Extension of the International Atomic Energy Agency phantom study in image quantification: results of multicentre evaluation in Croatia.

abstract：:A non-invasive nuclear medicine technique was developed to screen patients with painful hands so as to separate patients with a normal from those with an abnormal microcirculation of the hands in different clinical conditions. Such a technique is important, as the other methods available are either subjective or rathe...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Galuska L,Garai I,Csiki Z,Varga J,Bodolay E,Bajnok L

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and its relationship with several metabolic parameters obtained through PET in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) submitted to radioembolization with Y-microspheres (Y-radioembolization). METHODS:Records ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Filippi L,Di Costanzo GG,Tortora R,Pelle G,Saltarelli A,Marino Marsilia G,Cianni R,Schillaci O,Bagni O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Planar pulmonary scintigraphy is still regularly performed for the evaluation of pulmonary embolism (PE). However, only about 50-80% of cases can be resolved by this approach. This study evaluates the ability of tomographic acquisition (single photon emission computed tomography, SPECT) of the perfusion scan to improv...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Collart JP,Roelants V,Vanpee D,Lacrosse M,Trigaux JP,Delaunois L,Gillet JB,De Coster P,Vander Borght T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were (1) to compare N-isopropyl-p-[I-123]-iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) SPET with computed tomography (CT) in chronic-stage head trauma patients with neurological abnormalities and (2) to quantify regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with chronic-stage head trauma. 123I-IMP SPET and CT w...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nagamachi S,Nishikawa T,Ono S,Kawasaki K,Eguchi G,Hoshi H,Jinnouchi S,Ohnishi T,Futami S,Watanabe K

更新日期：1995-01-01 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) is increasingly used clinically to provide functional information on disease processes, especially in oncology using the glucose analogue 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG). In the clinical setting it has become standard practice to use simplified imaging protocols compared to t...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hallett WA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-grade astrocytoma represents the most common primary malignant brain tumour in the adult, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of 99Tcm-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (HMPAO) brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Rodrigues M,Fonseca AT,Salgado D,Vieira MR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractionation of 99Tcm-exametazime enables several patients doses to be prepared from one vial. To overcome the disadvantages of storage at -70 degrees C, storage at higher temperatures was investigated with replacement of stannous ions before use. Kits were fractionated using a nitrogen-purged 0.9% w/v sodium chlorid...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Baker RJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vectorized internal radiation therapy using lipiodol-labelled with iodine-131 (131 I-lipiodol) is an effective treatment for inoperable hepatocellular carcinomas. However, few dosimetric data are available based on this approach. We have developed a dosimetric protocol based on scintiscan imaging and that is ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Becker S,Laffont S,Vitry F,Rolland Y,Lecloirec J,Boucher E,Raoul JL,Herry JY,Bourguet P,Garin E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Postprandial insulin secretion causes extensive skeletal muscle accumulation (ESMA) of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), which adversely affects visual interpretation of FDG-PET/CT. We investigated factors related to ESMA despite a fast of at least 4 h. METHODS:A total of 3595 patients underwent FDG-PET...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nakatani K,Nakamoto Y,Togashi K

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 99Tcm-DTPA is diffusible and not significantly protein bound in plasma, it rapidly enters the extravascular space following injection. Therefore, during the first few minutes of the DTPA renogram, the period on which the measurements of individual kidney glomerular filtration rate and differential function are b...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Peters AM,George P,Ballardie F,Gordon I,Todd-Pokropek A

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of dopamine transporters by using the cocaine derivative [123I]-(1R)-2-beta-carbomethoxy-3-beta-(4-iodophenyl)-tropane ([123I]-beta-CIT) has been shown to be useful in patients with Parkinsonism. The aim of this study was to compare beta-CIT imaging with singl...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Eising EG,Müller TH,Freudenberg L,Müller SP,Dutschka K,Sonnenschein W,Przuntek H,Bockisch A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantification of the number of receptors per cell (NRPC) is important when assessing whether a tumor surface biomarker is suitable for medical imaging. One common method for NPRC quantification is to use a binding saturation assay, which is time consuming and requires large amounts of reagents. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Barta P,Björkelund H,Andersson K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biodistribution of two stereoisomeric 99Tcm complexes derived from diastereomeric dimercaptosuccinic acids (DMSA), 99Tcm-dl-DMSA and 99Tcm-meso-DMSA, was examined in sarcoma 180 tumour-bearing mice. The biodistribution pattern of meso-complex was not significantly different from 99Tc(V)m-DMSA, a new tumour imaging...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Awh OD,Kim JR,Shim SC

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scintimammography using (99m)Tc-labelled isonitriles, sestamibi and tetrofosmin, has become a mature technique in the adjunctive setting for the diagnosis of primary breast cancer. To establish an evidence base for its use, clinically, a meta-analysis was performed on both single-site and multi-centre trials...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hussain R,Buscombe JR

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Differential renal function (DRF) calculation with 99mTc-diethylenetriamine-pentaacetic acid (DTPA) or mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) is gaining clinical importance in the evaluation of patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction with hydronephrosis (HN). Although many decisions regarding surgery are b...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Caglar M,Gedik GK,Karabulut E

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diagnosis of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) using conventional imaging techniques can be difficult; however, it is important to differentiate between them as these benign liver tumors require different therapeutic strategies. The aim of our study was to prospectively evalu...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bieze M,Bennink RJ,El-Massoudi Y,Phoa SS,Verheij J,Beuers U,van Gulik TM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocele is a common cause of fluid collection in post-renal transplant patients. Most of these patients are routinely followed up with 99mTc diethylenetriaminepentaacetate renal dynamic scintigraphy. The present study retrospectively reviews the range of findings with renal dynamic scintigraphy in documented lympho...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kumar R,Bharathi Dasan J,Choudhury S,Guleria S,Padhy AK,Malhotra A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this study, we evaluated and compared the level of myocardial ischaemia caused by cardiac syndrome X (CSX) and coronary slow flow (CSF) with single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI), and determined if changes in the level of myocardial ischaemia exist in CSF and ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Özde C,Aktüre G,Aytekin S,Sayin AE,Ay EK,Coçkun G,Kaya A,Kayapinar O

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attempts have been made to improve the positivity of the radionuclide detection of gastroesophageal reflux (GER). The aim of this study was to examine the possible contribution of coughing as a provoking maneuver in GER scintigraphy. METHODS:One hundred and twenty-five patients (mean age: 9.2+/-3.2 years) w...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yapici O,Basoglu T,Canbaz F,Sever A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine the prevalence of benign indium-111 (In) pentetreotide uptake in the pancreatic head and determine if a semi-quantitative method can be used to differentiate physiologic from pathologic uptake. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Institutional Review Board-approved, HIPAA-compliant retrospective review of 197 som...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Derakhshan JJ,Farwell MD

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular performance was assessed in 37 patients with acute myocardial infarction within two hours of admission to Coronary Care and compared to results in 21 normal volunteers and 12 patients undergoing coronary arteriography. Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was measured from gated xenon-133 scans...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Martin W,Tweddel A,McGhie I,Hutton I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate gated myocardial perfusion SPECT (GMPS) in the prediction of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in nonischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty-two patients (23 men, mean age 57.5±12.1 years) with severe heart failure, who wer...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mukherjee A,Patel CD,Naik N,Sharma G,Roy A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis of painful hip without remarkable radiographic findings is still challenging. In recent years, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) has been recognized as an important cause of painful hip. The hypothesis of this study was that local bone turnover may be accelerated in painful hip, especially in F...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kobayashi N,Inaba Y,Tezuka T,Ike H,Kubota S,Kawamura M,Saito T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Easy large-scale production, easy availability, cost-effectiveness, long half-life, and favorable radiation characteristics have made lutetium-177 (Lu) a preferred radionuclide for use in therapy. Lutetium-177-labeled stannous (Lu-Sn) colloid particles were formulated for application in radiosynovectomy, foll...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Arora G,Singh M,Jha P,Tripathy S,Bal C,Mukherjee A,Shamim SA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential of (99m)Tc-pamidronate ((99m)Tc-APD) against (99m)Tc-medronate ((99m)Tc-MDP) as a new bone-seeking agent using intact bone and fractured femur in a rat model. METHODS:(99m)Tc-APD was prepared by the stannous reduction method. Scintigraphic images were obtained at 2 h and 24 h after ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kumar V,Kumar D,Howman-Giles RB,Little DG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to define indices which could be used to assess the quality of care of children undergoing an examination requiring intravenous (i.v.) access in an integrated department of radiology and to see if these indices could be quantified. A prospective study of all patients requiring an i.v. injecti...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sherazi Z,Gordon I

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone scintigraphy has been shown to be sensitive in determining bone involvement in patients with malignancy, but it does not allow the assessment of bone marrow lesions in early disease. The aim of this study was to detect bone marrow invasion using 99Tcm-labelled monoclonal antigranulocyte antibody (AgMoAb) in patie...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kiraç S,Duman Y,Cüreklibatur I,Yüksel D,Nazli O,Günaydin G,Taner M

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：:Optical luciferase gene imaging is emerging as a method to monitor gene expression in small animals. However, there is concern over how regional availability of exogenously administered substrate may affect photon emission. We thus synthesized [125I]iodo-D-luciferin, which demonstrated substrate characteristics for fi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lee KH,Byun SS,Paik JY,Lee SY,Song SH,Choe YS,Kim BT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00