PET imaging in glioma: techniques and current evidence.

abstract：:The suggestion by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to more than triple the number of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) procedures carried out by the NHS each year is a challenge both in terms of numbers of gamma cameras available to carry out the scans and qualified staff to supervise stress...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jones I,Latus K,Bartle L,Gardner M,Parkin V,Guideline Development and Writing Group, British Nuclear Medicine Society and British Nuclear Cardiac Society.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient satisfaction survey was carried out in a nuclear medicine department of a large acute hospital. Surveys were initially carried out by interview and postal techniques, with approximately 100 responders in each category. The responses to each question were not significantly different for the two types of surve...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Harding LK,Griffith J,Harding VM,Tulley NJ,Notghi A,Thomson WH

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ewing sarcoma breakpoint region 1 (EWSR1) translocation-negative tumors represent a minor portion of small round cell tumors consistent with Ewing sarcoma morphology. The purpose of this study was to differentiate EWSR1 translocation-positive tumors from EWSR1 translocation-negative tumors using PET-computed...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Soffer S,Amitai MM,Weizen R,Retter A,Barshack I,Shimon O,Davidson T,Klang E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to design a general nuclear medicine method for fast, accurate and direct determination of the clearance of a radioactive indicator provided that all uptake compartments of the radioactive indicator could be included in the field of view of the gamma camera. METHODS:The data material for ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Carlsen O

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart uptake and clearance of 123I-15-(p-iodophenyl)-3(R,S)-methyl- pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) by whole-body scintigraphy in relation to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was evaluated in 34 patients with ischaemic heart disease. At 45 and 210 min after injection, anterior whole-body images were obtained. In e...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Matsunari I,Saga T,Taki J,Akashi Y,Wakasugi T,Hirai JI,Aoyama T,Matoba M,Nishikawa T,Ichiyanagi K

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orofacial granulomatosis is a granulomatous inflammatory disorder, affecting the soft tissues of the face and mouth. The predominant feature is disfiguring lip swelling. Patients with this condition may be exhibiting a Type IV hypersensitivity reaction to dietary or environmental allergens, or these may be the orofaci...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Gibson J,Neilly JB,Wray AP,Evans TJ,MacKenzie JR,McKillop JH

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have devised an original predictive residual index (PRI) using 99mTc diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) liver dynamic SPET for the pre-operative assessment of hepatectomy, including the prediction of residual liver function before hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nishiyama Y,Yamamoto Y,Hino I,Satoh K,Wakabayashi H,Ohkawa M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study evaluated the usefulness of postoperative fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (CT) in the management of olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten patients (eight men and two women; mean age, 48.5 years) with histologically confirmed ONB who underwent ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fujioka T,Toriihara A,Kubota K,Machida Y,Nakamura S,Kishimoto S,Ohashi I,Shibuya H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the efficacy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)-PET for predicting overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in oesophageal cancer patients after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and prognostic importance of metabolic response detected by post-treatment PET at ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Onal C,Torun N,Guler OC,Yildirim BA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for attenuation and scatter correction of brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is described where computed tomography (CT) images of the brain are used for the calculation of attenuation maps. The method is evaluated for the substance 99mTc hexamethylpropylene amine oxime. A transmission d...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Larsson A,Johansson L,Sundström T,Ahlström KR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This work aims to assess whether the biochemical response of radium-223-dichloride treatment can be predicted based on the pretherapy bone scan, and consequently if bone scan index (BSI) and maximum lesion intensity have a place as alternatives or as complements to extent of bone disease (EOBD) scoring in pr...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Roque V,Jessop M,Pereira L,Gape P,Dizdarevic S,Sousa E,Carolino E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of Na(+)-K+ adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) has been demonstrated to be correlated with tumour growth potential, and accelerated active transport of K+ carried out by Na(+)-K+ ATPase is said to be a trigger of 201Tl affinity for malignant tumour cells. Therefore, 201Tl scintigraphy appears to be a good ind...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Suga K,Nishigauchi K,Fujita T,Nakanishi T

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new kinetic model of technetium-99m-labeled diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-galactosyl human serum albumin (Tc-GSA) was developed to show the speed of asialoglycoprotein receptor-mediated endocytosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten healthy volunteers and 17 patients with liver cirrhosis were intravenously i...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Du S,Mao Y,Tong J,Li F,Che L,Li S,Yang H,Ba J,Hu N,Xing H,Lu X,Sang X,Zhang X,Wang X,Zhong S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the kinetic changes of uptake, washout and retention of Tc-sestamibi in order to evaluate the protective effects and possible mechanism of ischaemic preconditioning and adenosine preconditioning on myocardium injured by ischaemia/reperfusion. METHODS:Isolated ischaemia/reperfusion rabbit heart mod...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Liang J,Chen HL,Zhou Y,Xie M,Xu LM,Lin G

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:ECG-gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion scintigraphy combined with phase analysis allows for the assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony. However, there are several software programs available thereby introducing variability in outcome and normal values. The aim ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Marques de Souza Filho E,Tinoco Mesquita C,Altenburg Gismondi R,de Amorim Fernandes F,Jan Verberne H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:System upgrades are a constant feature of many highly technical specialties and are normally assumed to have a negligible effect on patient data. We report on the assessment of an upgrade made to a Norland XR-26 dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) system. The upgraded version (2.3) consisted of new hip positioning ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Simmons A,Barrington SF,Archbold LJ,O'Doherty MJ,Coakley AJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Simulated data from the recent Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine audit of quantitative cerebral perfusion were used to optimize the parameters of eigenimage analysis, a method for computer-aided detection. METHODS:Twenty normal images provided by the audit were registered to the International ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Houston AS,Fleming JS,Ward T,Hoffmann SM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed the value of N-ammonia PET-computed tomography (PET/CT) in recurrent glioma and compared the results with those of contrast-enhanced MRI (CE MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-two (mean age, 39.8±11.6 years; male, 33; female, 19) histopathologically proven and previously treated glioma patients with...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Khangembam BC,Sharma P,Karunanithi S,Singhal A,Das CJ,Kumar P,Julka PK,Bandopadhyaya GP,Kumar R,Malhotra A,Bal C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is rare, and limited data have been reported on the utilization of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in this disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis and staging of EMPD. MATERIALS AND...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Tian Y,Wu HB,Li DL,Li HS,Zhou WL,Wang QS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether in lower extremity lymphoedema, lymph proteins enter blood before they do the thoracic duct. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of routine lymphoscintigraphy in 69 adults imaged at 5, 45 and 150 min following bilateral subcutaneous web space injection of Tc-nanocolloid was carried out. Regions o...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Stamp GF,Peters AM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings of hepatobiliary scintigraphy with intravenous cholecystokinin octapeptide (sincalide) were examined in 26 asymptomatic patients with various malignancies but no known pre-existing gallbladder disease, and normal hepatobiliary and gallbladder morphology on sonography. The maximum gallbladder ejection fraction...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jacobson AF,Teefey SA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical role of technetium-99m pertechnetate (Tc-99m) imaging in thyroidectomized differentiated thyroid cancer patients immediately before radioiodine-131 (I-131) treatment (Tx). PATIENT AND METHODS:Eighty-six consecutive post-total-thyroidectomy patients (15 men, 71...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Tsai CJ,Cheng CY,Shen DH,Kuo SJ,Wang LY,Lee CH,Wang JJ,Chang MC,Huang WS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It is known that fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography (CT) segmentation algorithms have an impact on the metabolic tumor volume (MTV). This leads to some uncertainties in PET/CT guidance of tumor radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of segmentation a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Xu W,Yu S,Ma Y,Liu C,Xin J

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：: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:As PET has become a standard of treatment in patients with cancer, publications of oncologic PET have grown sharply. We aimed to organize the data of meta-analyses of oncologic PET and assess the quality of studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The inclusion criteria were studies that meta-analyzed to combine the ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Pak K,Shin S,Kim SJ,Kim K,Seo Y,Kim SJ,Kim IJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to undertake an audit of the quantitative characteristics of single photon emission computed tomography software using projection data from an analytically generated software phantom and a measured line source. The phantom consisted of three structures. A uniformly filled cylinder, a seri...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jarritt PH,Whalley DR,Skrypniuk JV,Houston AS,Fleming JS,Cosgriff PS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to validate different scintigraphic approaches for assessing acute myocardial infarctions. 201Tl, 99Tcm pyrophosphate (PPi) and combined 201Tl/99Tcm PPi tomograms were evaluated in 115 consecutive patients, in 85 of whom clinical examination revealed acute myocardial infarction. The overa...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Krause T,Joseph A,Kutzner C,Kasper W,Schuemichen C,Just H,Moser E

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare 99Tcm-teboroxime and 201T1 myocardial studies with particular regard to the classification of perfusion defects as reversible or fixed. Twenty patients with a history of previous myocardial infarction and suspected effort ischaemia underwent exercise 201T1 scintigraphy with early (...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bisi G,Sciagrà R,Santoro GM,Zerauschek F,Fazzini PF

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00