Detection of miliary tuberculosis by Ga-67 scintigraphy.

abstract：:False-positive liver scans may occur due to intrinsic hepatic anatomy, extrinsic impression on the liver from adjacent structures, or external attenuation of gamma rays. However, reports of false-positive scans due to external attenuation by pulmonary nodules are very few, and postoperative changes in liver scintigrap...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ueno K,Kabuto H,Rikimaru S

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a popular alternative to traditional open cholecystectomy for uncomplicated, acute cholecystitis. At some centers, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is already the more frequently performed procedure. The presence or suspicion of common bile duct (CBD) stones or obstruction may neces...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nagle CE,Murphy J

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regression in metastatic lesions as seen on a bone scan may be accompanied by increasing sclerosis radiographically. There are two possible causes for interval radiographic sclerosis: progressive osteoblastic tumor deposition or the healing process itself. The presence of active neoplasia can better be determined in s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hellman RS,Wilson MA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a simple, noninvasive, isotope scanning technique for the determination of relative portal blood flow and detection of portal hypertension is described. Using this technique the presence of portal hypertension was demonstrated in seven of nine patients known to have elevated portal venous pressure. By contr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hesdorffer CS,Bezwoda WR,Danilewitz MD,Esser JD,Tobias M

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man presented to our hospital for a 2-month history of worsening feet and left hand swelling pain. Computed tomography reconstruction image and sagittal images of the left foot demonstrated multiple and irregular bone destruction. Orthopedic surgeon suspected tuberculosis or primary skeletal malignancy. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Qiu L,Chen Y,Huang Z,Zhu Y,Wen Q

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the overall and progression-free survival of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), comparing the American Thyroid Association (ATA) guideline for risk of recurrence with the TNM staging system with dynamic assessment at 2 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study is a retrospe...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hassan A,Razi M,Riaz S,Khalid M,Nawaz MK,Syed AA,Bashir H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man with Hodgkin lymphoma (mixed type), with lymph node manifestations and extranodal and bone marrow involvement in both supra- and infradiaphragmatic locations (stage 4), had dyspnea and tachycardia on echocardiography. There were pleural and pericardial effusions and thickening of the epicardium and p...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Buchmann I,Wandt H,Wahl A,Reske SN

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic pain is an entity that can be difficult to diagnose etiologically. Once the cardiac origin has been ruled out, the rheumatologic, neoplastic, and infectious causes have to be taken into account. We present the case of a patient with atypical chest pain after triple-bypass surgery in whom F-FDG PET/CT scan sho...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oliván-Sasot P,Martínez-Sanchis B,Sánchez-Vañó R,Yepes-Agudelo AM,Bello-Arques P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic cavernous hemangiomas rarely grow. Although a few cases have been reported in the literature, none used Tc-99m red blood cell scintigraphy. The authors describe such a case here. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gorenberg M,Sopov W,Groshar D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL) is a rare form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma that involves serous body cavities (pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal) with lymphomatous effusions in the absence of lymphadenopathy or organomegaly. Although it was seen mostly in HIV-positive patients, it has recently been reported in HIV-negat...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Makis W,Stern J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old man with bone pain underwent Tc-MDP bone scan to assess skeletal lesions, which demonstrated multiple fractures and a focus of subtle extraosseous activity in the left thigh. A Tc-hynic-octreotide imaging was performed due to the suspected diagnosis of tumor-induced osteomalacia, which revealed a hyperme...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Xia X,Shao F,Hu F,Gai Y,Lan X

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Resistance to chemotherapy poses a major problem in cancer patients. Although of multifactorial origin, some of the implicated mechanisms also interfere with (99m)Tc-MIBI uptake and retention in cancer cells. The aim of the current study was to investigate the prognostic value of baseline (99m)Tc-MIBI imag...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Spyridonidis TJ,Matsouka P,Symeonidis A,Savvopoulos C,Vassilakos PJ,Apostolopoulos DJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：: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：:We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with fever and acute meningitis. Clinical evaluation revealed maculopapular rash, right gluteus cellulitis, and centered retinal hemorrhages. In the intensive care unit, persistent Staphylococcus bacteremia was detected. However, transesophageal echocardiography did not revea...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： García Vicente AM,Villar García M,Blanch Sancho JJ,Soriano Castrejón Á

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the utility of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis of infection within a retained prosthetic device in the posttransplant setting. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Autologous leukocytes were labeled in vitro with indium-111 oxine and were reinjected. Whole-body and SPEC...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Roman CD,Habibian MR,Martin WH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, the inconsistent supply of (99m)Tc and the increasingly widespread use of PET/CT have led to a renewed interest in PET/CT bone scans using (18)F-NaF. Recently, a 64-year-old man with biopsy-proven lung cancer underwent an (18)F-NaF PET/CT bone scan due to a shortage of (99m)Tc. Unexpectedly, multiple ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wu J,Zhu H,Ji H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that occurs mainly in Asians. We present a patient with pulmonary Kimura disease assessed by whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT examination and proved by pathologic findings. Chest x-ray detected left pulmonary hilum enlargement in a 49-year-old Chinese man. CT showed a soft ti...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Li D,Li YJ,Zhan FH,Dang CJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 27-year-old woman with gamma probe-guided resection of a recurrent regional lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer. Reoperation is often impaired in cases with extensive scarring because of previous surgery, high-dose radioiodine therapy, and external irradiation. In this ca...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gallowitsch HJ,Fellinger J,Mikosch P,Kresnik E,Lind P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dedicated cadmium-zinc-telluride cardiac cameras have been shown to provide accurate measurements of absolute myocardial blood flow and flow reserve when PET is not available. We report the case of a 66-year-old woman who underwent 1-day stress/rest myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for coronary artery disease (CAD) ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bailly M,Thibault F,Courtehoux M,Metrard G,Ribeiro MJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Bone, brain, and gallium scintigrams are presented of a 48-year-old man with biopsy-proven cerebral amyloidosis. Brain scintigraphy revealed a well-circumscribed accumulation of Tc-99m pertechnetate in the amyloidoma. Bone scintigraphy using Tc-99m methylenediphosphonate likewise exhibited increased activity in the sa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moreno AJ,Brown JM,Brown TJ,Graham GD,Yedinak MA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Takayasu's arteritis is reported. Ventilation-perfusion lung scans and exercise thallium scintigraphy clearly showed pulmonary and coronary arterial involvement, respectively. Clinical examination and angiography revealed no other abnormal vascular findings. This case points out the difficulty in attempting ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Krause T,Schühlen H,Vaith P,Moser E

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the (18)F-FDG PET/CT images of a 38-year-old woman with primary pericardial osteosarcoma. Routine chest radiography showed an enlarged cardiac silhouette. Plain chest CT found an oval tumor with dense calcification adhered to the left back of the heart. A whole-body FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wang Q,Lin SH,Dai D,Xu WG,Li YJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:An 83-year-old asymptomatic woman with a history of breast cancer treated with resection, radiation, and chemotherapy was studied with F-18 FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for staging purposes. The whole-body F-18 FDG PET/CT images revealed poorly circumscribed, bilateral soft tissue mass...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wasyliw CW,Caride VJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with thyroid cancer were treated with reserpine in an attempt to reduce radiation exposure to the salivary glands from 100-150 mCi doses of I-131 therapy to thyroid remnants or metastases. Three control patients were not treated with reserpine but did receive 100-150 mCi of I-131. Parotid/background rati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Levy HA,Park CH

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00