Radionuclide ventriculographic quantitation of left ventricular dimensions. Comparison to echocardiography.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility of using Ga PSMA-11 PET/CT for imaging brain lesions and its comparison with F-FDG. METHODS:Ten patients with brain lesions were included in the study. Five patients were treated cases of glioblastoma with suspected recurrence. F-FDG and Ga PSMA-11 brain scans were done for these ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sasikumar A,Joy A,Pillai MR,Nanabala R,Anees K M,Jayaprakash PG,Madhavan J,Nair S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SPECT imaging with I-123 IMP or Tc-99m HMPAO was performed in two patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to evaluate abnormalities in brain perfusion. In the first patient, there was decreased perfusion of the left frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes. CT and MRI were negative. In the second patient, there was patch...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Watanabe N,Seto H,Shimizu M,Tanii Y,Kim YD,Shibata R,Kawaguchi M,Tsuji S,Morijiri M,Kageyama M,Wu YW,Kakishita M,Kurachi M

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of using heparin as a pharmacologic intervention to induce a positive scintiscan was studied in a patient with chronic occult gastrointestinal bleeding. When all standard diagnostic tests (upper and lower gastrointestinal series, upper and lower endoscopy, and conventional noninterventional Tc-99m RBC imagin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chaudhuri TK,Brantly M

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga DOTATATE PET/CT in noninvasive characterization of synchronous pituitary neoplasm and meningioma in a 38-year-old man is illustrated. The patient presented with an MRI-detected lobulated enhancing sellar-suprasellar mass with erosion of bony sella measuring 4.5 × 3.5 × 3.4 cm (with differential diagnosis with germ ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Basu S,Ranade R,Hazarika S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to explore the utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the assessment of response to antitubercular treatment (ATT) and identification of treatment endpoint. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty patients (mean age, 35.3 years; 27 men) with clinically, radiologically, and histopathologically proven joint tube...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Goyal D,Shriwastav R,Mittal R,Sharma A,Sharma V,Kumar VD,Sharma MC,Kumar R

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman with clinical and biochemical features suggestive of adrenal insufficiency was found to have bilateral adrenal masses on CT scan and was subjected to F-FDG PET scan. The scan showed hypermetabolic mediastinal nodes in addition to intense tracer uptake in bilateral adrenal masses. CT-guided adrenal ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kasaliwal R,Malhotra G,Bukan A,Asopa RV,Wanjare S,Shah NS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to investigate the feasibility of using simultaneous breast MRI and PET to assess the synergy of MR pharmacokinetic and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake data to characterize tumor aggressiveness in terms of metastatic burden and Ki67 status. METHODS:Twelve consecutive patients unde...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Margolis NE,Moy L,Sigmund EE,Freed M,McKellop J,Melsaether AN,Kim SG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with clinical, laboratory, radiographic and scintigraphic findings resembling the Budd-Chiari syndrome is described. However, at autopsy there was no thrombotic occlusion of any of the intrahepatic veins. The right hepatic vein was completely constricted by the hypertrophied left lobe of the liver, and the l...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dhawan VM,Sziklas JJ,Spencer RP

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-acetate uptake could be increased in physiologic or inflammatory conditions without evidence of cancer. We report a hepatocellular carcinoma patient with sorafenib-induced metabolic acidosis, who showed increased hepatic uptake of C-acetate. C-acetate PET/CT might be a potentially useful surrogate marker to monitor ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kwon SY,Kim DY,Min JJ,Bae WK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was aimed to determine whether Tc-99m-hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy performed in the middle of preoperative chemotherapy has a prognostic value in patients with malignant bone and soft tissue tumors (MBST). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 90 patients with MBST, Tc-99m-MIBI scintig...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wakabayashi H,Taki J,Inaki A,Sumiya H,Zen Y,Tsuchiya H,Kinuya S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anorexia nervosa (AN), a disorder of unknown etiology, has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Drawing the brain metabolic pattern of AN may help to target the core biological and psychological features of the disorder and to perfect the diagnosis and recovery criteria. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang HW,Li DY,Zhao J,Guan YH,Sun BM,Zuo CT

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman presented with nausea and abdominal distension 15 months after surgical resection of osteoclast-like giant cell tumor in the left lobe of the liver. An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate the recurrent tumor. The images demonstrated the recurrent malignancy in the liver. In addition, meta...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang J,Chen L,Li F,Xiao Y,Zhuang H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical alterations of brain metabolism, as seen in PET, obviously depend on the nature of the damage (either mechanical, toxic, anoxic, or other). However, some subcortical abnormalities seem to occur rather frequently regardless of the extension, position and cause of the damage. In particular, relative cerebellar ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lupi A,Bertagnoni G,Salgarello M,Orsolon P,Malfatti V,Zanco P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfusion lung scintigraphy using SPECT/CT is one mainstay in diagnosing pulmonary embolism. Although typically almost all tracer will be accumulated in the lung capillaries, occasionally abnormal uptake can be detected. As superior vena cava syndrome leads to aberrant blood flow, tracer injected to an arm vein might ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kersting D,Guberina N,Umutlu L,Stuschke M,Hautzel H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of presurgical assessment is to delimit the epileptogenic zone and the functional deficit zone with a brain MRI, an electroencephalograph or even a stereo-electroencephalograph (SEEG), neuropsychological evaluation, and a cerebral FDG PET. Several studies concur that the hypometabolism of FDG P...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Montaz-Rosset MS,Scholly J,Voulleminot P,Severac F,Hirsch E,Valenti-Hirsch MP,Namer IJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and (18)F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) findings of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH). PATIENTS AND METHODS:MRI and FDG PET/CT findings were reviewed in 6 patie...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Dong H,Wang Y,Gong J,Lu J,Zuo C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:PET scanning of the brain with F-18 FDG and C-11 methionine (MET) is useful for characterizing brain lesions discovered at MRI or CT. Most positive PET scans indicate malignancy. However, this case report demonstrates positive F-18 FDG and C-11 MET PET scans in a patient with a nonmalignant condition, neurosarc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ng D,Jacobs M,Mantil J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man with no relevant history was analyzed for weight loss, night sweats, and left upper quadrant pain. An abdominal ultrasound and CT scan were performed, revealing a lobulated rim-enhancing mass in the left adrenal gland. Further analysis by an F-FDG PET/CT scan demonstrated high uptake in the periphery...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Scheurkogel MM,Tim J,Jeurissen FJ,Quarles van Ufford HM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O-(2-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) PET/CT is a promising imaging modality for brain tumor imaging because of its reported high sensitivity for biologically active tumor tissue. We present a case of biopsy-proven neurosarcoidosis showing FET uptake. It is an important cause of false-positive uptake on FET PET/CT. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chan M,Hsiao E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case that demonstrates the relationship between malignancy and pulmonary throboembolic disease is presented. Pulmonary embolism, which was diagnosed on a ventilation-perfusion lung scan, initiated a search for the etiology of this condition. Normal examination of the deep venous system of the legs prompted further i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Patel N,Krasnow AZ,Collier BD,Hellman RS,Isitman AT

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is diagnosed by a mismatched perfusion-ventilation lung scan. The probability is increased further when there is an associated "hot spot" in the perfusion study caused by focal pulmonary edema. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tiu S,Liu D,Kramer EL,Sanger JJ

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrospinal fluid-ventriculoperitoneal shunts are often used in the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Many complications can arise that may lead to shunt malfunction, including detachment of the distal limb of the shunt. A case is presented where such a complication occurred with distal migration of the detach...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Blair K,AuCoin R,Kloiber R,Molnar CP

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl with fever and tenderness in her left wrist and right ankle was hospitalized. Bone scanning and Tc-99m labeled leukocyte imaging showed increased uptake in these joints and also in her left knee. These radionuclide methods helped determine the diagnosis and were superior to plain radiography and CT s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vorne M,Salo S,Anttolainen I,Peltola H,Mokka R

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosing prosthetic joint infection is difficult; clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory tests, radiography, and joint aspiration are less sensitive and specific. We report a patient with fever and painful bilateral hip prosthesis, who underwent Tc-sulesomab scan showing moderate tracer uptake at the lateral surfac...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Albano D,Bosio G,Paghera B,Bertagna F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The sensitivity of sestamibi scanning is 85% for breast lesions that measure >or=1 cm in diameter. This detection technique complements mammography and clinical examination and can benefit patients with very dense breast tissue. An innovation in nuclear imaging uses a lead marker for localization. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Coover LR,Malaspina PJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Brucellosis is an endemic disease in the Middle East. Its incidence in Kuwait has increased during the last 5 years. Bone and joint involvement causes major symptoms and disabilities. Radionuclide bone scans are more sensitive than radiographs in detecting these lesions. The aim of this study is to describe the abnorm...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bahar RH,Al-Suhaili AR,Mousa AM,Nawaz MK,Kaddah N,Abdel-Dayem HM

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This study evaluates the diagnostic utility of 3-phase bone scintigraphy for diagnosing osteoradionecrosis of the jaw (ORNJ). METHODS:Thirty-two consecutive patients with a history of radiation to the head and neck region (range, 62-70 Gy; mean, 68 Gy; median, 69 Gy) due to squamous cell cancer and suspecte...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lapa C,Linz C,Bluemel C,Mottok A,Mueller-Richter U,Kuebler A,Schneider P,Czernin J,Buck AK,Herrmann K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the F-FDG and Ga prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/CT images of a 61-year-old patient with a newly diagnosed prostate carcinoma (4 + 4 Gleason score) and high serum prostate-specific antigen levels (460 ng/mL). In F-FDG PET/CT, minimal uptake was demonstrated in the prostatic mass without any accompany...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Soydal C,Ozkan E,Yerlikaya H,Utkan G,Kucuk ON

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00