Radionuclide synovectomy in haemophilic joints.

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to assess the efficacy of using whole-kidney, mean parenchymal and pelvic transit times to evaluate renal function following treatment with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Fifteen patients were evaluated 24-48 h before and after ESWL therapy using 99Tcm-DTPA renal sc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ilgin N,Iftehar SA,Vural G,Bozkirli I,Gokcora N

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During measurements of the extrinsic spatial resolution of a gamma camera, it was noted that there was a variation with the position in the field of view. The problem was traced to the collimator, and this was confirmed by inspection of the parallel hole structure. Removal of the cover showed that the lead foil honeyc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Harris AM,Ward RJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A dedicated breast PET scanner with C-shaped detectors (C scanner) has been newly developed. The purpose of this study was to re-evaluate the diagnostic performance of high-resolution PET images with the new reconstruction conditions, obtained using this C scanner in breast cancer patients, and to compare th...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nakamoto R,Nakamoto Y,Ishimori T,Nishimatsu K,Miyake KK,Kanao S,Iima M,Toi M,Togashi K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-quality positron emission tomographic (PET) cameras are expensive and, therefore, not available in many centres. To allow access to clinical 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET, we began working with an ADAC Vertex camera equipped with a molecular coincidence detection (MCD) module in February 1997. Here we give...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Erler H,Zaknun J,Donnemiller E,Bacher-Stier C,Oberladstätter M,Riccabona G,Moncayo R

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the study was to assess the contribution of 111In-pentetreotide single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging to conventional somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) in terms of lesion characterization and localization in the detection of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sainz-Esteban A,Olmos R,González-Sagrado M,González ML,Ruiz MÁ,García-Talavera P,Gamazo C,Villanueva JG,Cobo A,de Luis D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) is recognized to have a major role in oncological imaging. Over recent years there has been a steady increase in the use of gamma camera PET (GCPET) systems as these are less expensive than dedicated PET scanners and facilitat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Marshall C,Mustafa S,Wheatley DC,Eremin JE,El-Sheemy M,Jibril JA,Eremin O,Griffiths PA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, primary tumors' fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake in luminal A, luminal B, triple-negative, and human epidermal growth factor receptor type-2 subtypes of breast cancer was evaluated. In addition, the relationship between the primary tumor maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) v...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Arslan E,Çermik TF,Trabulus FDC,Talu ECK,Başaran Ş

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m (99Tcm)(V) dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) is a new tumour imaging agent which has been used to evaluate squamous carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck. This study evaluated the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of 99Tcm(V)DMSA in patients with SCC and calculated the bone mass of a New Zealand White (N...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Watkinson JC,Allen S,Lazarus CR,Sinclair J,Blake GM,Clarke SE

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal artery stenosis is an important and potentially curable cause of hypertension. Captopril renography is now recognized to have a high sensitivity and specificity in its diagnosis. Ultimately, however, the result is of little benefit if it does not lead to a change in patient management. To assess how patient mana...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ramsay D,Belton I,Finlay D

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new method to replace the conventional method of quantitatively measuring cerebral blood flow (CBF), in which octanol-extracted radioactivity counts are measured in continuous arterial blood samples. With the new method, the whole-brain time-activity curves early after the intravenous injection of ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fujioka H,Murase K,Inoue T,Ishimaru Y,Akamune A,Yamamoto Y,Ikezoe J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to design a general nuclear medicine method for fast, accurate and direct determination of the clearance of a radioactive indicator provided that all uptake compartments of the radioactive indicator could be included in the field of view of the gamma camera. METHODS:The data material for ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Carlsen O

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorine-18-sodium fluoride (F-NaF) PET/CT is a relatively new and high-resolution bone imaging modality. Since the use of F-NaF PET/CT has been increasing, it is important to accurately assess the images and be aware of normal distribution and major artifacts. In this pictorial review article, we will describe the no...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sarikaya I,Elgazzar AH,Sarikaya A,Alfeeli M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Human serum albumin (HSA), which has 58 Lys residues, one Cys residue, and indocyanine green (ICG) adsorption sites, can be used as a multifunctional platform for the development of hybrid imaging probes. In this study, we prepared 64Cu-labeled mannose-conjugated HSA with and without ICG ([64Cu]1-ICG and [64C...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kang CM,An GI,Choe YS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstituted exametazime is inherently unstable due to the rapid oxidation of the small amount (7.6 micrograms) of stannous chloride present in the kit. A novel approach has been used to improve the shelf-life of reconstituted exametazime based on the premise that tin lost through oxidation should be replaced by furt...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Solanki C,Li DJ,Wong A,Miles KA,Sampson CB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-isopropyl-p-I-123-iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) is extracted by the brain in proportion to regional blood flow. It is particularly useful in the clinical assessment of various pathological conditions related to altered cerebral flow. Moreover, it has been reported that 123I-IMP is avidly incorporated into melanin and m...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Watanabe N,Seto H,Yokoyama K,Matsuda H,Shimizu M,Tonami N,Hisada K,Kakishita M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for attenuation and scatter correction of brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is described where computed tomography (CT) images of the brain are used for the calculation of attenuation maps. The method is evaluated for the substance 99mTc hexamethylpropylene amine oxime. A transmission d...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Larsson A,Johansson L,Sundström T,Ahlström KR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the incremental value of technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) single-photon emission tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) over planar bone scintigraphy (BS) and SPECT in the diagnosis of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Agarwal KK,Mukherjee A,Sharma P,Bal C,Kumar R

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Increasingly, dual-detector gamma cameras are being purchased as replacements for single-headed cameras. The improvement in sensitivity offered by a dual-detector device can be used in several ways: to shorten acquisition times, to improve signal-to-noise ratios, or to reduce administered doses. This paper focuses on ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Tindale WB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the use of adenosine, dobutamine and arbutamine with (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging. Forty patients under investigation for suspected coronary artery disease were recruited. Each had a resting scan and two separate stress scans on different days, in a randomized cross-over study. Resulta...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Wright DJ,Williams SG,Lindsay HS,Sheard KL,Thorley PJ,Sivananthan UM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report our data concerning the changes in post-stress and at-rest left ventricular ejection fraction and ventricular volumes in patients with thallium gated SPECT. METHODS:Post-stress and at-rest thallium gated SPECT was performed in 629 consecutive patients; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left vent...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： del Val Gómez M,Gallardo FG,San Martín MA,Garcia A,Terol I

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Large-scale clinical trials have demonstrated that beta blocker therapy improves the prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), but cardiac events sometimes occur even in patients showing favourable response to the therapy. In this study, the usefulness of meta-iodobenzyguanidine (MIBG) in predicting cardiac ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fujimoto S,Inoue A,Hisatake S,Yamashina S,Yamashina H,Nakano H,Yamazaki J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gated blood-pool single-photon emission computed tomography (GBPS) was compared with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for the measurement of left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) ejection fractions (EF) and volumes [end-diastolic volume (EDV) or end-systolic volume (ESV)] in a mixed population. ME...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sibille L,Bouallegue FB,Bourdon A,Micheau A,Vernhet-Kovacsik H,Mariano-Goulart D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Increasing evidence, primarily from animal studies and patients with compromised neurotransmitter systems, indicates a possibly important role for dopamine in modulating sleep. We therefore conducted this study to explore the relation between sleep and dopamine in healthy adults. METHODS:We used the Pittsburgh...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lee BF,Chiu NT,Kuang Yang Y,Lin Chu C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with a wide variety of orthopaedic disorders can be usefully investigated by nuclear medicine techniques, mostly by bone scintigraphy. Overall this area of nuclear medicine activity is increasing which is a trend that can be expected to continue. The principal conditions that are imaged are fractures and thei...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ryan PJ,Fogelman I

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To perform a detailed analysis of the performance of mobile intraoperative imaging systems and gamma probes in a phantom set-up, and compare this with a conventional gamma camera. METHODS:Two separate experiments were performed. In the first, a modified Jaszczak phantom equipped with five (99m)Tc-filled hot sphere...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Krohn T,Verburg FA,Brockmann H,Winz OH,Mottaghy FM,Behrendt FF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the present study, (99m)Tc-radiolabelled E-selectin binding peptide ((99m)Tc-IMP-178) was investigated for its potential to image acute pyogenic osteomyelitis in a new animal model. Intraindividual comparisons were performed using an irrelevant peptide ((99m)Tc-IMP-100) to demonstrate specificity. METH...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Gratz S,Béhé M,Boerman OC,Kunze E,Schulz H,Eiffert H,O'Reilly T,Behr TM,Angerstein C,Nebendahl K,Kauer F,Becker W

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Researchers find that monitoring the differentiation of implanted cells in vivo is difficult. This study was designed to show that it is possible to track the efficacy of transplanted human retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE cells) in a rat model of Parkinson's disease by using positron emission t...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Wang R,Zhang J,Guo Z,Shen L,Shang A,Chen Y,Yao S,He T,Yin D,Tian J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Planar pulmonary scintigraphy is still regularly performed for the evaluation of pulmonary embolism (PE). However, only about 50-80% of cases can be resolved by this approach. This study evaluates the ability of tomographic acquisition (single photon emission computed tomography, SPECT) of the perfusion scan to improv...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Collart JP,Roelants V,Vanpee D,Lacrosse M,Trigaux JP,Delaunois L,Gillet JB,De Coster P,Vander Borght T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging with the sodium-(F)-fluoride/2-(F)-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-NaF/F-FDG) cocktail has been proposed for patients with osseous metastases. This work aimed to optimize the cocktail composition for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). MATE...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Simoncic U,Perlman S,Liu G,Jeraj R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00