A technique for lung ventilation-perfusion SPECT in neonates and infants.

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：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to analyze the uptake of rubidium in malignant tumors. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Sixteen malignant lesions were included. Two radiologists compared each lesion to four references (subcutaneous fat, lung, mediastinal blood pool, and liver) at rest and stress and scored as 1-4. M...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Khandani AH,Commander CW,Desai H,Oldan JD,Wong TZ,Benefield T,Ivanovic M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure and describe patterns of interobserver variation in visual interpretation of 18-FDG PET in malignant lymphoma. METHODS:Eleven nuclear medicine physicians with different levels of PET experience independently reviewed 37 18F-FDG PET scans of lymphoma patients (10 obtained at presentation, 27 during...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Zijlstra JM,Comans EF,van Lingen A,Hoekstra OS,Gundy CM,Willem Coebergh J,Bongers V

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While 18F-FDG labelling of monocytes would allow in vivo trafficking with positron emission tomography (PET), present methods suffer from poor retention of radioactivity. We investigated the feasibility of utilizing insulin for improved [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) labelling. Separated human monocytes and lymphoc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Paik JY,Lee KH,Byun SS,Choe YS,Kim BT

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE(S):Autologous-labeled leukocytes combined with sulfur colloid bone marrow scan is the current nuclear medicine gold standard for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection. The goal of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of a new nuclear medicine modality for detecting infection in this context. ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sousa R,Massada M,Pereira A,Fontes F,Amorim I,Oliveira A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:99mTc-bisphophonates bone scan, planar and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) modalities, is a commonly used technique that provides high sensitivity and specificity for detection of osseous metastases. However, besides bone metastases, SPECT/CT provides an accurate evaluation of...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ju H,Paycha F

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good working practice and legal obligation impose a duty on nuclear medicine departments to check syringe activities before administration to a patient. If syringe guards are used to reduce staff exposure while drawing up injections, the guard has to be removed to measure the activity in a conventional reentrant ioniz...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hastings DL,Hillel PG,Jeans SP,Waller ML

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac syndrome X defines patients with typical angina, a positive exercise ECG stress test and angiographically documented normal coronary arteries. In previous studies, post-stress prolonged left ventricular dysfunction (PLVD) using gated SPECT (G-SPECT) had been well correlated with myocardial perfusion a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Demir H,Kahraman G,Isgoren S,Tan YZ,Kilic T,Berk F

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is a key regulatory element in the neuroinflammatory cascade that provides a promising target for imaging neuroinflammation. GSK1482160, a P2X7R modulator with nanomolar binding affinity and high selectivity, has been successfully radiolabeled and utilized for imaging P2X7 levels in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Han J,Liu H,Liu C,Jin H,Perlmutter JS,Egan TM,Tu Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of morphine-augmented hepatobiliary scintigraphy (MA-HBS) with that of conventional hepatobiliary scintigraphy (C-HBS) for acute cholecystitis. The results of most MA-HBS studies cannot be compared with C-HBS estimates, since articles describing C-HB...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Cabana MD,Alavi A,Berlin JA,Shea JA,Kim CK,Williams SV

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the clinical utility of 123I-labelled 15-(p-iodophenyl)-3-R, S-methylpentadecanoic acid (123I-BMIPP), myocardial scintigraphy using 123I-BMIPP was performed in 13 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and the findings were compared with those of 201Tl. The uptake of each tracer was scored visual...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ohtsuki K,Sugihara H,Umamoto I,Nakamura T,Nakagawa T,Nakagawa M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node (SN) detection has been studied extensively in melanoma and breast cancer. In head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), however, experience in this field is relatively meagre. The purpose of this study was to document and evaluate lymphoscintigraphic findings in HNSCC patients...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nieuwenhuis EJ,Pijpers R,Castelijns JA,Snow GB

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early experience demonstrated absorbed dose in radiation synovectomy is about 100 Gy. For reaching this dose, the applied radioactivity should be calculated. METHOD:Twenty-nine synovitic models of rabbit were treated by intra-articular injection of [(188)Re]rhenium sulfide and histological changes of synovi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Li P,Yu J,Chen G,Jiang X,Tang Z,Chen S,Jiang L,Tang L,Yin D

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of our study was to explore the value of 3'-deoxy-3'-[F]fluorothymidine (F-FLT) and F-FLT PET in monitoring the early biologic response of esophageal carcinoma after irradiation in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:After 2, 4, and 8 h of irradiation at different doses (0, 5, 10, and 15 Gy) of esophageal car...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jiang M,Huang Q,Chen P,Ruan X,Luo Z,Zhao L,Fan W,Peng T,Sun L,Wu H

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:This article discusses the problems facing nuclear medicine in the coming decade and outlines the areas in which new developments or expansion can be expected. The questions considered include legislative requirements, the need to educate the public and the medical profession on the strengths of nuclear medicine, appr...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ell PJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) using F-18 fluoro-3'-deoxy-3-L-fluorothymidine (FLT) offers noninvasive assessment of cell proliferation in vivo. The most important application refers to the evaluation of tumour proliferative activity, representing a key feature of malignancy. Most data to date suggest that FLT is ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Barwick T,Bencherif B,Mountz JM,Avril N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study was undertaken to evaluate different methods for the detection of small changes in uptake between single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) examinations in the same individual. No standard exists for making digital evaluations at single-photon examinations. For this purpose, we employed a patien...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jacobsson H,Wilczek B,Bergh J,von Schoultz E,Eriksson E,Larsson SA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis patients require pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid food digestion. It is suspected that incorrect delivery of this enzyme may result in both significant malabsorption and the development of strictures in the proximal colon caused by the high-dose supplement reaching this region before the food. Inve...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hillel PG,Tindale WB,Taylor CJ,Frier M,Senior S,Ghosal S

更新日期：1998-08-01 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:This radiotherapy planning study evaluated tumour delineation using both optimally respiratory gated and nongated fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (F-FDG-PET). METHODS:For 22 non-small-cell lung tumours, both scans were used to create the nongated and gated (g) gross tumour volumes (GTVg) together with the...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Wijsman R,Grootjans W,Troost EG,van der Heijden EH,Visser EP,de Geus-Oei LF,Bussink J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The recent introduction of high-efficiency solid-state gamma cameras for myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography has enabled lower patient radiation dose, faster imaging, and improved image quality. However, artifacts still complicate interpretation. Prone imaging is a common maneuver ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Howard BA,Roy Choudhury K,Oldan JD,Pagnanelli RA,Borges-Neto S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a strategy for checking the reliability of slope intercept measurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). METHODS:Six blood samples, obtained bilaterally 20-240 min after the injection of Cr-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and iohexol into opposite arms, were assayed for indicator injected cont...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bird NJ,Peters C,Michell AR,Peters AM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic penile scintigraphy was performed using 99Tcm-labelled autologous erythrocytes in five normally potent volunteers and 22 patients with erectile dysfunction including 11 patients with psychogenic and 11 patients with vasculogenic impotence (four arteriogenic, three venogenic, three arteriogenic and venogenic, o...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Siraj QH,Hilson AJ,Bomanji J,Ahmed M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the accuracy of renal function quantification with 99Tcm-DMSA we compared DMSA renal uptake and creatinine clearance in 16 cases of children with single kidney. The age of the patients ranged from two months to fourteen years. Creatinine clearance was normalized to 1.73 m2. DMSA uptake was measured 7 h after ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Baillet G,Gagnadoux MF,De Vernejoul P,Broyer M

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new radiopharmaceutical for hepatobiliary scanning, 99Tcm Iodida, which has significant advantages in patients with high bilirubinaemia, was used to assess biliary tract complications in 30 consecutive liver transplant patients. There was adequate hepatic extraction and excretion for diagnostic imaging even in patie...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lantsberg S,Lanchbury EE,Drolc ZA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

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：PURPOSE:Extraskeletal findings detected on whole-body low-dose unenhanced computed tomography (CT) as a part of F-NaF PET/CT scans can be numerous and present challenges for further management. Here, we investigate the frequency and clinical significance of extraskeletal findings among 130 consecutive patients undergoi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Guo HH,Moradi F,Iagaru A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the extent and severity of wall motion abnormalities, perfusion and glucose metabolism, in recent myocardial infarction in patients with and without revascularization. Forty-nine patients were studied (82% men; mean age 58 years) by using echocardiography, 201Tl single photon emiss...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： González P,Massardo T,Coll C,Redondo F,Yovanovich J,Jofré J,Chamorro H,Humeres P,Sierralta P,Ramírez A,Kunstmann S,López H,Aramburú I,Brugère S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:21 patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome were investigated through radionuclide imaging and body surface mapping. Ventricular preexcitation was localized by display of identical phase ventricular regions (phase display). In 79% of the cases radioisotope and body surface mapping methods have identical resu...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mester J,Préda I,Kozmann G,Máté E,Regös L,Tóth K,Marosi G,Antalóczy Z,Csernay L

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00