18F-FDG PET/CT findings preceded elevation of serum proteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in Wegener granulomatosis.

abstract：:F-fluorocholine has recently emerged as a very sensitive agent for seeking parathyroid adenomas. We represent a case with esophageal diverticulum incidentally detected on F-fuorocholine PET/CT, which should be kept in mind as a reason of false positivity in primary hyperparathyroidism. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Araz M,Cinel M,Soydal C,Ozkan E,Kucuk NO

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 36-year-old woman who previously underwent total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma. F FDG PET/CT images demonstrated multiple lymph nodes with increased FDG uptake in the neck, chest, and abdomen and diffusely increased FDG uptake in the spleen, which were highly suspicious findings...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Han EJ,Park HL,Kim SH

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A higher uptake of radiocolloid in a splenic tumor than in the rest of the spleen was observed in a 17-year-old boy. The pathologic diagnosis of the surgically resected tumor was hamartoma composed of anomalous mixtures of splenic elements, and radiocolloid was considered to be distributed to reticuloendothelial cells...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Okada J,Yoshikawa K,Uno K,Arimizu N,Gotou H,Ogata S,Kashiwagi Y,Hasegawa Y,Tamaru J,Mikata A

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman with a history of a right modified radical mastectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage IIIB infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma presented for follow-up bone scan. Initial inspection was suspicious for sacral metastasis, but on closer review the absence of renal activity in the left flank w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pryma DA,Akhurst T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with bilateral breast cancer treated with bilateral mastectomies, implant reconstructions, chemotherapy, and hormonal therapy underwent FDG PET/CT imaging. Imaging demonstrated sternal, nodal, and lung lesions which were stable or slowly increasing, as well as a parasternal chest wall mass which was enlarging ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ulaner GA,D'Andrea G,Cody HS 3rd

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A child with an asymptomatic mass in the lower right thorax was evaluated with sonography, intravenous urography, and radionuclide renography. High renal ectopia was only diagnosed with radionuclide renography. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Williams AG Jr,Christie JH,Mettler FA Jr

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery involvement can occur in about half of the patients suffering Takayasu arteritis. Increased FDG activity in the aorta and its main branches in patients with Takayasu arteritis on PET/CT had been well-reported. However, the FDG PET/CT appearance of pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu arteritis is ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu Y,Tong G,Wen Z

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive alcohol ingestion is a recognized cause of reversible dilated cardiomyopathy. A case is reported of dilated cardiomyopathy associated with excessive alcohol consumption that was remarkable with respect to the rapidity and extent of normalization in left ventricular systolic function after cessation of alcoho...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hicks RJ,Low RD,Arkles LB

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acetabular labral tears are an increasingly recognized cause of hip pain in young adults with hip dysplasia and older patients with degenerative disease of the hips. METHODS:The authors analyzed retrospectively bone scintigraphy in 27 patients with acetabular labral tears diagnosed by MRI/arthroscopy. Analy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bruce W,Van Der Wall H,Storey G,Loneragan R,Pitsis G,Kannangara S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a transient, unilateral reverse ventilation/perfusion (V/P) mismatch in a patient with squamous cell lung cancer. The right lung was well perfused but not ventilated (unilateral reverse V/P mismatch). However, lung imaging performed 3 days later demonstrated the absence of both perfusion and ventila...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Watanabe N,Hirano T,Inoue T,Matsumoto M,Oriuchi N,Tateno M,Matsumoto H,Nagamachi Y,Endo K

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：:A chest radiograph revealed a large left lower hemithorax mass in a 48-year-old nonsmoker woman with chronic cough and dyspnea. Whole-body contrast-enhanced PET/CT confirmed a large mass with relatively uniform mild FDG uptake (standardized uptake value=1.8). No signs of infiltration, pleural effusion, significant reg...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gorospe L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of brain imaging has grown rapidly with new modalities, hybrid combinations of existing modalities, and novel metabolic tracers. F-florbetapir is an amyloid plaque-binding molecule labeled to F that allows positron imaging of the amyloid deposition in the brain. This protein deposition is known to be one...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vercher-Conejero JL,Rubbert C,Kohan AA,Partovi S,O'Donnell JK

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient complaining of headaches and bone pain at multiple sites had Tc-99m MDP scintigraphy performed for possible bone trauma after a motor vehicle accident. Bone imaging revealed a small focal increase in tracer uptake in the area of the laryngeal cartilage. There was some reluctance to place a label on this abno...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Steuart RD,Morrison RT

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver was not visualized by In-111 WBC scan in a patient with alcoholic liver disease. The liver was visualized on repeat scan when liver function had improved. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Segall GM,Goodwin DA

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old woman presented with a multinodular goiter, causing local symptoms and hyperthyroisdism. Besides a hypofunctioning benign nodule (TIRADS 3, benign in FNAC), the conventional diagnostic revealed another small hyperfunctioning nodule with suspicious ultrasound features (TIRADS 4C). To rule out a trapping-o...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Seifert P,Gühne F,Freesmeyer M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) is a rare condition with histological similarities to Wegener's granulomatosis and malignant lymphoma. Characteristically there is an angiocentric, angiodestructive lymphoreticular cell infiltrate. The lungs are usually affected, and, less frequently, the skin, nervous system, kidney, ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tien R,Moore WH,Glasser LM,Dhekne RD,Long SE

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study documented the previously reported lower sensitivity of routine planar three-phase bone scintigraphy (BS) performed using a high-resolution parallel-hole collimator compared with MRI to diagnose nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the hip (AVN). METHODS:Six observers reviewed 143 bone scintigrams obt...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Scheiber C,Meyer ME,Dumitresco B,Demangeat JL,Schneegans O,Javier RM,Durkel J,Grob JC,Grucker D

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman with a history of Graves' disease had an episode of thyrotoxicosis 2.5 months after her first childbirth. Because of low thyroidal uptake of Tc-99m pertechnetate, a diagnosis of postpartum painless thyroiditis was made and the patient was observed without medication. After the normalization of seru...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Misaki T,Miyamoto S,Kasagi K,Mori T,Konishi J

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appearance of rare ovarian germ cell tumors such as adult granulosa cell tumor (GCT) on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is reported in this article. We present a patient with recurrent GCT and histologically proven intra-abdominal metastases. Most lesions were above PET resolution (>...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Huang YT,Lee JC,Kumar AS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limping is a frequent occurrence in children and may be caused by various conditions, including trauma, inflammation, infection, and malignancy. Nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the tarsal bones should be included in the differential diagnosis. Accumulated data have supported the superiority of bone scans to radiogr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Khoury J,Jerushalmi J,Loberant N,Shtarker H,Militianu D,Keidar Z

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the diagnostic value of the combination of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET and Tc-99m pertechnetate salivary gland scintigraphy in parotid tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventy-two patients with benign parotid gland tumors (n = 52), malignant parotid tumors (n = 12), ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Uchida Y,Minoshima S,Kawata T,Motoori K,Nakano K,Kazama T,Uno T,Okamoto Y,Ito H

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 28-year-old woman presenting behavior disorders of subacute onset. She was referred in our institution for a suspicion of limbic encephalitis. F-FDG PET/CT did not show any mesiotemporal abnormality but depicted a decreased uptake of bilateral parietal and occipital lobes. This atypical pattern...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moubtakir A,Dejust S,Godard F,Messaoud L,Morland D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old woman was referred for staging of a mucosa-associated lymphoid tumor lymphoma involving the left conjunctiva. CT scan had shown paravertebral and pelvic masses, and a breast nodule. FDG PET/CT demonstrated moderately increased uptake in the left ocular conjunctiva and confirmed the paravertebral and pelv...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sallak A,Besson FL,Pomoni A,Christinat A,Adler M,Aegerter JP,Nguyen C,de Leval L,Frossard V,Prior JO

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the oral cavity, and it contributes approximately 90% of all oral malignancies. We present a case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue with rare site of bilateral adrenal metastases on F-FDG PET/CT with response evaluation after chemotherapy. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Agarwal KK,Parida GK,Tripathi M,Sahoo MK,Thakar A,Bal CS,Kumar R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with a history of right breast reconstruction with silicone implant for breast cancer. An 18F-FDG PET/CT performed several years later revealed the presence of 18F-FDG-avid nodules at the periphery of the silicone implant, in the right internal mammary chain, and in th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fernandes Vieira V,Dubruc E,Raffoul W,Prior JO,Meyer M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatobiliary studies were performed over a three-year period on 139 patients suspected of having cystic duct obstruction. Each patient was infused intravenously with sincalide, a C-terminal octapeptide of CCK, 15 minutes prior to the administration of the hepatobiliary imaging agent Tc-99m paraisopropyl iminodiacetic...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Patterson FK,Kam JW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the utility of molecular imaging with F-FDG and Ga-DOTANOC PET for treatment response assessment in a case of metastatic medulloblastoma. F-FDG and Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT revealed extensive metastases to bone and bone marrow. Patient subsequently had an excellent response to systemic chemotherapy which was evid...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： ArunRaj ST,Kumar A,Kp H,Mohan N,Gupta S,Tripathi M,Bal C

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m labeled human serum albumin has been shown to detect protein leakage into the bowel. A case of a young adult is presented with endoscopic and pathological correlation of scintigraphic findings supporting Menètrier's disease. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pacheco EJ,Moreno AJ,Ramos A,Murray R,Turnbull GL,Barzey A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00