Unexpected detection of brain metastases by 18F-NaF PET/CT in a patient with lung cancer.

abstract：:Tc-99m sestamibi imaging was performed in two patients with multiple myeloma. Focal areas of increased uptake in one patient and diffuse skeletal uptake in the second patient were found. Tc-99m sestamibi appears to identify bone marrow and osteolytic involvement in multiple myeloma. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Di Gennaro F,Catalano L,Pace L,de Renzo A,Pinto AM,del Vecchio S,Rotoli B,Salvatore M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and erythematous skin nodules suspected to be erythema nodosum. The patient underwent serial fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET), which demonstrated normalization of FDG uptake by the lymphoma after 2 cycles of chemotherapy, but there was new abn...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cheong KA,Rodgers NG,Kirkwood ID

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of unsuspected urine extravasation first detected by radionuclide scintigraphy are presented with subsequent confirmation by CT and, retrograde pyelograms. A renal study done to rule out acute transplant rejection demonstrates gallbladder uptake which was initially thought to be consistent with urine extra...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bocchini T,Williams W,Patton D

更新日期：1989-06-01 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

abstract：:Five pioneers had a huge impact on the quality movement in health care in the United States. Ernest Codman contributed in many ways, including his focus on outcome analysis. Avidis Donabedian is known for his focus on the 3 domains of structure, process, and outcome in health care. Walter Shewhart is known especially ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous malformations of the parotid glands are uncommon and can be difficult to confirm on routine anatomical imaging alone because of overlap of imaging features with other more common parotid lesions. (99m)Tc RBC scans combined with SPECT/CT offer a noninvasive way to diagnose parotid venous malformations without th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Patel R,Saad H,Srinivasan A,Brown RK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the yield and patterns of abnormalities noted by Tc-99m DMSA renal imaging in cases of first-time versus recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed 101 Tc-99m DMSA studies performed for 52 first-time and 49 recurrent UTIs in 99 children during a period...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Loutfi I,Al-Zaabi K,Elgazzar AH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, myocardial blood flow quantitation with dynamic SPECT has been validated to enhance the detection of multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) and conclude equivocal SPECT myocardial perfusion study. This advance opened an important clinical application to utilize the tool in guiding CAD management for area ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chen LC,Jong BH,Lin SC,Ku CT,Chen IJ,Chen YK,Hsu B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial radionuclide angiography is a sensitive technique for the identification of asymptomatic cardiac dysfunction secondary to doxorubicin hydrochloride chemotherapy. However, the results of serial studies must be interpreted with caution in order to avoid labeling variations in the left ventricular ejection fractio...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dey HM,Kassamali H

更新日期：1988-08-01 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：:An 85-year-old woman who had an invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast and elevated alkaline phosphatases (420 U/L) was referred for Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy for initial evaluation of skeletal metastases. Bone symptoms were limited to chronic pain in both knees. A bone scan revealed pagetoid findings in both calc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Duch J,Fuster D,Ortín J,Setoain X,Pons F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (Ga-PSMA) PET/CT has shown excellent results in imaging of prostate cancer. Some nonprostatic malignancies can also demonstrate Ga-PSMA uptake, including primary lung adenocarcinoma. However, no such data are present for small cell lung cancer. We present the case of a 59-year-old...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sharma P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of liver, bone, and brain scans in 84 patients with recurrent or metastatic malignant melanoma were reviewed. The liver scan was initially positive in 18% (14/78) and ultimately in 32% (25/78). Serum alkaline phosphatase and lactic dehydrogenase were elevated in 92%. These patients ultimately developed pos...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Muss HB,Richards F 2nd,Barnes PL,Willard VV,Cowan RJ

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and no known malignancies was evaluated for back pain. MR examination showed lumbar spine compression fractures, and an F-FDG PET/CT scan was requested to assess for skeletal metastatic disease and potential detection of a primary neoplasm. The PET/CT examin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sinha P,Sinha S,Schlehr E,Schlehr JM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis and osteopenia are widely recognized skeletal complications of therapy in recipients of renal transplants. These conditions are often complicated by fractures, usually in the femora, pelvis or vertebrae. The authors describe two sedentary adult allograft recipients who presented with leg pain and in whom...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Larcos G,Gruenewald SM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have previously shown that the definition of ablation of thyroid tissue in patients treated with thyroidectomy and radioiodine (I-131) for thyroid carcinoma depends upon the dose of I-131 used to scan the patient. The therapeutic response to I-131 therapy was evaluated in a group of ten differentiated thyr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ramanna L,Waxman AD,Brachman MB,Tanasescu DE,Chapman N,Braunstein GD

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiomas are easily, quickly and relatively noninvasively detected using whole-body imaging with Tc-99m labeled RBCs. A case in which this method was used to confirm known lesions and detect additional unsuspected lesions is described. This method can also be useful in the detection and evaluation of other types of...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hollerman JJ,Bernstein MA,Froelich JW,Schkudor G

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old woman presented with a painless left upper neck swelling for more than a week. Fibrolaryngoscope examination suggested nasopharyngeal carcinoma. FDG PET/CT was performed for an initial staging, which revealed intense activity in the soft tissue mass in the nasopharynx and cervical lymph nodes. However, b...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Chen Y,Huang Z,Cai L,Wu J

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：:Four cases of basal ganglia infarction demonstrated by radionuclide brain imaging are presented. Bilateral basal ganglia infarctions in two patients were probably related to methanol intoxication and meningoencephalitis, and unilateral basal ganglia infarctions in two other patients were presumably due to cerebral ath...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim EE,Schacht RA,Domstad PA,DeLand FH

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Cortical alterations of brain metabolism, as seen in PET, obviously depend on the nature of the damage (either mechanical, toxic, anoxic, or other). However, some subcortical abnormalities seem to occur rather frequently regardless of the extension, position and cause of the damage. In particular, relative cerebellar ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lupi A,Bertagnoni G,Salgarello M,Orsolon P,Malfatti V,Zanco P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous expected competencies of a chief nursing officer are outlined in this article including communication, ability to build relationships, expertise about the environment of healthcare and its future directions, leadership, expertise in business matters, combating bullying, encouraging shared decision making, and...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA,Miller LB

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Primary hyperparathyroidism is a disease of uncertain etiology that results from hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) by the parathyroid gland. In most institutions, the preferred imaging protocol utilizes a dual-phase technique with Tc-99m sestamibi which is reported to be more sensitive than earlier pr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Klieger P,O'Mara R

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with disseminated osseous metastases due to breast cancer reported multifocal pain. Because of persisting pain after a first cycle of chemotherapy, 1,295 MBq Re-186 HEDP was administered intravenously. Excellent pain relief was observed. Subsequently, the patient received further combined chemotherapy and Re...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Palmedo H,Grünwald F,Wagner U,Köhler S,Krebs D,Biersack HJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In normal aging persons, oxygen and glucose consumption progressively decreases with reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF), which could be responsible for age-related changes in cognitive functions. A data processing model with the use of Tc-99m SPECT of the human brain has been developed and found to be sensitive ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dormehl IC,Jordaan B,Oliver DW,Croft S

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：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：ABSTRACT:A 62-year-old woman had progressively developing throbbing right neck pain for 1 year. The pain radiated to the right suboccipital area, sometimes accompanied by breathlessness. To rule out cancer, patient received FDG PET/CT, which showed an intraspinal cord intense FDG-avid calcified mass at the level of the...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chuang TL,Chen JC,Chen YR,Wang YF

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old man presented with cough and pain in his upper chest for 1 week. Chest CT showed an ill-defined right paratracheal mass with slight enhancement in the upper mediastinum. A FDG PET/CT was performed showing focal increased FDG uptake with SUVmax of 4.7 in the mass. The mass was excised surgically. Histopat...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang J,Ni Y,Dong A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00