Unusual metastases of thyroid cancer to mediastinal blood vessels.

abstract：:This interesting image illustrates a case of biopsy-proven pulmonary anthracosilicosis, a mixed dust pneumoconiosis, associated with Ga-PSMA-ligand uptake. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is an emerging imaging biomarker, with clinical application in evaluation of prostate cancer using Ga-PSMA-ligand PET/CT....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： McGuiness M,Sounness B

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman was referred for imaging studies after presentation for palpitations and a palpable thyroid nodule. The patient underwent a dual-phase single-agent Tc-99m sestamibi scan followed later by a thyroid ultrasound at an outside hospital. The Tc-99m sestamibi scan showed a marked focus of activity separa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Prasad B,Fleming RM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) is benign mesenchymal neoplasm, and it rarely induces hypophosphatemia. We report a 49-year-old woman with suspicious tumor-induced osteomalacia underwent Ga-DOTA-TATE PET/CT to identify potential causative tumor, which showed a hypermetabolic soft tissue nodule in the right f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jia C,Shao F,Yang M,Qin C,Lan X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was aimed to determine whether Tc-99m-hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy performed in the middle of preoperative chemotherapy has a prognostic value in patients with malignant bone and soft tissue tumors (MBST). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 90 patients with MBST, Tc-99m-MIBI scintig...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wakabayashi H,Taki J,Inaki A,Sumiya H,Zen Y,Tsuchiya H,Kinuya S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallium imaging may play an important role in both initial evaluation and in follow-up in patients with metastatic melanoma. We present a case where the patient had gallium-avid metastatic melanoma. SPECT proved helpful in the initial evaluation. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edeburn GF,Tow DE

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

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：PURPOSE:Recent studies have shown that thyroglobulin (Tg) concentration is a useful tumor marker in follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients after thyroidectomy and subsequent radioiodine (I-131) therapy. However, its role is controversial after total or near-total thyroidectomy before the first I-131 ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lin Y,Li T,Liang J,Li X,Qiu L,Wang S,Chen Y,Kang Z,Li F

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated volume determination program using SPECT imaging with Tc-99m has been validated by both phantom and patient studies. Its use for monitoring change of function of the liver and change in tumor mass during different therapy regimes has been assessed. The technique is not restricted to the estimation of the ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kavanagh GJ,Kavanagh JT,Kavanagh PB,Irwin LE,Perkins AC,Swanson LA

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old patient with severe hypokalemia (approximately 1.7 mEq/L) and muscular weakness had a very high serum renin level. No renin-producing tumor was found and she was diagnosed with Bartter Syndrome The parathyroid hormone level was high due to concomitant renal calcium loss. Tc-99m-DTPA captopril scintigraph...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zelmanovitz F,Fregapani JA,Zelmanovitz T,Spiro BL

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:To assess both ventricular function and myocardial perfusion, five normal volunteers, 19 patients with coronary artery disease, and two patients with cardiomyopathy and normal coronary arteries were injected with 20 mCi of Tc-99m isonitrile (either methoxyisobutyl isonitrile or carbomethoxyisopropyl isonitrile) at pea...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sporn V,Perez Balino N,Holman BL,Sosa Liprandi A,Masoli O,Mitta A,Camin LL,Castiglia S,McKusick KA

更新日期：1988-02-01 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：:Glomus tumors are tumors that arise from the glomus bodies, which can be found in sites of arteriovenous anastomosis. Glomus tumors can occur in all parts of the body but rarely occur in the trachea. The PET/CT findings of these tumors are similar to those of malignant tracheal tumors. We reported the PET/CT findings ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shao D,Gao Q,Wang S,Cheng Y,Wang S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide angiography (RNA) and cholescintigraphy were performed prospectively in 300 patients with suspected acute cholecystitis (AC). Of 79 patients with positive RNA, 63 had AC (80%). Positive RNA was seen in 23 of 26 cases with gangrenous AC (88%) while 12 of the 26 had a positive "rim" sign (46%). All 12 patie...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Colletti PM,Cirimelli KM,Radin DR,Chandrasoma P,Ralls PW,Siegel ME

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a bone-seeking positron-emitting tracer with high sensitivity and specificity for detection of osseous lesions, particularly osteolytic lesions. We believe that NaF positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans can provide a more thorough and conclusive evaluation of bone d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sheth S,Colletti PM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 43-year-old man who underwent a radical prostatectomy 3 years before the procedure (June 2015) for a locally advanced Gleason 7(4 + 3) prostate adenocarcinoma (pT3aN0), with negative surgical margins, followed by salvage radiotherapy. He also underwent antiandrogen therapy for biochemical relapse...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mariotti GC,Cunha ML,Carneiro A,Smaletz O,Baroni RH,Garcia RG

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas (PGLs) are rare tumors and mostly benign. We report on a 32-year-old woman with metastatic PGL who was first diagnosed with an abdominal PGL at the age of 12 years. She soon developed metastatic disease and received several treatments including external beam radiation and chemotherapy....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Janssen I,Xekouki P,Nambuba J,Chen CC,Herscovitch P,Millo CM,Schrump DS,Pacak K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the overall and progression-free survival of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), comparing the American Thyroid Association (ATA) guideline for risk of recurrence with the TNM staging system with dynamic assessment at 2 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study is a retrospe...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hassan A,Razi M,Riaz S,Khalid M,Nawaz MK,Syed AA,Bashir H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of aortic dissection are presented in which discordance between renal perfusion and function has been demonstrated with Tc-99m DTPA. Renal perfusion on the affected side was decreased on blood flow imaging, whereas renal function, including parenchymal accumulation and excretion assessed by subsequent sequen...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Aburano T,Yokoyama K,Taki J,Takayama T,Shuke N,Tonami N,Hisada K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-11 acetate positron emission tomography (PET) is known to have high sensitivity in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma. However, one of the shortcomings of C-11 acetate PET in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma is that C-11 acetate also accumulates in focal nodular hyperplasia, which makes it challenging to di...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Huo L,Wu Z,Zhuang H,Fu Z,Dang Y

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A highly variable normal appearance of the sternal area makes interpretation difficult on planar bone imaging. These normal variants occur especially in the area above the xiphoid process of the sternum in which an oval photopenic area on anterior planar images may be seen. This finding is most likely caused by...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Han JK,Shih WJ,Stipp V,Magoun S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of technetium-99m N,N-ethylenedicysteine (Tc-99m EC) in comparison to technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (Tc-99m DMSA) scintigraphy. Differential renal function (DRF) was calculated by both methods and the cortical-phase images of dynamic Tc-99m EC scin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Buyukdereli G,Guney IB

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 45-year-old woman diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Six months after completion of R-CHOP, she relapsed, and 2 cycles of R-ESHAP were given, with a view to allograft transplant. One month later, F-FDG PET/CT revealed disease progression. Biopsy of lymph nodes showed reactive changes, without...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Skoura E,Ardeshna K,Halsey R,Wan S,Kayani I

更新日期：2016-03-01 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 gamma camera method with no blood sampling assesses differential renal function based on initial renal uptake, and requires background correction. The effect of background correction on estimates of initial renal uptake was compared on renograms using Tc-99m MAG3 and Tc-99m DTPA renographies in 14 patients. Renal co...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Inoue Y,Machida K,Honda N,Takahashi T,Mamiya T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to imaging in the conventional positions, TI-201 myocardial imaging was also performed in a 25 degree cephalad projection. This resulted in improved imaging, especially of the inferior wall. Myocardial images are presented in five patients in whom areas of absent activity were most sharply delineated in th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Esquerre JP,Yeboles L,Guiraud R

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Multikinase inhibitor (MKI) is a promising drug for treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). We explained the usefulness of [¹⁸F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/contrast-enhanced computed tomography (FDG PET/CECT) for mRCC in evaluating the early response to MKI and in predicti...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Minamimoto R,Nakaigawa N,Tateishi U,Suzuki A,Shizukuishi K,Kishida T,Miura T,Makiyama K,Yao M,Kubota Y,Inoue T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute cholecystitis in an immunosuppressed patient with hepatocellular dysfunction is reported. The diagnostic dilemmas posed by the lack of specific sonographic findings, the possibility of acute gallbladder disease without early cystic duct obstruction, and the absence of clear guidelines for the interpret...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Assi Z,Bohnen NI,Shapiro B

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attendees at a meeting have different ways in which they get information and make decisions, different personal needs, and different ways in which they participate in groups. Some have counterproductive behaviors in committee meetings, such as attacking others, talking too long but not saying much, talking too lit...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most common cancers affecting men worldwide, with a high recurrence rate after therapy. Ga-PSMA-11 and F-fluciclovine are PET imaging tracers for the detection of recurrence sites in PC patients. Ga-PSMA-11 is a membrane antigen overexpressed by tumor cells, whereas F-fluciclovine ta...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pernthaler B,Nazerani Hooshmand T,Igrec J,Kvaternik H,Aigner RM

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00