Misleading appearances of the bladder on pediatric genitourinary imaging.

abstract：:Alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB), a synthetic, nonmetabolized amino acid which is rapidly transported into viable cells by the A-type or alanine-preferring amino acid transport system, has been labeled with the short-lived, positron-emitting radionuclide carbon-11. Carbon-11 labeled AIB is currently being evaluated as...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Schmall B,Conti PS,Bigler RE,Zanzonico PB,Reiman RE,Benua RS,Yeh SD,Dahl JR,Lee R,Laughlin JS

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular internal cavity dimensions (LVID) were determined from radionuclide ventriculographic (RNVG) studies using a spatial calibration algorithm and visually defined edges and were compared to the results from two-dimensional echocardiography. Routine clinical cases were used with no additional views and no...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Madanay LD,Cerqueira MD,Jacobson AF,Matsuoka D,Matsuda M,Stratton JR

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old patient with prostate adenocarcinoma was explored by 18F-fluorocholine (FCH) PET/CT for pretreatment staging because of a high risk of prostate cancer. Images showed multiple foci with increased uptake of 18F-FCH within some pelvic and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, osseous foci (iliac bones and sacrum), a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pinaquy JB,Allard JB,Cornelis F,Pasticier G,De Clermont H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign neurofibromas undergo sarcomatous transformation in approximately 5% of patients with neurofibromatosis type I. The clinical and radiologic diagnosis of sarcomatous change remains difficult. Positron emission tomography with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose is a method to assess increased glucose metabolism in malignant...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Solomon SB,Semih Dogan A,Nicol TL,Campbell JN,Pomper MG

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:Focal nodular fat sparing of the liver may show, on PET/CT imaging, prominent tracer uptake over a background of less metabolic features of steatosis. This finding, already reported with F-FDG, may mimic primary or secondary neoplasms of the liver. The authors present an additional case of nodular fat-sparing hepatic ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD,Heller MT,Roarke MC

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to assess left ventricular (LV) function by gated SPECT in acute hypothyroidism. METHODS:Thirty-eight acute hypothyroid patients without any cardiac disease and 40 healthy controls underwent gated SPECT at rest. Fourteen patients had a second examination during thyroxine replaceme...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Aydin M,Reyhan M,Sukan A,Yapar AF,Aktas A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present plain x-ray examination, bone scintigraphy, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging of 2 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer who complained of hip pain. Bone scintigraphy was suggestive for metastases. Further radiologic investigation revealed benign etiologies for the hip pain; calcific ten...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kerimoglu U,Kaya D,Ergen FB

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman with clinical and biochemical features suggestive of adrenal insufficiency was found to have bilateral adrenal masses on CT scan and was subjected to F-FDG PET scan. The scan showed hypermetabolic mediastinal nodes in addition to intense tracer uptake in bilateral adrenal masses. CT-guided adrenal ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kasaliwal R,Malhotra G,Bukan A,Asopa RV,Wanjare S,Shah NS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty gallium scans, using currently acceptable dosage levels (5-6 mCi) and a conventional rotating gamma camera, were performed on 20 patients with lymphoma or infection. Compared to planar scans, SPECT increased sensitivity and lesion detection from 48% to 89% in lymphoma, and from 50% to 80% in infection. The pred...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harwood SJ,Carroll RG,Anderson M,Friedman BI,Zangara LM,Brunette AK,Kline R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xerostomia is a significant morbidity of radiation treatment in the management of head and neck cancers. To preserve salivary function, a surgical technique has been developed that involves the transfer of one submandibular gland to the ipsilateral submental space, where it can be shielded during radiation therapy. F-...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Makis W,Ciarallo A,Abikhzer G,Rush C,Laufer J,Stern J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efforts of the Vascular Quality Initiative of the Society for Vascular Surgery and its regional groups, including the Vascular Study Group of New England, have been very helpful in furthering medical knowledge in multiple areas of vascular surgery and hopefully in improving quality and safety. One of the areas foc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In this study, we investigated the relationship of cerebral tau deposition (F-tau-AD-ML 104 PET/CT) with glucose metabolism (F-FDG PET/CT) and cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy subjects (Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] score <18 = 37 [AD]; MMSE score, 18-...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Baghel V,Tripathi M,Parida G,Gupta R,Yadav S,Kumar P,Dey AB,Damle NA,Kumar R,Bal C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman presented with nausea and abdominal distension 15 months after surgical resection of osteoclast-like giant cell tumor in the left lobe of the liver. An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate the recurrent tumor. The images demonstrated the recurrent malignancy in the liver. In addition, meta...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang J,Chen L,Li F,Xiao Y,Zhuang H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various etiologies could cause focal I accumulation. Hepatic cyst is one of these etiologies. Here we present a 59-year-old man with a history of papillary thyroid cancer resection who received radioiodine therapy for three times. The images after the I therapy of the second and third time showed variable activity upt...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shao F,Tang J,Lan X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with a history of right breast reconstruction with silicone implant for breast cancer. An 18F-FDG PET/CT performed several years later revealed the presence of 18F-FDG-avid nodules at the periphery of the silicone implant, in the right internal mammary chain, and in th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fernandes Vieira V,Dubruc E,Raffoul W,Prior JO,Meyer M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloidosis in lymph node that is FDG-avid is an unusual diagnosis. FDG PET/CT showed the presence of multifocal lymphadenopathy mainly axillary with a mesenteric mass. Surgical lymph node biopsy with histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of amyloidosis in a 64-year-old woman with an initial left axillary p...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Abdou E,Amre R,Hickeson M,Derbekyan V,Sebag M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old man with bone pain underwent Tc-MDP bone scan to assess skeletal lesions, which demonstrated multiple fractures and a focus of subtle extraosseous activity in the left thigh. A Tc-hynic-octreotide imaging was performed due to the suspected diagnosis of tumor-induced osteomalacia, which revealed a hyperme...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Xia X,Shao F,Hu F,Gai Y,Lan X

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-methionine (MET) positron emission tomography (PET) is more sensitive than F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET for detecting myeloma lesion. Many clinical studies support this evidence mainly for multiple myeloma cases of IgG or IgA subtypes. However, this is not confirmed for low monoclonal protein-producing myelomas, s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Imataki O,Uchida S,Yokokura S,Uemura M,Kadowaki N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regadenoson is a pharmacologic stress agent that has been widely adopted as an alternative over other pharmacologic vasodilator agents due to its ease of use, patient tolerance, and safety profile. We report the case of dynamic ST-segment elevation electrocardiogram changes after regadenoson injection during an inpati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Qamruddin S,Huang HW,Mehra A,Bonyadlou S,Yoon AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had active pulmonary tuberculosis and was receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment. High-grade fever and a right-sided pleural effusion had recently developed. Results of a Ga-67 scan were negative for any focal infection in the chest. Fluorin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Goswami GK,Jana S,Santiago JF,Buyukdereli G,Salem SS,Heiba S,Abdel-Dayem HM

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spongy body of the penis metastasis from other primary sites is a rare clinical entity. It is frequently associated with widespread metastatic disease and poor prognosis clinically. We report a case of a 61-year-old man with a previous history of cystectomy due to infiltrating urothelial carcinoma of the bladder 1...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wang YL,Fang N,Zeng L,Wu ZJ,Cui XJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examples of Ga-67 and Tl-201 scans in AIDS patients performed at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York are presented. Use of these methods is the adopted approach at this institution in AIDS patients for localizing sites of tumor or infection involvement. A Ga-67 scan is the most common nuclear medicin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Turoglu HT,Akisik MF,Naddaf SY,Omar WS,Kempf JS,Abdel-Dayem HM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man with a history of prostate adenocarcinoma initially managed by radical prostatectomy and salvage radiation therapy underwent resection of a left vas deferens recurrence identified on PSMA PET. Despite an initial response, PSA failed to fall below 3.5 ng/L, prompting re-evaluation with PSMA PET/CT: a ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chaussé G,Skinnider B,Crook J,Black P,Abikhzer G,Probst S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to determine the outcomes of patients referred to the authors' nuclear medicine service for dosimetric evaluation and treatment of metastatic thyroid cancer with radioiodine I-131. In addition, the incidence and severity of hematologic toxicity associated with treatment were determined. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Robeson WR,Ellwood JE,Margulies P,Margouleff D

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：: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：:Soft tissue localization of radiotracer on bone scintigraphy may result in false-positive interpretations, if the activity overlies a bony structure. A case is presented in which special views and follow-up clarified the soft tissue nature of focal uptake in arm and axilla. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dogan AS,Rezai K

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SPECT findings in a very rare case of primary amyloidosis localized in the laryngotracheobronchial area are reported. SPECT using Tc-99m PYP revealed widespread uptake in the larynx and the entire tracheobronchial tree up to the subsegmental divisions; the areas corresponded to diffuse thickening and calcification of ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nishihara M,Oda J,Kamura T,Kimura M,Odano I,Sakai K

更新日期：1993-08-01 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