Pitfalls in multimodality imaging in a patient undergoing evaluation for bone marrow transplantation.

abstract：ABSTRACT:A 54-year-old woman was referred because of dizziness with fatigue for 2 months. MRI of the head and spinal cord revealed multiple ring or homogeneous enhancing nodules in the brain and spinal cord, concerning for metastases. FDG PET/CT showed multiple hypermetabolic nodules in the brain and spinal cord corres...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu M,Lu L,Liu Q,Bai Y,Dong A

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of unilateral septic sacro-iliitis are reported. Importance of the anterior view of sacroiliac joints on the radionuclide bone scan is stressed. Limitation of the posterior view in evaluation of sacroiliac joints may lead to misdiagnosis and false negative results in unilateral sacro-illiac disease. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kumar R,Balachandran S

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest radiograph performed in a 61-year-old woman to evaluate cough showed a large mass in the right lung. On chest CT images, the mass was measured approximately 8.5 cm. Malignancy was considered, and bone scintigraphy was performed to assess possible osseous metastases. The bone scan images demonstrated increased tr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhao L,Liu J,Li Q,Wang HQ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because of paucity of data available regarding the utility of PET/CT in the diagnosis and staging of patients with olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB), we retrospectively analyzed the efficacy of PET/CT in 9 patients with ONB. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Whole-body F-18 FDG PET/CT was performed in 7 patients with newly di...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wu HB,Wang QS,Zhong JM,Zhou WL,Li HS,Qiao-yu W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old girl with cardiorespiratory distress and suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) was referred for urgent lung perfusion scintigraphy, proven negative for perfusion defects but unexpectedly revealing an enlarged orthotopic thyroid. This finding was, under the circumstances, considered as suggestive of thyroid st...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Arsos G

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many causes of cerebrospinal (CSF) leaks. Most cases are secondary to blunt trauma and iatrogenic trauma caused by postoperative sequelae. Occasionally, CSF leakage may occur from nontraumatic or "spontaneous" causes, such as benign intracranial hypertension and "empty sella syndrome." Mass effect due to an ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ma HY,Sen P,Stein EG,Freeman LM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REPORT:Extrahepatic bile duct (EHD) cancer varies in uptake of FDG. The aim of the present study was to determine the role of glucose transporter (GLUT) 1 and hexokinase (HK) 2 in the glucose metabolism of EHD cancer cells using immunohistochemistry and 18F-FDG PET/CT. METHODS:Twenty-six patients with E...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yoon SO,Jeon TJ,Park JS,Ryu YH,Lee JH,Yoo JS,Kim JK,Yoon DS,Oh EJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Anorexia nervosa (AN), a disorder of unknown etiology, has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Drawing the brain metabolic pattern of AN may help to target the core biological and psychological features of the disorder and to perfect the diagnosis and recovery criteria. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang HW,Li DY,Zhao J,Guan YH,Sun BM,Zuo CT

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CTGA) may constitute a pitfall for interpretation of radionuclide angiocardiography, since the two anatomic discordances cancel each other from a physiologic point of view. However, the unusual shape of the ventricles (due to ventricular discordance) and the ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Brendel AJ,Wynchank S,Choussat A,Barat JL,Ducassou D

更新日期：1984-07-01 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：:Unusual features of iodine-131 uptake during thyroid cancer scintigraphy may lead to a false-positive diagnosis of residual or recurrent malignancy and associated metastasis. Radiographic or cross-sectional imaging correlation should help to differentiate truly functioning thyroid lesions from physiological or artifac...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD,Roarke MC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 61-year-old man with elevated serum prostate-specific antigen level of 10.5 ng/mL who had undergone prior negative standard transrectal ultrasound biopsy at another institution. He was referred to our medical center for evaluation and underwent a clinical 3-T multiparametric MRI and a research protocol ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jadvar H,Chen K,Ukimura O

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old female patient with a mediastinal neuroendocrine carcinoma complicated by superior vena cava syndrome was referred for a bone metastatic workup. Bone scan with SPECT/CT showed several vertebral fixations without alterations on the unenhanced CT, but a CT scan with injection of contrast media showed verte...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rager O,Nkoulou R,Garibotto V,Boudabbous S,Arditi D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress fractures of the upper extremities are uncommon but can be a serious source of morbidity if not correctly diagnosed. We present a rare case of a 49-year-old female typist, who reported a 4-month history of a pain located in the region of the left lower ulnar epiphysis and extended to the left portion of the wri...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Georgoulias P,Demakopoulos N,Fezoulidis I

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tc-99m isonitrile uptake in a metastatic brain tumor is demonstrated using planar and SPECT imaging. Comparison with Tc-99m DTPA shows a different distribution pattern and uptake intensity, suggesting a different mechanism for both tracers. It is possible that Tc-99m CPI could reflect metabolic activity of the tumor c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mut F,Bianco A,Nuñez M,De Palma G,Touya E

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on an incidental detection of a meningioma on [F]-2'-fluoro-5-methyl-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (F-FMAU) PET/CT scan that was performed during a prospective investigation of F-FMAU PET/CT for targeted biopsy of potential sites of tumor in men with suspected prostate cancer based on elevated prostate-spe...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Varghese B,Velez E,Desai B,Jadvar H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schmorl's node (SN) is a common entity characterized by protrusion of intervertebral disc material through a break in the subchondral end plate of a vertebral body. They can show increased 99mTC methylene diphosphonate uptake on bone scintigraphy mimicking metastasis and can be symptomatic. Differentiation of SN from ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Singh H,Sharma P,Naswa N,Nazar AH,Khangembam BC,Sahoo MK,Kumar R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ewing sarcoma is the second most common pediatric malignant bone tumor. It usually presents as a hot spot on a 3-phase bone scan as a result of increased vascularity of the tumor and new bone formation. However, aggressive Ewing sarcoma can also appear as a cold lesion. We present the features of a Ewing sarcoma of th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Alfeeli MA,Naddaf SY,Syed GM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-FDG PET is a tool widely used in many indications, mainly for staging malignant neoplasm. A correct interpretation of images requires knowledge of physiological uptake. The most frequently encountered can be found in head and neck area (language, masticator muscles, and ocular muscles). Many of them can be limited t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Schwartz P Jr,Pinaquy JB

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to perform multiparametric response assessment of metastatic/advanced pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) to Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) (clinical, biochemical, molecular/structural imaging, and survival assessment) and to study the relationship bet...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Parghane RV,Talole S,Prabhash K,Basu S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary breast lymphoma is an extremely rare disease. Primary breast mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is even rarer, and bilateral involvement is exceptional. We report on the F-FDG PET/CT findings in a patient with primary bilateral breast MALT lymphoma. F-FDG PET/CT showed hypermetabolic masses in b...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim DH,Jeong JY,Lee SW,Lee J,Ahn BC

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, due to the ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) syndrome, received a 3-month course of treatment with 1,1 dichloro-2(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (o,p' DDD), which caused adrenal hypofunction requiring steroid therapy. Eleven months later, Cushing's synd...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sparagana M,Ackerman L

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schmorl node (SN) is the herniation of the nucleus pulposus through the cartilaginous and bony endplate into the adjacent vertebral body. It is documented that SNs produce areas of moderately increased F-FDG uptake. We present a case of a patient with history of neuroendocrine tumor, who underwent Ga DOTATATE PET/CT f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Papadakis GZ,Millo C,Bagci U,Sadowski SM,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone scintigraphy is sensitive for detecting bone metastases in patients with malignancies. However, it is often difficult to differentiate bone metastases from other nonmalignant lesions. We encountered a patient with a history of breast cancer who showed substantial elevation of tumor markers 4 years after surgery. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shigesawa T,Sugawara Y,Shinohara I,Fujii T,Mochizuki T,Morishige I

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary choroidal metastasis as an initial presentation of lung cancer is rare. A 67-year-old woman who initially presented with a 3-month history of blurred vision in the right eye was suggestive of choroidal melanoma on MRI. Preoperatively, a pulmonary mass was found on x-ray. She was referred for an FDG PET/CT ima...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Li ZG

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteitis condensans ilii (OCI) is a benign cause of low back pain for which no clear etiology has been identified. We report cases of 2 women with breast cancer referred for F-NaF PET/CT for skeletal staging. Both cases show characteristic findings of OCI on CT images, with F-NaF PET uptake in symptomatic patient and ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Usmani S,Ahmed N,Al Kandari F

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:99mTc-pyrophosphate and 99mTc-diphosphonate have successfully been employed in the diagnosis of neoplastic pelvic disease in women. In our ongoing study, 48 women with pelvic masses, underwent dynamic pelvic scintigraphy, correlative ultrasonography and exploratory laparotomy. Dynamic scintigraphy and region of intere...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Manfredi OL,Aruny JE

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the (18)F-FDG PET/CT images of a 38-year-old woman with primary pericardial osteosarcoma. Routine chest radiography showed an enlarged cardiac silhouette. Plain chest CT found an oval tumor with dense calcification adhered to the left back of the heart. A whole-body FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wang Q,Lin SH,Dai D,Xu WG,Li YJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced a case of a focal pulmonary F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake without pulmonary computed tomography (CT) abnormality probably due to the urine FDG in the upper pole calyx of the left kidney. A 76-year-old male patient was referred for evaluation of the postoperative right lung cancer. Positron ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tani A,Kajiya Y,Nakajo M,Nakajo M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00