Pan-Costochondritis Caused by Aspergillus Diagnosed by 18F-FDG PET/CT.

abstract：:A 69-year-old man with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy underwent 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy. Upon discontinuation of androgen deprivation therapy, serum prostate-specific antigen rose again to 0.69 ng/mL, and F-DCFPyL PET/CT was performed to identify the site of recurrence. However, on...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chaussé G,Laufer J,Abikhzer G,Probst S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ascites are known to have complications such as pleural effusions and hernias. Special diagnostic procedures are occasionally necessary to determine the nature of the abnormality and to determine the corrective medico-surgical approach. The two cases described illustrate the usefulness of intraperitoneal...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Recoskie MJ,Picard D,Picard M,Carrier L,Chartrand R

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dedicated cadmium-zinc-telluride cardiac cameras have been shown to provide accurate measurements of absolute myocardial blood flow and flow reserve when PET is not available. We report the case of a 66-year-old woman who underwent 1-day stress/rest myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for coronary artery disease (CAD) ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bailly M,Thibault F,Courtehoux M,Metrard G,Ribeiro MJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old man underwent Tc-methylene diphosphonate scintigraphy for staging of adenocarcinoma prostate. Scintigraphy revealed diffuse increased tracer uptake in skeletal system along with faint renal visualization, a pattern compatible with metastatic superscan. The scintigraphy also revealed increased radiotracer...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kulkarni M,Soni A,Shetkar S,Amer M,Mulavekar A,Joshi P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with a history of malignant melanoma in the right axilla underwent FDG PET/CT. The images demonstrated a focally increased activity in the subcutaneous tissue anterior to the distal left tibia, suggestive of metastasis. However, a gouty tophus was diagnosed pathologically after biopsy. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edwards KW,Doss M,Huang M,Hayes SB,Walia R,Yu JQ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosing prosthetic joint infection is difficult; clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory tests, radiography, and joint aspiration are less sensitive and specific. We report a patient with fever and painful bilateral hip prosthesis, who underwent Tc-sulesomab scan showing moderate tracer uptake at the lateral surfac...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Albano D,Bosio G,Paghera B,Bertagna F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the overall and progression-free survival of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), comparing the American Thyroid Association (ATA) guideline for risk of recurrence with the TNM staging system with dynamic assessment at 2 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study is a retrospe...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hassan A,Razi M,Riaz S,Khalid M,Nawaz MK,Syed AA,Bashir H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 66 patients with advanced coronary artery disease (CAD) and 36 with dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM) with ejection fractions less than 20% were analyzed retrospectively to establish patterns of wall motion in each of four quadrants on standard left anterior oblique gated radionuclide ventriculograms. In both ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Boykin M,Hartshorne MF,Bauman JM,Byrd BF

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stomach cancer is one of malignancies that may result in pulmonary tumor embolism. Pulmonary tumor embolism commonly presents with dyspnea and cor pulmonale signs. We report serial observations of pulmonary tumor embolism with 18F-FDG PET/CT. 18F-FDG PET/CT scan showed chronological changes of FDG uptake in both lung ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shin S,Pak K,Kim SJ,Kim H,Kim SJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal metastases are rare in head and neck cancer. We present a rare case of vocal cord squamous cell cancer that metastasized to the spinal cord and cauda equina. A 63-year-old man presented with acute back pain and bilateral leg weakness 5 months after having a surgical treatment for moderately differentiated vocal...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Khan S,Son H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Renal biopsy is crucial for management of lupus nephritis. However, it is invasive and can cause bleeding and infection. In our previous study, we developed a semiquantitative method for gallium renal imaging and demonstrated a good correlation between the left kidney-to-spine ratio (K/S ratio) and the results ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tsai SC,Hsieh TY,Huang PW,Lin WY

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SPECT using N-Isopropyl I-123 IMP was performed, as part of a neuropsychiatric evaluation, on 10 patients with the DSM III-R diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and 6 patients from a non-ADHD mixed psychiatric group used as controls for comparison. Mean regional I-123 IMP SPECT region of inter...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sieg KG,Gaffney GR,Preston DF,Hellings JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early Tc-99m diphosphonate (DP) imaging was performed in 122 patients with cold thyroid nodules in an effort to differentiate benign nodules from malignant. Immediately upon completion of the routine 24-hour I-123 uptake and multiview pinhole imaging, Tc-99m DP was injected intravenously and three serial 3-minute ante...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Siddiqui AR,Wellman HN,Park HM,Burney BT

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous dysplasia of the bone is a developmental benign skeletal disorder characterized by replacement of normal bone and normal bone marrow with abnormal fibro-osseous tissue. We report on a case of a biopsy-proven fibrous dysplasia lesion in the left temporal bone, with intensely increased activity (SUVmax, 56.7) on...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Papadakis GZ,Millo C,Sadowski SM,Karantanas AH,Bagci U,Patronas NJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:The present study aimed to better define the usefulness of F-FDG PET/CT in predicting pathological tumor response (PTR) and survival in patients with noncardia gastric cancer treated with preoperative chemotherapy. METHODS:Seventy-one patients were recruited in 6 Italian centers. The SUV of F-FDG PET/CT was...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Morgagni P,Bencivenga M,Colciago E,Tringali D,Giacopuzzi S,Framarini M,Saragoni L,Mura G,Graziosi L,Marino E,Fumagalli Romario U,Baiocchi G,Moretti A,Rossi V,Verlato G

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tc-99m sestamibi imaging was performed in two patients with multiple myeloma. Focal areas of increased uptake in one patient and diffuse skeletal uptake in the second patient were found. Tc-99m sestamibi appears to identify bone marrow and osteolytic involvement in multiple myeloma. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Di Gennaro F,Catalano L,Pace L,de Renzo A,Pinto AM,del Vecchio S,Rotoli B,Salvatore M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncommon penile metastasis from prostate cancer has been reported on PET/CT imaging with F-FDG, F-fluorocholine, C-choline, and Ga-PSMA. The author presents an additional case of F-fluciclovine PET/CT depiction of proximal and distal cavernosal metastases from prostate cancer with corresponding contrast-enhanced CT fi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The benefit of time-of-flight (TOF) information in PET oncology studies is well established, demonstrating improved signal-to-noise ratio and enhanced lesion detection. In cardiac PET studies, tracer distribution and study interpretation differ substantially from oncology PET, and the benefit of TOF is less est...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： DiFilippo FP,Brunken RC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tl-201 chloride has been used to image viable tumors in various sites of the body. There has been limited use of Tl-201 below the diaphragm because of normal uptake in the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestines. The use of sequential Tl-201 and Tc-99m sulfur colloid in the detection and characterization of susp...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kempf JS,Hudak R,Abdel-Dayem HM,Freiman H,Cheung Y

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga somatostatin receptor PET/CT, currently the most sensitive imaging modality for well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, is based on the molecular imaging of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) that are expressed in different tumor entities such as neuroendocrine neoplasms, lymphomas, meningiomas, or renal cell cancer...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Peter L,Sänger J,Hommann M,Baum RP,Kaemmerer D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case in which, for the first time, the superior mesenteric artery caused an appearance mimicking vascular tumor on a kidney radionuclide angiogram (RNA) obtained posteriorly, is reported. A subsequent contrast arteriogram showed that the superior mesenteric artery caused that appearance and confusion with possible v...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Elgazzar AH,Fernandez-Ulloa M,Powers GT

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old woman with right breast cancer was referred for 18F-fluoride whole-body PET/CT for the assessment of bone metastases. The peripheral i.v. access was not obtained after multiple attempts. The radiopharmaceutical was administered by oral route. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zacchi SR,Valadares AA,Duarte PS,Sapienza MT,Buchpiguel CA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a prospective study to assess the clinical value of evaluating the adequacy of 24-hour urine specimens submitted for Schilling tests. A total of 121 specimens were evaluated of which 51 had abnormal vitamin B12 excretion values. Of those 51, there were 23 with apparently inadequate total creatinine conten...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Heironimus JD,Borchert RD,Weiland FL

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：PURPOSE:Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck have been reported to have a high rate of second primary cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract. This study was performed to determine whether positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is useful for detecting a second primary cancer aft...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bold B,Piao Y,Murata Y,Kishino M,Shibuya H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of congenital and acquired etiologies can give rise to the radiographic finding of a unilateral hyperlucent lung. An unusual case of congenital lobar emphysema diagnosed in a young adult following the initial discovery of a hyperexpanded, hyperlucent lung is reported. Although subsequent bronchoscopy and rad...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wegener WA,Velchik MG

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses some of the most recent research and future directions of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. In addition to numerous articles on short-term outcomes from cardiac surgery on adults, there are new initiatives of the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database which will all...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old man with prostate cancer underwent Ga prostate-specific membrane antigen (Ga-PSMA) dual-time-point PET/CT scan to evaluate tumor activity due to early satiety, unquantified weight loss, and elevation of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), demonstrating thickening of the gastric wall with intense tracer upta...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Solis Lara HE,Villarreal Del Bosque N,Sada Treviño MA,Yamamoto Ramos M,Argueta Ruiz RDC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-alpha therapy is well known to induce a wide range of thyroid dysfunction. A 22-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C developed overt hyperthyroidism while on interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy. Tc-99m thyroid scintigraphy demonstrated virtually absent tracer uptake consistent with subacute thyroiditi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shen L,Bui C,Mansberg R,Nguyen D,Alam-Fotias S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00