Quality and Safety in Health Care, Part XXVII: Research and Future Directions of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.

abstract：:Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) is a rare condition with histological similarities to Wegener's granulomatosis and malignant lymphoma. Characteristically there is an angiocentric, angiodestructive lymphoreticular cell infiltrate. The lungs are usually affected, and, less frequently, the skin, nervous system, kidney, ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tien R,Moore WH,Glasser LM,Dhekne RD,Long SE

更新日期：1988-12-01 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：PURPOSE:The sensitivity of sestamibi scanning is 85% for breast lesions that measure >or=1 cm in diameter. This detection technique complements mammography and clinical examination and can benefit patients with very dense breast tissue. An innovation in nuclear imaging uses a lead marker for localization. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Coover LR,Malaspina PJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget bone disease is a chronic benign bone disease characterized by excessive and abnormal bone remodeling. The scintigraphic and bone SPECT/CT hybrid imaging appearances of the affected bone(s) depend on the stage of the disease. We report the case of a patient newly diagnosed with prostate cancer who was found to h...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Engur CO,Turoglu HT,Ozguven S,Tanidir Y,Erdil TY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of 65-year-old man with tuberculous splenic abscess is presented. The Ga-67 citrate scan revealed three focal areas of increased uptake in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The combined Tc-99m SC/Ga-67 scans revealed that these Ga-67 avid lesions localized in the splenic photon-deficit areas found in the ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kao PF,Tzen KY,Chou YH,Lu SY,You DL

更新日期：1996-01-01 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 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：:A 74-year-old man was evaluated by bone scan for possible rib fractures, which revealed a diffuse skeletal uptake secondary to myelofibrosis and focal midthoracic uptake. Chest CT and F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated pathological vertebral fractures of the midthoracic spine, which appeared as a cold defect on PET comparing t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rousseau E,Keu KV

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies. Often, patients present with inoperable and advanced disease. Selective internal radionuclide therapy offers prolonged survival and improved quality of life by delivering high radiation dose to the tumor with minimal complications. We report 2 inop...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shukla J,Kalra N,Kumar R,Bhusari P,Chhabra A,Parmar M,Vatsa R,Singh H,Duseja A,Mittal BR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of rest gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and intraventricular synchronism, to identify heart failure (HF) patients most likely to experience cardiac events. METHODS:We studied 165 patients with left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 4...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Peix A,Karell J,Rodríguez L,Cabrera LO,Padrón K,Carrillo R,Mena E,Fernández Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women with rising incidence worldwide. F-FDG PET/CT imaging has already established itself as a pivotal modality for staging, restating and response assessment in patients with carcinoma breast. The complex biology of this cancer is increasingly being decoded and various mole...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vatsa R,Singh SS,Ashwathanarayana AG,Kumar R,Rana N,Shukla J,Mittal BR

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated the clinical applications of Tc-99m methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) in the simultaneous assessment of ventricular function and myocardial perfusion in patients with congenital heart disease. Global ventricular function was assessed by first-pass ECG gated study. Myocardial perfusion was evalua...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Imbriaco M,Cuocolo A,Pace L,Nicolai E,Nappi A,Celentano L,Palma G,Vosa C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of left ventricular function with tomographic radionuclide angiocardiography using a seven-pinhole collimator was evaluated by comparing results of invasive contrast studies and planar multigated blood pool imaging to the tomographic study of 25 patients. LAO, seven-pinhole multigated blood pool acquisit...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Myers RW,Bails RP,Reed VR,Price JM,Drasin E,Hill JD,Saphir JR

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to describe our department's experience with the fused imaging-guided radiotherapy (FIGURA) system for planning radiation treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 1999 and 2002, 11 patients received radiation therapy as consolidation after chemotherapy in...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fenig E,Mishaeli M,Yerushalmi R,Sever ZB,Ash S,Kornreich L,Yaniv I,Steinmetz A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:A 62-year-old woman had progressively developing throbbing right neck pain for 1 year. The pain radiated to the right suboccipital area, sometimes accompanied by breathlessness. To rule out cancer, patient received FDG PET/CT, which showed an intraspinal cord intense FDG-avid calcified mass at the level of the...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chuang TL,Chen JC,Chen YR,Wang YF

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman initially presented with the acute onset of low back pain after gardening. Plain film at that time was reported as showing Scheurmann's disease of the lumbar spine. The pain resolved slowly, but recurred acutely after minimal trauma 5 months later. Bone scintigraphy revealed increased uptake in L4 ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Crawford BA,van der Wall H

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When early complications occur after a kidney transplant, radionuclide angiography may be useful in determining a possible vascular origin. The authors describe the case of a patient with anuria continuing 24 hours after transplantation. Radionuclide angiography showed a defect at the site of the renal graft, suggesti...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Herrmann T,Granjon D,Decousus M,Soler C,Rusch P

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to recent advances in imaging technology and radiologic intervention, survival rates in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma have improved markedly. However, such prolonged survival has resulted in an increase in extrahepatic metastases. Tc-99m (Sn)-N-pyridoxyl-5-methyltryptophan (Tc-99m PMT), developed for he...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hayase N,Fukumoto M,Yoshida D,Kariya S,Akagi N,Kurohara A,Hisa N,Yoshida S

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic pulmonary calcification (MPC) characterized by diffuse calcium deposition in the lungs is known to occur in patients with chronic renal failure. However, MPC with pulmonary artery calcification is uncommon and has only been detected in a few patients with severe disorders. A 48-year-old man with chronic ren...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cherng SC,Cheng CY,Chen CY,Hsu HH,Chu P

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients, each with a painful solitary cold nodule of the thyroid were evaluated. All patients had subacute thyroiditis associated with neck pain and tenderness. Despite elevated sedimentation rate and increased thyroglobulin levels, nine of the patients were euthyroid, and I-131 uptake was normal in six. In al...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hardoff R,Baron E,Sheinfeld M,Luboshitsky R

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of right ventricular aneurysm due to coronary artery disease in a 69-year-old male with no prior history of surgery or chest trauma is reported. The presence of the aneurysm was diagnosed by gated radionuclide angiography and confirmed by contrast angiography. This is the first description of an isolated right ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shaffer PB,Bashore TM,Noto AM,Diblasio G,Olsen JO,Schall SF

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with the general population, solid organ transplant recipients, including renal transplant patients, who are under long-term immunosuppression, present with up to a 120-fold increased risk of developing skin cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. For the renal transplant population with prior long-term dialysis, th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD,Ram PC,Roarke MC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe interesting imaging features on a FDG-PET scan in a patient with bony metastases from a rare tumor. The lesions were obscured by intense bone marrow activity after the administration of hematopoietic factor at the time of diagnosis. Correlative MRI, CT scan, and pathology findings have also been illustrate...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chhabra A,Batra K,Makler PT Jr

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study documented the previously reported lower sensitivity of routine planar three-phase bone scintigraphy (BS) performed using a high-resolution parallel-hole collimator compared with MRI to diagnose nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the hip (AVN). METHODS:Six observers reviewed 143 bone scintigrams obt...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Scheiber C,Meyer ME,Dumitresco B,Demangeat JL,Schneegans O,Javier RM,Durkel J,Grob JC,Grucker D

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with sarcoidosis showed high F-FDG uptake in the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes on F-FDG PET, suggesting active inflammation. F-fluoro-boronophenylalanine (FBPA) PET showed no significant uptake in the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes, suggesting its cancer specificity as a substrate of L-type am...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Watabe T,Shimamoto H,Naka S,Kamiya T,Murakami S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The omentum is a rare metastatic site for prostatic adenocarcinoma. We present a case of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, with progressive omentum invasive prostate cancer identified on prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT scan. Omental biopsy revealed metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma, and ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ladwa R,Gustafson S,McCaffrey E,Miles K,O'Byrne K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m red blood cell (RBC) scintigraphy is a very specific method to differentiate a hemangioma from other hepatic masses. The authors report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma that showed a focal area of increased uptake on Tc-99m RBC SPECT in a 60-year-old man. Dynamic computed tomography and angiography re...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ji EK,Ryu JS,Kang GH,Moon DH,Auh YH,Lee HK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine-123 MIBG is a norepinephrine analog which can be used to image the sympathetic innervation of the heart. The authors report a patient with myotonic dystrophy whose I-123 MIBG SPECT revealed accelerated washout of I-123 MIBG from infero-posterior and a part of lateral wall, although Tl-201 SPECT showed no abnorm...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Machida K,Honda N,Mamiya T,Takahashi T,Kamano T,Kashimada A,Inoue Y,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) bone scans of the lumbar spine were evaluated in the management of patients with low back pain and suspected spondylolysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-three patients (mean age, 30 years) with high clinical suspicion of pars interarticularis defects were incl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dutton JA,Hughes SP,Peters AM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REPORT:Autonomous functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN), defined as "hot nodules" at thyroid scan, are often cured by radioiodine treatment. The aim of our study was to investigate the long-term outcome in patients treated with an 131I calculated dose, to identify a possible "size-tailored" dose, and to sim...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ronga G,Filesi M,D'Apollo R,Toteda M,Di Nicola AD,Colandrea M,Travascio L,Vestri AR,Montesano T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00