99mTc DPD is the preferential bone tracer for diagnosis of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis.

abstract：:This article discusses some of the most recent research and future directions of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. In addition to numerous articles on short-term outcomes from cardiac surgery on adults, there are new initiatives of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database which will all...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pneumonia is one of the many causes of a scintigraphic ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch. To evaluate the morphologic features of V/Q mismatched areas in patients with interstitial pneumonia, we correlated the findings on lung scintigraphy using Kr-81m and Tc-99m MAA with CT scan findings. Of 41 patien...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ogawa Y,Ashizawa K,Hashmi R,Takemoto Y,Hayashi K

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare cutaneous tumor that is locally aggressive and has a high rate of recurrence after surgical excision. The tumor grows slowly, typically over years. On rare occasions, metastasis to distant sites (especially the lung) or regional lymph nodes may occur. Here, we present F-FDG PE...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Suman S,Sharma P,Jain TK,Sahoo MK,Bal C,Kumar R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The presence of somatostatin receptors in neuroendocrine tumors allows visualization with radiolabeled somatostatin analogs in vivo. The aim of this prospective study was to compare somatostatin receptor imaging using Tc-HYNICTOC with Ga-DOTATATE (DOTA-DPhe1,Tyr3-octreotate) with respect to sensitivity, specificity...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kunikowska J,Lewington V,Krolicki L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Posttherapy changes in treated glioma patients cannot be reliably differentiated from tumor recurrence. We evaluated the role of Tc-methionine SPECT/CT for the detection of recurrent glioma and compared the same with F-FDG PET/CT and contrast-enhanced MRI (CeMRI). METHODS:Forty-four patients with histologic...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Arora G,Sharma P,Sharma A,Mishra AK,Hazari PP,Biswas A,Garg A,Aheer D,Kumar R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study aimed to determine the predictive value of the heart-liver uptake ratio (H/L ratio) of rectally administered (201)Tl scintigraphy for hepatic decompensation, which was conducted in 107 patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:We retrospectively assessed the predictive value of a noninvasive parameter...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lee MH,Tae HJ,Jun DW,Ryu SE,Choi YY,Kwak MJ,Kang JS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign neurofibromas undergo sarcomatous transformation in approximately 5% of patients with neurofibromatosis type I. The clinical and radiologic diagnosis of sarcomatous change remains difficult. Positron emission tomography with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose is a method to assess increased glucose metabolism in malignant...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Solomon SB,Semih Dogan A,Nicol TL,Campbell JN,Pomper MG

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:A 72-year-old man with a history of prostate adenocarcinoma initially managed by radical prostatectomy and salvage radiation therapy underwent resection of a left vas deferens recurrence identified on PSMA PET. Despite an initial response, PSA failed to fall below 3.5 ng/L, prompting re-evaluation with PSMA PET/CT: a ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chaussé G,Skinnider B,Crook J,Black P,Abikhzer G,Probst S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe interesting imaging features on a FDG-PET scan in a patient with bony metastases from a rare tumor. The lesions were obscured by intense bone marrow activity after the administration of hematopoietic factor at the time of diagnosis. Correlative MRI, CT scan, and pathology findings have also been illustrate...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chhabra A,Batra K,Makler PT Jr

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-year-old girl had a 6-month history of left hip pain. Radiographs of the left hip showed a metaphyseal osteolytic lesion with sclerotic borders in the femoral neck. Tc-99m MDP bone imaging and a Ga-67 scan showed focal areas of increased activity in the left femoral neck. These areas of increased uptake correspond...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Silva F,Laguna R,Acevedo M,Ruíz C,Orduña E

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a devastating disease in young adults. Magnetic resonance imaging is considered the most sensitive and specific technique in the diagnosis of this condition. The authors present an interesting image of bilateral AVN of the femoral heads diagnosed on F-fluoride positron e...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gayana S,Bhattacharya A,Kashyap R,Sen RK,Mittal BR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schmorl node (SN) is the herniation of the nucleus pulposus through the cartilaginous and bony endplate into the adjacent vertebral body. It is documented that SNs produce areas of moderately increased F-FDG uptake. We present a case of a patient with history of neuroendocrine tumor, who underwent Ga DOTATATE PET/CT f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Papadakis GZ,Millo C,Bagci U,Sadowski SM,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous bone marrow transplantation is being offered with increasing frequency as a therapeutic alternative to patients who have failed conventional chemotherapy. Presently, these patients are being evaluated with a variety of imaging modalities, including planar radiographs, nuclear bone and bone marrow scans, and...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Podoloff DA,Kim EE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Brain MRI in an 82-year-old man with presumed Bell's palsy revealed a clinically unsuspected right parotid gland mass but no other acute findings. Biopsy revealed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Staging F-FDG PET/CT revealed an FDG-avid parotid mass, abnormal FDG uptake along the course of the facial nerve from ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Achong DM,Zloty M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present plain x-ray examination, bone scintigraphy, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging of 2 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer who complained of hip pain. Bone scintigraphy was suggestive for metastases. Further radiologic investigation revealed benign etiologies for the hip pain; calcific ten...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kerimoglu U,Kaya D,Ergen FB

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, due to the ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) syndrome, received a 3-month course of treatment with 1,1 dichloro-2(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (o,p' DDD), which caused adrenal hypofunction requiring steroid therapy. Eleven months later, Cushing's synd...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sparagana M,Ackerman L

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old man presented with a left nasal cavity mass, biopsy of which revealed extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma. A PET-CT scan showed increased F-18 FDG uptake in the nasal mass, anterior mediastinal lymph nodes, and multiple subcutaneous nodular deposits in the chest wall, gluteal region, and right femoral areas. T...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Berk V,Yildiz R,Akdemir UO,Akyurek N,Karabacak NI,Coskun U,Benekli M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Gliomas constitute the most frequent primary brain tumors. Glioblastoma, the most common and malignant glioma in adults, has dismal prognosis with any current therapy. On the other hand, low-grade gliomas, the second most common type of gliomas, are potentially curative with appropriate treatment. METHODS:We c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Katsanos AH,Alexiou GA,Fotopoulos AD,Jabbour P,Kyritsis AP,Sioka C

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:In-111 WBC scintigraphy in a woman with relapsed acute lymphoid leukemia demonstrated normal uptake of white blood cells by the liver and spleen, but virtually absent bone marrow activity. Tc-99m SC imaging confirmed normal marrow function and distribution. A bone marrow biopsy revealed mildly hypocellular, regenerati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Achong DM,Oates E

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dynamic PET studies with a ⁶⁸Ga-Bombesin analog, the ⁶⁸Ga-BZH₃, were performed in patients with highly suspected recurrent gliomas to investigate the effect of the receptor scintigraphy on tumor grading. Furthermore, dynamic F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) studies were performed for comparison. METHODS:The study...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss A,Seiz M,Tuettenberg J,Schmieder K,Eisenhut M,Haberkorn U,Strauss LG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man with suspected right renal cell carcinoma underwent F-FDG PET/CT and F prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) 1007 PET/CT scan. Compared with the F-FDG PET/CT scan, F-PSMA 1007 PET/CT showed intense tracer concentration in the primary tumor in the right kidney and intense tracer concentration cons...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Marafi F,Sasikumar A,Al-Terki A,Alfeeli M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga somatostatin receptor PET/CT, currently the most sensitive imaging modality for well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, is based on the molecular imaging of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) that are expressed in different tumor entities such as neuroendocrine neoplasms, lymphomas, meningiomas, or renal cell cancer...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Peter L,Sänger J,Hommann M,Baum RP,Kaemmerer D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by well-circumscribed erythematous plaques with thick silvery scale. Infiltration of inflammatory cells such as lymphocytes, neutrophils, and macrophages and epidermal cell proliferation within psoriatic lesions may result in selective FDG accumulation. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bakshi A,Gholami S,Alavi A,Gelfand JM,Takeshita J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intense muscle localization of Tc-99m MDP to upper extremity musculature was noted three days following weight lifting exercises. This phenomenon is due to an unknown mechanism although several causative factors have been suggested. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： du Cret RP,Boudreau RJ,Block JB,Jensen PR,Loken MK

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old girl with a history of Hodgkin disease showed increased gallium accumulation in the region of the right hip and reduced uptake in the muscles of the right lower extremity. Increased gallium accumulation in the right hip was attributed to avascular necrosis and the reduced gallium activity was attributed ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bhargava P,Charron M,Beauchemin D

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatobiliary scintigraphy has been recognized as a useful diagnostic tool in detecting the presence and site of bile leaks. The authors report a case of bile ascites secondary to a postsurgical biliary leak, the scintigraphic findings in bile ascites, and the potential use of paracentesis, in combination with hepatob...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nagle CE,Fink-Bennett D,Freitas JE

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated the clinical applications of Tc-99m methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) in the simultaneous assessment of ventricular function and myocardial perfusion in patients with congenital heart disease. Global ventricular function was assessed by first-pass ECG gated study. Myocardial perfusion was evalua...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Imbriaco M,Cuocolo A,Pace L,Nicolai E,Nappi A,Celentano L,Palma G,Vosa C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00