Performance of a single crystal digital gamma camera for first pass cardiac studies.

abstract：:It is possible to obtain an estimate of the bone uptake of diphosphonates after 3 h (BU) on the basis of the difference between the dose administered and the sum of the component eliminated in the urine plus the component present in the extra-osseous volume of distribution. The results of this simple method have been ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Galli G,Bagnato A,Galli M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:201Tl myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography (SPET) with pharmacological coronary vasodilatation using adenosine is now often used in the investigation of a patient with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). In this study, we present data from two groups of patients. Group A (n = 40) experienced 201Tl SPET wi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mahmood S,Gupta NK,Gunning M,Bomanji JB,Jarritt PH,Ell PJ

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICRP has now recommended that the dose limit to the surface of the mother's abdomen during the declared term of pregnancy is reduced to 2 mSv. Direct measurements of the radiation dose to technologists carrying out a variety of imaging studies were made. The average dose ranged from 0.3 micro Sv for a liver scan t...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Clarke EA,Thomson WH,Notghi A,Harding LK

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To (a) assess the accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT in distinguishing malignant from benign pelvic lesions, compared to transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and (b) to establish the role of whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT, compared to contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT), in staging patients with ovarian cancer. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Castellucci P,Perrone AM,Picchio M,Ghi T,Farsad M,Nanni C,Messa C,Meriggiola MC,Pelusi G,Al-Nahhas A,Rubello D,Fazio F,Fanti S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was aimed at determining the validity of 99Tcm-HMPAO single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the localization of the epileptogenic focus by correlating this diagnostic method with other auxiliary investigations such as surface EEG and X-ray transmission computed tomography (CT). Twenty-eight pa...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Verhoeff NP,Weinstein HC,Aldenkamp AP,Overweg J,Van Royen EA,Verbeeten B Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute arterial occlusion may suffer from significant muscle necrosis. It is important to determine the amount of regional muscle necrosis for prognostic purposes and evaluation of therapy. We have used technetium-99m-pyrophosphate (PPi) with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to quantitat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yip TC,Houle S,Hayes G,Forrest I,Nelson L,Walker PM

更新日期：1990-02-01 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:The purpose of this study was to assess the incremental value of technetium-99m-methyl diphosphonate (Tc-MDP) single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) over Tc-MDP two-phase bone scan (TPBS) in the assessment of the patients with pain following knee arthroplasty. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mandegaran R,Agrawal K,Vijayanathan S,Gnanasegaran G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the accuracy of various equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate. METHODS:Chronic kidney disease was classified by Tc-DTPA scintigraphy (reference glomerular filtration rate), estimating glomerular filtration rate was estimated using various formulas. The similarity to reference glomer...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yang SK,Zeng LF,Zhao QY,Zen ZP,Li AM,Zhang LW,Li L,Song N,Liu Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four methods of calculating the activity of 99Tcm-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime to be administered in cerebral blood flow investigations of children were evaluated in patient studies. Three of the methods were based on the size of the child. We also constructed a theoretical dosage model based on physiological data a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Vestergren E,Jacobsson L,Bjure J,Sixt R,Mattsson S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using platelet scintigraphy to evaluate early thrombogenicity, we examined 39 new vascular accesses 4 weeks and 3 months after surgery. We found a significant association between platelet deposition and Doppler flow (P < 0.01) and blood pressure (P < 0.01). Compared with arteriovenous fistulae, prosthetic grafts showe...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Neumann I,Meisl FT,Kopriva G,Manker W,Sinzinger H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to investigate the combined effects of serum lipids, BMI, and fatty liver on the liver uptake of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG). METHODS:A total of 676 individuals were retrospectively studied. The mean standardized uptake value (SUV) was used to quantify liver (18)F-FDG...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Liu G,Li Y,Hu P,Cheng D,Shi H

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:Single kidney clearance can be obtained using the 99Tcm-DTPA complex and the scintillation camera. In order to evaluate the influence of statistical noise on the determination of the clearance, several non-noisy curves were constructed, simulating renal, background and precordial curves. Poisson noise was added to the...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Piepsz A,Dobbeleir A,Ham HR

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Large cell pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a poorly differentiated and high-grade neoplasm. It is positioned between an atypical carcinoid and small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung in a distinct family of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors. The aim of our study was to detect somatostatin ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nocuń A,Chrapko B,Gołębiewska R,Stefaniak B,Czekajska-Chehab E

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The British Nuclear Medicine Society has developed a process for the service-specific organizational audit of nuclear medicine departments. This process identified the need for a scheme suitable for the audit of the scientific and technical standards of a department providing such a service. This document has evolved ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jarritt PH,Perkins AC,Woods SD,British Nuclear Medicine Society.

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:90Y is one of the radioisotopes used extensively for therapy due to its favourable nuclear characteristics. Particles and colloids incorporating 90Y are being used for radiation synovectomy, especially in European countries. METHODS:In our present work, 90Y phosphate particles were prepared and evaluated fo...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Pandey U,Bapat KN,Samuel G,Sarma HD,Chaudhari PR,Dhami PS,Kannan R,Venkatesh M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (g-MPS) provides functional information on the left ventricle (LV) apart from the perfusion status. Computer algorithm-based LV ejection fraction (EF) calculated from resting g-MPS has been found to be reliable in patients with normal perfusion. However, its role in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Harisankar CN,Mittal BR,Kamaleshwaran KK,Parmar M,Bhattacharya A,Singh B,Mahajan R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The choice of metrics for defining active Takayasu arteritis (TAK) using fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)-PET remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare in the same patients the diagnostic performance for the detection of active TAK of different metrics applied for the qua...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Emsen B,Benali K,Mahida B,Larivière D,Le Guludec D,Papo T,Sacre K,Hyafil F

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

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：PURPOSE:In our study, tumor heterogeneity was evaluated using the parameters skewness and kurtosis on pretreatment Ga-68 DOTA-TATE PET/CT to assess therapy responses of lesions in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP NETs) treated with peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). METHOD:We ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Önner H,Abdülrezzak Ü,Tutuş A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of Na(+)-K+ adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) has been demonstrated to be correlated with tumour growth potential, and accelerated active transport of K+ carried out by Na(+)-K+ ATPase is said to be a trigger of 201Tl affinity for malignant tumour cells. Therefore, 201Tl scintigraphy appears to be a good ind...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Suga K,Nishigauchi K,Fujita T,Nakanishi T

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an extension of the imaging time to 24 h post-injection improves the diagnostic accuracy of technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99mTc-HMPAO) leucocyte imaging in detecting knee replacement infections. Thirty patients were studied, with infection confirmed in...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Larikka MJ,Ahonen AK,Junila JA,Niemelä O,Hämäläinen MM,Syrjälä HP

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carbon urea breath test ((14)C-UBT) is a noninvasive technique used to detect Helicobacter pylori infection in patients presenting with dyspeptic symptoms. The present study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of indigenously produced (14)C-UBT capsules by the Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, India....

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Tiwari BP,Nistala S,Patil SP,Kalgutkar DP,Jaychandran N,Chander H,Basu S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The objective of this study was to assess the relevance of physiological (68)Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT findings in the pancreas guided by morphological imaging (MI) in comparison with pathological tumour uptake in patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). METHODS:A total of 138 patients with pancreatic NET (pNET; n=38...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mapelli P,Tam HH,Sharma R,Aboagye EO,Al-Nahhas A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bispecific monoclonal antibodies (bsMAbs) have been developed as a pretargeting tool to reduce background activity, thereby increasing target to background (T : B) ratios. To enhance visualization of small lesions in vivo, we have used the pretargeting approach of bsMAb and negatively charged polymers radi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Gada KS,Patil V,Panwar R,Majewski S,Tekabe Y,Khaw BA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The regions of significant correlation between cerebral hypoperfusion and neuropsychological assessment scores were evaluated using (99m)Tc-HMPAO SPECT in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on the basis of its three subtypes, namely, single-domain amnestic MCI (aMCI-s), multiple-domain amnestic MCI (...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yoon HJ,Park KW,Jeong YJ,Kang DY

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biodistribution of two stereoisomeric 99Tcm complexes derived from diastereomeric dimercaptosuccinic acids (DMSA), 99Tcm-dl-DMSA and 99Tcm-meso-DMSA, was examined in sarcoma 180 tumour-bearing mice. The biodistribution pattern of meso-complex was not significantly different from 99Tc(V)m-DMSA, a new tumour imaging...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Awh OD,Kim JR,Shim SC

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in regional ejection fraction (rEF) of the interventricular septum following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery were examined using first-pass radionuclide ventriculography (RNVG) in patients without objective evidence of postoperative myocardial infarction (MI). One hundred and one patients had pre- ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jacobson AF,Tow DE,Lapsley D,Khuri S

更新日期：1992-10-01 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