A focal pulmonary F-18 FDG uptake without pulmonary CT abnormality in PET/CT probably due to mislocation of the urine F-18 FDG in the left upper renal calyx.

abstract：PURPOSE:The benefit of time-of-flight (TOF) information in PET oncology studies is well established, demonstrating improved signal-to-noise ratio and enhanced lesion detection. In cardiac PET studies, tracer distribution and study interpretation differ substantially from oncology PET, and the benefit of TOF is less est...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： DiFilippo FP,Brunken RC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-phase bone scintigraphy is sometimes of great value in the detection of uncharacteristic metastases and assists the management of patients in terms of primary focus detection. While evaluating the skeletal system with whole-body bone scintigraphy, other system pathologies may also be detected incidentally. In th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Çayir D,Bozkurt M,Gültekin SS,Karaçalioğlu AÖ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described who demonstrated accumulation of Tc-99m-sulfur colloid in both the lung and kidney following treatment for disseminated intravascular coagulation. This phenomenon has been demonstrated experimentally in animals following the induction of disseminated intravascular coagulation, but to our knowled...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Smith FW,Brown RG,Ash JM,Gilday DL

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 25-year-old woman presented with neutropenic fever after chemotherapy for the relapse of acute biphenotypic leukemia. Gallium-67 scintigraphy for the detection of infectious foci demonstrated a unique pattern of numerous foci with intense and varying-sized radioactivity spreading throughout the b...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wu YC,Hsieh TC,Sun SS,Lo WC,Yen KY,Kao CH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpretation of F-FDG PET/CT studies in breast is challenging owing to nonspecific FDG uptake in various benign and malignant conditions. Benign conditions include breast changes in pregnancy and lactation, gynecomastia, mastitis, fat necrosis, fibroadenoma, intraductal papilloma, and atypical ductal hyperplasia. Am...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Wang Y,Lu J,Zuo C

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:Two cases of aortic dissection are presented in which discordance between renal perfusion and function has been demonstrated with Tc-99m DTPA. Renal perfusion on the affected side was decreased on blood flow imaging, whereas renal function, including parenchymal accumulation and excretion assessed by subsequent sequen...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Aburano T,Yokoyama K,Taki J,Takayama T,Shuke N,Tonami N,Hisada K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this report was to determine the pattern of thallium (T1-201) uptake in pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) and to evaluate for features that might help to distinguish these lesions from malignant disease. Scintigraphic images from patients subsequen...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mackie GC

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:A 38-year-old man underwent a resection of the left lobe of the liver resection for a solitary hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) was performed for surveillance. This demonstrated 2 foci of FDG uptake in the liver. These were ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lin E,Agoff N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT scan for primary staging discovered increased Ga-PSMA uptake in a known anal fistula in a recently diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer patient. The patient had an ongoing history of surgical revisions of complex fistulas in the perianal region, contributing to active...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Klingenberg S,Jochumsen MR,Nielsen TF,Bouchelouche K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies have shown that thyroglobulin (Tg) concentration is a useful tumor marker in follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients after thyroidectomy and subsequent radioiodine (I-131) therapy. However, its role is controversial after total or near-total thyroidectomy before the first I-131 ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lin Y,Li T,Liang J,Li X,Qiu L,Wang S,Chen Y,Kang Z,Li F

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a right skull base paraganglioma detected using F-choline PET/CT in a 63-year-old man. The F-choline PET/CT scan was performed to assess a known prostate cancer. In addition, the scan demonstrated a mildly choline-avid (SUVmax, 3.8) tumor within the carotid sheath of the right skull base, extendin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harbourne AD,Bradley KM

更新日期：2019-09-01 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 74-year-old man was evaluated by bone scan for possible rib fractures, which revealed a diffuse skeletal uptake secondary to myelofibrosis and focal midthoracic uptake. Chest CT and F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated pathological vertebral fractures of the midthoracic spine, which appeared as a cold defect on PET comparing t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rousseau E,Keu KV

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man underwent F-NaF PET/CT to evaluate causes of lower back pain. The PET images revealed multiple foci of increased activity in several vertebral bodies, which might account for the patient's symptoms. In addition, the CT image revealed partially calcified soft tissue mass in the posterior wall of the u...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shao F,Zou Y,Cai L,Wang X,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of Tc-99m MDP vs Tc-99m dicarboxypropane diphosphonate (DPD) was evaluated in 20 patients with various skeletal bone diseases. Each patient was investigated twice, with an interval of three days between studies and using the same protocol, hence each case served as its own control. The results were: In...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Godart G,Durez M,Bevilacqua M,Abramovici J,Robience Y

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who presented with weight loss and recurrent left lower lobe pneumonia was diagnosed with endobronchial carcinoid. Chest CT scan demonstrated extensive mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy suggesting stage IIIB disease, but radionuclide imaging with In-111 pentetreotide and F-18 FDG PET diagnosed 2 distinct...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Avram AM,Mackie GC,Schneider BJ,Kalemkerian GP,Shulkin BL

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone scintigraphy is sensitive for detecting bone metastases in patients with malignancies. However, it is often difficult to differentiate bone metastases from other nonmalignant lesions. We encountered a patient with a history of breast cancer who showed substantial elevation of tumor markers 4 years after surgery. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shigesawa T,Sugawara Y,Shinohara I,Fujii T,Mochizuki T,Morishige I

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old patient with severe hypokalemia (approximately 1.7 mEq/L) and muscular weakness had a very high serum renin level. No renin-producing tumor was found and she was diagnosed with Bartter Syndrome The parathyroid hormone level was high due to concomitant renal calcium loss. Tc-99m-DTPA captopril scintigraph...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zelmanovitz F,Fregapani JA,Zelmanovitz T,Spiro BL

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of right ventricular aneurysm due to coronary artery disease in a 69-year-old male with no prior history of surgery or chest trauma is reported. The presence of the aneurysm was diagnosed by gated radionuclide angiography and confirmed by contrast angiography. This is the first description of an isolated right ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shaffer PB,Bashore TM,Noto AM,Diblasio G,Olsen JO,Schall SF

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man with recently diagnosed prostate cancer was referred for Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT with elevated prostate-specific antigen. PET/CT demonstrated increased PSMA uptake in an undisplaced transverse fracture of the L1 vertebral body. This case illustrates that PSMA uptake can oc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vamadevan S,Le K,Bui C,Mansberg R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors' goal was to determine whether the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients with matching ventilation-perfusion (V-Q) defects and chest radiographic opacities differs depending on the degree of perfusion deficit (absent versus decreased). METHODS:The authors performed a retrospective analysis o...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim CK,Worsley DF,Alavi A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year man underwent live related renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease. He was referred for a baseline renal scan on day 4. The urine output was satisfactory and the serum creatinine showed a decreasing trend. Renal dynamic scintigraphy with technetium-99m ethylenedicysteine demonstrated radiotracer ac...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tripathi M,Chandrashekar N,Kumar R,Malhotra A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man from South Asia presented with a several months' history of unilateral nasal obstruction and bleeding. At nasal endoscopy, two strawberry-like, friable, polypoid masses in the upper airways were detected. The patient's clinical trait was compatible with an infectious disease. F-FDG PET/MRI was perfor...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cazzador D,Cecchin D,Colangeli R,Crimì F,Emanuelli E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with sarcoidosis showed high F-FDG uptake in the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes on F-FDG PET, suggesting active inflammation. F-fluoro-boronophenylalanine (FBPA) PET showed no significant uptake in the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes, suggesting its cancer specificity as a substrate of L-type am...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Watabe T,Shimamoto H,Naka S,Kamiya T,Murakami S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital after incidental detection of a left renal lesion on ultrasound scan. Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT scan revealed a moderately enhanced lesion in the left kidney and a round mass with slight enhancement in the retroperitoneum. FDG PET/CT imaging was performed for whole...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Wang Y,Zuo C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interview is usually a major determinant on whether or not a physician job applicant is hired. This article addresses a number of fine points for the interview not previously emphasized in this series of articles. For example, the job candidate needs to be careful that the questions he/she asks are not negative an...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tc-99m sulfur colloid has been shown to be accurate in the detection of intrapulmonary bleeding (1,2). The present example demonstrates the usefulness of Tc-99m sulfur colloid in identifying an unusual manifestation of intrathoracic hemorrhage. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sanchez FW,Reinig JW,Bailey GT,Gobien RP,Vujic I

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic chyle leak with chyloma formation is a rare complication of kidney transplantation resulting from injury to the lymphatics. We present a case of a 53-year-old man who complained of right leg swelling 2 months after kidney transplantation for chronic renal failure. Abdomen CT showed loculated fluid collectio...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oh JK,Yoon HE,Chung YA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00