Evaluation of local bone turnover in painful hip by 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography.

abstract：AIMS:To (a) assess the accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT in distinguishing malignant from benign pelvic lesions, compared to transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) and (b) to establish the role of whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT, compared to contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT), in staging patients with ovarian cancer. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Castellucci P,Perrone AM,Picchio M,Ghi T,Farsad M,Nanni C,Messa C,Meriggiola MC,Pelusi G,Al-Nahhas A,Rubello D,Fazio F,Fanti S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICRP has now recommended that the dose limit to the surface of the mother's abdomen during the declared term of pregnancy is reduced to 2 mSv. Direct measurements of the radiation dose to technologists carrying out a variety of imaging studies were made. The average dose ranged from 0.3 micro Sv for a liver scan t...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Clarke EA,Thomson WH,Notghi A,Harding LK

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gated blood-pool single-photon emission computed tomography (GBPS) was compared with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for the measurement of left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) ejection fractions (EF) and volumes [end-diastolic volume (EDV) or end-systolic volume (ESV)] in a mixed population. ME...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sibille L,Bouallegue FB,Bourdon A,Micheau A,Vernhet-Kovacsik H,Mariano-Goulart D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to develop an objective method for assessing rCBF deficits using a statistical image analysis protocol and to validate its effective use in clinical practice. 99Tcm-HMPAO brain SPET images were acquired for 40 normal subjects, 10 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 10 patients with depres...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Imran MB,Kawashima R,Sato K,Kinomura S,Ono S,Qureshy A,Fukuda H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is a key regulatory element in the neuroinflammatory cascade that provides a promising target for imaging neuroinflammation. GSK1482160, a P2X7R modulator with nanomolar binding affinity and high selectivity, has been successfully radiolabeled and utilized for imaging P2X7 levels in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Han J,Liu H,Liu C,Jin H,Perlmutter JS,Egan TM,Tu Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of PET instrumentation signaled the beginning of a new perspective in nuclear medicine diagnostic imaging. PET systems rely on several corrections that must be applied in order to establish accurate and reliable quantification. The inherent properties of PET detector architecture and the crystals themselves...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Theodorakis L,Loudos G,Prassopoulos V,Kappas C,Tsougos I,Georgoulias P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is evidence that the status of human papilloma virus subtype 16 (HPV-p16) alters the prognosis of patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OSCC). We sought to establish whether there is a relationship between HPV-p16 status and 18F-FDG uptake in the prognosis of OSCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patie...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Huang YT,Ravi Kumar AS,Bhuta S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare the success rate in lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer using two radiopharmaceuticals. METHODS:The study included 119 breast cancer patients who underwent lymphoscintigraphy after a single intratumoral injection of 99mTc-labelled human albumin co...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Leidenius MH,Leppänen EA,Krogerus LA,Smitten KA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to compare quantitative ECG-gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) (QGS) and model-based ECG-gated single-photon emission computed tomography (MBGS) for determination of end-diastolic cardiac volume (EDV), end-systolic cardiac volume (ESV), and left ventricular...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Khorsand A,Gyöngyösi M,Graf S,Zamini S,Schuster E,Sochor H,Porenta G

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Left ventricular ejection fractions (EF) were measured with a nuclear stethoscope (NSt, beat-to-beat and ECG gated summation method) and contrast ventriculography (VG) immediately following one another (IFOA) (r X 0.96 and 0.95, respectively, n = 13). NSt and ECG gated gamma camera (MUGA) recordings IFOA were compared...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lund O,Rasmussen K,Jensen FT,Hansen HH

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of (123)I-iomazenil (IMZ) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for the pre-surgical identification of epileptogenic areas in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and to compare the results with those of (123)I-IMP SPECT and (18)Fluorodeoxyglu...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kaneko K,Sasaki M,Morioka T,Koga H,Abe K,Sawamoto H,Ohya N,Yoshiura T,Mihara F,Honda H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Providing information to patients and staff is an important part of the practice of nuclear medicine. To assist in improving the standard of communications, guidance has been prepared covering the content, style and presentation of letters and leaflets for patients and for medical and nursing staff. Examples are provi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Clarke SE,McKillop JH,Prescott MC,Williams ED

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scintigraphically, Warthin's tumour usually demonstrates increased tracer uptake compared to normal adjacent salivary tissue. A case is presented in which tumour uptake is no greater than the normal adjacent gland. Gustatory stimulation results in failure of tumour tracer washout, and this finding rather than 'hot' sa...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Blue PW

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Multiple imaging modalities are used to screen for significant coronary artery disease. We report the concordance between coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and stress cardiac positron emission tomography (CPET) to detect sign...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Adams GL,Trimble MA,Brosnan RB,Russo CA,Rusband D,Honeycutt EF,Shaw LK,Hurwitz LM,Turkington TG,Hanson MW,Pagnanelli RA,Borges-Neto S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with normal stress perfusion have an excellent prognosis. Prospective studies on the diagnostic accuracy of stress-only scans with contemporary, independent examinations as gold standards are lacking. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 109 patients with typical angina and no previous coronary artery di...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ejlersen JA,May O,Mortensen J,Nielsen GL,Lauridsen JF,Allan J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of Ga DOTA-NOC PET/computed tomography (CT) to differentiate dural metastases from meningioma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients who underwent a Ga DOTA-NOC PET/CT for differentiating meningiomas from dural metastases were included in the study. A visual score was assigned to the dural lesi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Purandare NC,Puranik A,Shah S,Agrawal A,Gupta T,Moiyadi A,Shetty P,Shridhar E,Patil V,Rangarajan V

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal artery stenosis is an important and potentially curable cause of hypertension. Captopril renography is now recognized to have a high sensitivity and specificity in its diagnosis. Ultimately, however, the result is of little benefit if it does not lead to a change in patient management. To assess how patient mana...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ramsay D,Belton I,Finlay D

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic capacity of three methods of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/CT analysis carried out after therapy in patients with extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL). The three methods of PET/CT analysis included the International Harmonization Proje...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jiang C,Liu J,Li L,Kosik RO,Su M,Zou L,Tian R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) using F-18 fluoro-3'-deoxy-3-L-fluorothymidine (FLT) offers noninvasive assessment of cell proliferation in vivo. The most important application refers to the evaluation of tumour proliferative activity, representing a key feature of malignancy. Most data to date suggest that FLT is ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Barwick T,Bencherif B,Mountz JM,Avril N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the localization pattern of a novel imaging agent, (99m)Tc-labelled glucosamine (ECDG), in a variety of rheumatic conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixteen patients were recruited into the study, with either active rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. (99m)Tc-ECDG was prepared in-house an...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Angelides S,El-Mashaleh M,Anagnostou M,Howe G,Spencer D,Kumar V,Manolios N

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ga-PSMA-11 is a novel PET tracer suggested to be used for imaging of advanced prostate cancer. In this study, we aimed to present a detailed biodistribution of Ga-PSMA-11, including physiological and benign variants of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We carried out a re...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Demirci E,Sahin OE,Ocak M,Akovali B,Nematyazar J,Kabasakal L

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to look for regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) abnormalities in patients with a recent diagnosis of pseudotumour cerebri (PTC) and to compare 99Tcm-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (99Tcm-HMPAO) cerebral single photon emission tomographic (SPET) findings with those of X-ray computed tomograph...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bakar M,Tamgac F,Alper E,Zarifoglu M,Bora I,Turan F,Ogul E

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the role of Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT in comparison to F-18 FDG PET/CT in patients with low and intermediate versus high-grade neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). METHODS:We identified 81 patients who underwent Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT at our institution between May 2017 and December 2018 and met inclusio...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： You H,Kandathil A,Beg M,De Blanche L,Kazmi S,Subramaniam RM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:The recommended method for the measurement of radiochemical purity (RCP) of ¹¹¹In-labelled pentetreotide is thin-layer chromatography with a silica gel as the stationary phase and a 0.1 N sodium citrate solution (pH 5) as the mobile phase. According to the supplier's instructions, the mobile phas...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Salgado-Garcia C,Montoza-Aguado M,Luna-Alcaide AB,Segovia-Gonzalez MM,de Mora ES,Lopez-Martin J,Ramos-Font C,Jimenez-Heffernan A

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Radioiodine ablation may be associated with improved survival in patients with intermediate-risk follicular cell differentiated thyroid cancer (FCDTC). The aim of this study was to compare ablation efficacy of 1110 versus 5500 MBq of iodine-131 (I) in FCDTC patients with intermediate risk. METHODS:Thirty-ni...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Aghaei A,Ayati N,Shafiei S,Abbasi B,Zakavi SR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of occipital lobe and posterior cingulate perfusion in predicting dopamine transporter imaging outcome using a quantitative measure of analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In total, 99 patients with cognitive complaints who had undergone both technetium...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Prosser AMJ,Tossici-Bolt L,Kipps CM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria governing the in vivo use of monoclonal antibodies in humans are based upon a number of legal requirements with respect to radiation hygiene, pharmaceutical legislation, radiopharmaceutical legislation and regulations with respect to products arising from biotechnology. This in itself has led to a complic...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Cox PH

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:N staging is a key factor when considering the choice of treatment for non-small-lung cancer. It is possible that there is a correlation between N2 metastasis and some risk factors. The objective of the present study was to evaluate associations between several risk factors and N(2) metastasis using univaria...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Su M,Li Y,Li F,Li L,Tian R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00