Quantifying public radiation exposure related to lutetium-177 octreotate therapy for the development of a safe outpatient treatment protocol.

abstract：:201Tl myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography (SPET) with pharmacological coronary vasodilatation using adenosine is now often used in the investigation of a patient with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). In this study, we present data from two groups of patients. Group A (n = 40) experienced 201Tl SPET wi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mahmood S,Gupta NK,Gunning M,Bomanji JB,Jarritt PH,Ell PJ

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyphosphonate ligands labelled with radioisotopes decaying by moderate energy beta emission have shown utility as palliative agents for painful bone metastasis. 177Lu (T(1/2)=6.71 d, Ebetamax=497 keV) has radionuclidic properties suitable for use in palliative therapy of bone metastasis. 177Lu was produced at a high...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Chakraborty S,Das T,Unni PR,Sarma HD,Samuel G,Banerjee S,Venkatesh M,Ramamoorthy N,Pillai MR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the accumulation of 99Tcm-glutathione (GSH) in experimental abscesses. The biodistribution of 99Tcm-GSH was determined in mice with turpentine-induced abscesses in comparison with 99Tcm-human immunoglobulin (HIG) at 1, 3, 6 and 24 h. Arthritis was induced by intra-articular...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ercan MT,Unlenen E,Aktaş A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic or surgical management of acute localized irradiation is very complicated due to the delayed occurrence of ionizing radiation effects. There is a great need for non-invasive imaging techniques to delineate healthy from exposed tissues. Such a technique should be of value considering that spread of dama...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Perin F,Pittet JC,Hoffschir D,Daburon F,Normier G,Le Pape A

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain metastases are common in lung cancer. Whole-body 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-D-glucose ([F]FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) is used for general staging, but MRI is the best modality for characterizing brain abnormalities. We aimed to determine whether PET/CT is suitable for selecting patients for MRI...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hjorthaug K,Højbjerg JA,Knap MM,Tietze A,Haraldsen A,Zacho HD,Kramer SM,Borghammer P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to identify the most beneficial mode, in terms of anxiety reduction, of giving patients information prior to them undergoing a bone scan. (Research has identified the scan procedure as having a demonstrative effect on anxiety.) Additionally, satisfaction with the adequacy of the information wa...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Leckie J

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In busy nuclear medicine departments, the F+0 protocol for diuretic renography is routinely used to shorten the acquisition time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the F+0 protocol on the split renal function (SRF) during a dynamic renal scan using technetium-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetic ac...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kandeel AA,Elhossainy SA,Elsayed ND

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation doses to the family and general public from 131I therapy of outpatients were assessed for comparison with the 1990 International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) dose limits. Doses to family members of such patients, measured by previous workers, were converted to show that on average 5.6 +/- 3.7 mi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Wasserman HJ,Klopper JF

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The value of gated single-photon emission computed tomography technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (gated SPECT (99m)Tc-MIBI) in children is not yet established probably because gated SPECT (99m)Tc-MIBI has rarely been used in pediatric clinical and research studies. The purpose of this study was to eval...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sobic-Saranovic DP,Pavlovic SV,Jovanovic IV,Stefanovic ID,Artiko VM,Djukic MM,Obradovic VB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(99m)Tc dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scans can provide accurate diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis, its sequelae (renal scars) and differential renal function (DRF). The purposes of this retrospective study were (1) to assess the relationship between DRF obtained during acute pyelonephritis and at follow-up, an...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lee BF,Chiou YY,Chuang CM,Wu PS,Wu YC,Chiu NT

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/CT in patients with breast cancer (BC) in the preoperative and the postoperative setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 2011 and 2015, we prospectively enrolled 275 patients (mean age: 53 years)...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Evangelista L,Cervino AR,Michieletto S,Saibene T,Ghiotto C,Guarneri V,Conte P,Reccia P,Saladini G

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with aortic valve incompetence and 21 control subjects were examined by M-mode echocardiography at rest and radionuclide ventriculography during submaximal handgrip exercise. The patients had greater left ventricular dimensions and end-systolic wall stress values but peak systolic wall stress values di...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Groundstroem K,Huikuri H,Korhonen U,Ikäheimo M,Heikkilä J,Torniainen P,Linnaluoto M,Takkunen J

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the incremental value of technetium-99m-methyl diphosphonate (Tc-MDP) single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) over Tc-MDP two-phase bone scan (TPBS) in the assessment of the patients with pain following knee arthroplasty. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mandegaran R,Agrawal K,Vijayanathan S,Gnanasegaran G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was aimed at determining the validity of 99Tcm-HMPAO single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the localization of the epileptogenic focus by correlating this diagnostic method with other auxiliary investigations such as surface EEG and X-ray transmission computed tomography (CT). Twenty-eight pa...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Verhoeff NP,Weinstein HC,Aldenkamp AP,Overweg J,Van Royen EA,Verbeeten B Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A general method is presented for fitting experimental data to arbitrary linear compartmental models, based on readily available public domain software. The model is defined by input data so that the same program can be used for different compartmental models. Its use is exemplified by application to the four-compartm...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Russell CD

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The standard imaging used for delineation of dominant intraprostatic lesion (DIL) is multiparametric MRI (mpMRI). The use of biologic imaging such as Ga-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET-computed tomography (PET-CT) for this purpose is being explored in view of increased sensitivity of this modal...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sasidharan A,Murthy V,Natarajan A,Agarwal A,Ranagrajan V,Gudi S,Singh S,Popat P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:System upgrades are a constant feature of many highly technical specialties and are normally assumed to have a negligible effect on patient data. We report on the assessment of an upgrade made to a Norland XR-26 dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) system. The upgraded version (2.3) consisted of new hip positioning ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Simmons A,Barrington SF,Archbold LJ,O'Doherty MJ,Coakley AJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous assessment of regional adrenergic activity and perfusion with 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) and 201Tl in various organs was performed in 13 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and 13 subjects without heart failure. In order to reduce the crosstalk of 201Tl to the 123I energy window to...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Seto H,Shimizu M,Nozawa T,Yoshida N,Inagaki S,Kageyama M,Kakishita M

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：:The aim of this study was to develop a quantitative method to assess viable tumour based on post-operative 201Tl single photon emission tomography (SPET). We studied 15 patients with histologically defined highly malignant gliomas in the post-operative phase before initiation of adjuvant treatment. A 201Tl index was c...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Källén K,Geijer B,Andersson AM,Holtås S,Ryding E,Rosén I

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the biological significance of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) accumulation in patients with cancer, we assessed the relationships between 18F-FDG uptake and glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1) expression and proliferation rate in human glioma and lung cancer. We obtained FDG PET images and measured standardiz...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Chung JK,Lee YJ,Kim SK,Jeong JM,Lee DS,Lee MC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Extraskeletal findings detected on whole-body low-dose unenhanced computed tomography (CT) as a part of F-NaF PET/CT scans can be numerous and present challenges for further management. Here, we investigate the frequency and clinical significance of extraskeletal findings among 130 consecutive patients undergoi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Guo HH,Moradi F,Iagaru A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to demonstrate that radionuclide sentinel node detection can be applied to patients with non-palpable breast cancer. One hundred and ten consecutive women with unilateral breast cancer were studied. Group 1 was made up of 80 patients with palpable breast cancer (mean age, 58 years) and group ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fernandez A,Escobedo A,Benito E,Azpeitia D,Guma A,Prieto L,Moreno A,Martin-Comin J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to determine the predictive value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) to a positive fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) result in patients with inflammation of unknown origin and fever of unknown origin. PAT...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Balink H,Veeger NJ,Bennink RJ,Slart RH,Holleman F,van Eck-Smit BL,Verberne HJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of 99Tcm-labelled red cell scintigraphy as a means of detecting rebleeding was investigated in 33 patients with bleeding peptic ulcers. Scintigrams were performed twice during the 24 h period succeeding diagnostic endoscopy. There was scintigraphic evidence of rebleeding in 23 patients but this was clini...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kinnear WJ,Dickinson RJ,Buxton-Thomas M,Wraight EP

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of tumour dose on tumour response and overall survival (OS) in patients with chemo-refractory metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to the liver undergoing yttrium-90 radioembolisation (Y90 RE). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 20 consecutive patients with chemo-refractory MBC...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Cheng B,Sethi I,Davisson N,Brandon D,Barron B,Galt J,Bercu Z,Schuster DM,Kokabi N

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assessed the usefulness of a radionuclide dilution method for estimation of ascitic fluid volume. 99Tc(m) macroaggregated albumin (10 MBq) was injected into the peritoneal fluid. Multiple samples were taken using a trocath peritoneal dialysis catheter over a 4-h period. Blood samples were taken at the same tim...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Notghi A,Williams NR,Kehoe S,Smith NB,Harding LK

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In-vivo quantitative cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurement using positron emission tomography (PET) has typically employed invasive arterial blood sampling procedure to determine the arterial input function (AIF). The present study was performed to provide a non-invasive quantitative CBF measurement technique...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yee SH,Jerabek PA,Fox PT

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the use of broth simulation as a means of validating the practice of sub-dispensing from stock vials of long-lived sterile radiopharmaceuticals. 'Matched' vials of nutrient broth accompanied the stock vials of long-lived sterile radiopharmaceuticals during their time in use and were subject to the same handl...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Murray T,Elliott AT,Hilditch TE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00