaging provides valuable information in the evaluation and staging of spinal tumors. Herein, we report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented with a sudden paraplegia below the fifth thoracic vertebra due to cord compression of a spinal lesion. After spinal canal decompression and spinal lesion biop...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shen G,Ma H,Pan L,Su M,Kuang A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Renal biopsy is crucial for management of lupus nephritis. However, it is invasive and can cause bleeding and infection. In our previous study, we developed a semiquantitative method for gallium renal imaging and demonstrated a good correlation between the left kidney-to-spine ratio (K/S ratio) and the results ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tsai SC,Hsieh TY,Huang PW,Lin WY

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of posttraumatic intrathoracic splenosis mimicking lung cancer is presented. The diagnosis was made by a radiocolloid liver-spleen study followed by a heat-damaged Tc-99m labeled red cell scan. A favorable change in the staging of the patient's real contralateral lung cancer resulted. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kwan AJ,Drum DE,Ahn CS,Tow DE

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. There are several published studies on the evolution and prognosis of patients with ICM. However, reports on the therapeutic management in clinical practice are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze coronary revascularization (...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Romero-Farina G,Candell-Riera J,Aguadé-Bruix S,Ferreira-Gonzalez I,Igual A,García-Dorado D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pneumonia is one of the many causes of a scintigraphic ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch. To evaluate the morphologic features of V/Q mismatched areas in patients with interstitial pneumonia, we correlated the findings on lung scintigraphy using Kr-81m and Tc-99m MAA with CT scan findings. Of 41 patien...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ogawa Y,Ashizawa K,Hashmi R,Takemoto Y,Hayashi K

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REPORT:Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is an effective treatment for advanced neuroendocrine tumors (NET); however, long-term survival data are scarce. The aim of this study is to determine long-term survival in patients with metastatic midgut NET, according to response to PRRT. PATIENTS AN...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yalchin M,Oliveira A,Theocharidou E,Pencharz D,Navalkissoor S,Quigley AM,Walker M,Caplin M,Toumpanakis C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive gastric mucosa Meckel diverticulum generally shows nonmoving activity in the right abdomen, which appears early in the study at about the same time of the appearance of the stomach. However, a stoma from ileostomy can result in similar findings on dynamic images. The difference between a true Meckel diverticu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wen Z,Salerno L,Zhuang H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Investigate the ability of F-fluorothymidine (FLT) PET combined with CT at 6 weeks to predict treatment response at 12 weeks after treatment with pembrolizumab. METHODS:Five patients with unresectable stage IV melanoma were included in this single-institution pilot study. Patients underwent FLT-PET/CT (baselin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yeh R,Trager MH,Rizk EM,Finkel GG,Barker LW,Carvajal RD,Geskin LJ,Schwartz GK,Schwartz L,Dercle L,Saenger YM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB), a synthetic, nonmetabolized amino acid which is rapidly transported into viable cells by the A-type or alanine-preferring amino acid transport system, has been labeled with the short-lived, positron-emitting radionuclide carbon-11. Carbon-11 labeled AIB is currently being evaluated as...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Schmall B,Conti PS,Bigler RE,Zanzonico PB,Reiman RE,Benua RS,Yeh SD,Dahl JR,Lee R,Laughlin JS

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed images of the bladder on 100 consecutive Tc-99m DTPA pediatric renograms for any abnormal distribution of radionuclide or asymmetry suggestive of anatomic bladder abnormality. The results were correlated with radiographic contrast voiding cystourethrograms and ultrasound examination. Of 81 patient...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Orzel JA,Weinberger E

更新日期：1989-09-01 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：:In order to evaluate the renal excretion quantitatively, the authors analyzed the Tc-99m DTPA renogram using mean transit time (MTT) with deconvolution analysis and compared it to the perfusion index. One hundred thirteen studies consisting of 25 normal, 11 obstruction, 35 transplant-norm, 12 transplant-obstruction, a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kubota K,Atkins HL,Anaise D,Oster ZH,Pollack W

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We describe a new method for measuring brain tumor uptake of TI-201 and Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) that permits the semiquantitative comparison of tracer uptake to yield comparable "tumor bulk" ratios. We tested this method in patients treated recently and remotely with chemotherapy to determine if this method cou...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： San Pedro EC,Yilmaz M,Liu HG,Rosenfeld SS,Mountz JM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and merit of testicular imaging, utilizing Tc-99m pertechnetate, were studied prospectively in a group of patients who presented with acute onset of scrotal pain. Consecutive admissions were studied. All were managed according to the likelihood of the problem being testicular torsion, which was determined...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dunn EK,Macchia RJ,Chauhan PS,Laungani GB,Solomon NA

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REPORT:F-FDG PET/CT has been recently proposed as a noninvasive tool for the diagnosis of renal allograft acute rejection (AR) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Still, the influence of kidney function on F-FDG uptake by renal grafts remains unknown. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively identifi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jadoul A,Lovinfosse P,Weekers L,Delanaye P,Krzesinski JM,Hustinx R,Jouret F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00