Superscan-like hypermetabolic lesions on delayed FDG PET/CT imaging in a patient with lung cancer.

abstract：:A 64-year-old man with recently diagnosed prostate adenocarcinoma with a total prostate-specific antigen level of 3.32 ng/mL and Gleason score 4 (3 + 4) was referred for Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/CT scan for pretreatment staging. Prostate-specific membrane antigen-avid lesion was noted in the right lob...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gupta N,Verma R,Belho ES

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred patients with suspected acute abdominal inflammation were imaged at 0.5, 2-3, 4-6, and 24 hours after the administration of Tc-99m HMPAO labeled autologous leukocytes. Scan findings were retrospectively compared with final diagnosis, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), and antibiotic treatment. Clinical findin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Laitinen R,Tähtinen J,Lantto T,Vorne M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a popular alternative to traditional open cholecystectomy for uncomplicated, acute cholecystitis. At some centers, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is already the more frequently performed procedure. The presence or suspicion of common bile duct (CBD) stones or obstruction may neces...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nagle CE,Murphy J

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascites can cause pleural effusions when the peritoneal fluid crosses the diaphragm through a pleuroperitoneal shunt in the setting of hepatic cirrhosis (hepatic hydrothorax) or malignant ascites. Scintigraphic imaging for pleuroperitoneal shunt requires intraperitoneal injection of Tc-SC or Tc-macroaggregated albumin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Covington MF,Choudhary G,Avery RJ,Kuo PH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a Tc pertechnetate scintigraphy performed in a 64-year-old woman to investigate a mediastinal cystic mass in search of residual gastric mucosa after gastrectomy. She had a history of esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for esophageal cancer. Postoperative leakage necessitated ablation of the gastric pull-up a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mainta IC,Montet X,Willi JP,Dulguerov P,Rager O

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old woman with metastatic clear cell renal carcinoma who had been on nivolumab immunotherapy for 10 months was referred for a FDG PET scan to monitor disease progress. New bilateral mediastinal and hilar FDG-avid lymphadenopathy was noted. Pathology on subsequent mediastinal nodal biopsy showed well-formed e...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang M,Schembri G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of F-18 2'-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has been well established for lymphoma staging. Although involvement of the pancreas occurs in more than one third of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, primary lymphoma of the pancreas accounts for less than 1% of extranodal ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yoon SN,Lee MH,Yoon JK

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:[Sc]Sc-PSMA-617 with 3.9-hour half-life, in vitro and in vivo characteristics similar to [Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 and possibility of delayed imaging after 24 hours or later, implies it to be advantageous than [ Ga]Ga-PSMA-617 for pretherapeutic dosimetric assessment for [Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 in metastatic castration-resistant pro...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Khawar A,Eppard E,Sinnes JP,Roesch F,Ahmadzadehfar H,Kürpig S,Meisenheimer M,Gaertner FC,Essler M,Bundschuh RA

更新日期：2018-05-01 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 27-year-old white man was diagnosed with a testicular, metastatic germ cell tumor. The patient was evaluated with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and coregistered computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) as well as a contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) of the abdomen and pelvis. Serologic tests were performed. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Koff SG,Sterbis JR,Davison JM,Montilla-Soler JL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga-DOTATATE imaging is commonly used for the detection of metastatic disease in neuroendocrine tumors. We present a case of a 69-year-old woman postsurgery for lung carcinoid tumor in which sequential follow-up Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT studies identified focal hepatic uptake that was presumed to represent a liver metastasis...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hod N,Levin D,Anconina R,Taragin BH,Dudnik J,Lantsberg S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regional cerebral blood flow in 31 patients was semiquantitatively measured with SPECT using N-isopropyl iodo-amphetamine (I-123 IMP). Of the 31 patients, 9 had Binswanger's disease (BD) (mean age: 64.2 years), 10 had Alzheimer's disease (AD) (mean age: 66.8 years), and 12 were neurologically normal (mean age: 67....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kawabata K,Tachibana H,Sugita M,Fukuchi M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:99mTc-pyrophosphate and 99mTc-diphosphonate have successfully been employed in the diagnosis of neoplastic pelvic disease in women. In our ongoing study, 48 women with pelvic masses, underwent dynamic pelvic scintigraphy, correlative ultrasonography and exploratory laparotomy. Dynamic scintigraphy and region of intere...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Manfredi OL,Aruny JE

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the results of F-FDG PET/CT of 3 patients referred to our institution during the single day of Monday, March 23, 2020, for an initial assessment of cancer extension or for the therapeutic evaluation of chemotherapy of neoplastic pathology, with no obvious infectious or respiratory symptoms at the time of e...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Grellier JF,Lussato D,Guernou M,Queneau M,Bonardel G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in adults is most commonly caused by insulinomas, which pose a diagnostic challenge to physicians, surgeons, and radiologists and require multimodality imaging for precise localization and staging. PET tracers such as F-FDOPA and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor analogs have be...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sood A,Basher RK,Kang M,Shukla J,Behera A,Walia R,Nada R,Mittal BR,Bhattacharya A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique information provided by radionuclide techniques allows the noninvasive characterization of primary tumors and tumor-like conditions of the liver. A thorough knowledge of the mechanisms of radiopharmaceutical localization and the histologic abnormalities present in each condition is required to optimally use...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Drane WE,Krasicky GA,Johnson DA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented in which bone imaging over a period of 1 year indicated continued and increased radionuclide uptake. In association with CT and magnetic resonance imaging studies it was determined that the continued increased activity was related to developing bone marrow metastases. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Podoloff DA,Kim EE

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a patient with myelofibrosis who showed intense Ga-67 uptake in spite of being severely leukopenic and receiving large amounts of antibiotics. They conclude that false-negative results associated with leukopenia or intensive antibiotic treatment may not always be correct. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gorenberg M,Groshar D,Even-Sapir E,Ben-Haim S,Israel O,Front D

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of the current study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FDG PET or PET/CT for intramedullary and extramedullary lesions in multiple myeloma. METHODS:The authors conducted a systematic MEDLINE search of published articl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lu YY,Chen JH,Lin WY,Liang JA,Wang HY,Tsai SC,Kao CH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidental findings on PET CT studies are common. The distribution of Ga-DOTATATE is dependent on cell surface expression of somatostatin receptors, which may be pathologic or physiologic. Osteoporosis circumscripta is the early lytic phase of Paget disease associated with well-defined osteopenia, most commonly seen w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gandy N,Ordidge KL,Arshad M,Win Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:In the current and rapidly worsening pandemic, patients with COVID-19 may undergo imaging with FDG PET/CT. Because a significant proportion of infected patients may be asymptomatic, incidental discovery on a PET/CT scan performed for unrelated reasons can occur. Because of the highly infectious nature of this agent, i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Martineau P,Kidane B

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget bone disease is a chronic benign bone disease characterized by excessive and abnormal bone remodeling. The scintigraphic and bone SPECT/CT hybrid imaging appearances of the affected bone(s) depend on the stage of the disease. We report the case of a patient newly diagnosed with prostate cancer who was found to h...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Engur CO,Turoglu HT,Ozguven S,Tanidir Y,Erdil TY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old woman underwent Tl myocardial perfusion scan for cardiac symptoms; increased radiotracer accumulation in the left shoulder was found in the redistribution images only, and the shoulder was normal in the stress images. Suspecting septic arthritis subsequent investigations were performed, and peripheral T-...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chen YR,Hsieh TC,Yen KY,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-10-01 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:Standardized added metabolic (SAM) activity is a functional objective measurement of the total tumoral metabolic activity that avoids partial volume effect and thresholding, which limit conventional PET parameters. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of SAM in predicting survival in unresectabl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edalat F,Camacho JC,Kokabi N,Kendi AT,Galt JR,Kim HS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative perfusion scans were used to predict the proportion of pulmonary function lost by inclusion of lung in radiotherapy fields. Nineteen patients receiving radiotherapy for carcinoma of the lung had pulmonary function evaluated by forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1) prior to and following radiotherapy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moldofsky PJ,Rubenstein JH,Richter MP,Solin LJ,Gatenby RA,Broder GJ

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of ectopic Cushing syndrome is challenging. The best imaging approach for localizing ectopic ACTH-secreting tumors is not defined. Here, we report on a 68-year-old woman with new-onset hypertension (>200/90 mm Hg) who was referred to our institution with suspicion of ectopic ACTH-secreting tumor for further ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bluemel C,Lapa C,Mottok A,Hahner S,Herrmann K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine metabolism and kinetics in thyroid carcinoma cells may be different from that in normal thyroid tissue. The optimal time for performing post-therapeutic scans to detect metastatic lesions is still controversial.We retrospectively analyzed the images of 239 patients who received I-131 therapy at our hospital fro...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hung BT,Huang SH,Huang YE,Wang PW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old woman had fever, rash, and joint pain. Physical examination revealed multiple enlarged lymph nodes. A possibility of lymphoma was considered and FDG PET/CT was performed, which demonstrated elevated FDG activity not only in many lymph nodes but also in the spleen and liver. However, adult-onset Still dis...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cai L,Chen Y,Huang Z

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00