Nonvisualization of the liver by indium-111 oxine labeled leukocytes in alcoholic liver disease.

abstract：:Central neurocytoma is a rare benign tumor of neuronal origin. The tumor is often located in the ventricular system and can proliferate within the ventricle. Five months after stereotactic radiosurgery for recurrent neurocytoma, a 33-year-old woman had a 2.0-cm lesion in the right third ventricle on the MRI. FDG PET d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is diagnosed by a mismatched perfusion-ventilation lung scan. The probability is increased further when there is an associated "hot spot" in the perfusion study caused by focal pulmonary edema. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tiu S,Liu D,Kramer EL,Sanger JJ

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman's disease of the kidney is extremely rare. We present a case of Castleman's disease in the left kidney with multiple para-aortic enlarged lymph nodes. Both the renal lesion and para-aortic lymph nodes showed hypervascularity on enhanced CT and minimally increased FDG uptake on FDG PET/CT, mimicking renal cel...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wang Y,Dong A,Yang B,Lu J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes an I-131 whole-body scan with false-positive uptake at the site of a nose ring in a patient with follicular thyroid cancer. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dick C,Mudun A,Alazraki NP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal scintigraphic features of 111In pentetreotide include uptake in the pituitary, thyroid, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, gallbladder, and bowel. In premenopausal women, faint activity can be seen in the breasts. We present 2 cases of symmetrical, markedly increased mammary uptake. Our hypothesis to ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Van Eeckhoudt SF,Teunissen JJ,Kwekkeboom DJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of 104 chest radionuclide angiography (CRNA) studies establishes the utility of this procedure in the evaluation of pulmonary malignancies and benign masses. Remarkable abnormalities in the perfusion of the lungs were identified in 36 (58%) of 62 cases that were not predictably normal or predi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hartshorne MF,Bauman JM,Telepak RJ,Karl RD,Cawthon MA,Howard WH 3rd,Bunker SR

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of small renal masses is increasing, and preservation of healthy kidney tissue along surgical removal is a challenge, especially if the tumor is small or nonexophytic. To facilitate the location and complete excision of the tumor during surgery, we have implemented the application of the radio-guided occult ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Betancourt Hernández JA,Vera Donoso C,Martinez-Sarmiento M,Monserrat JJ,Bello Jarque P,Boronat Tormo F

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Numerous expected competencies of a chief nursing officer are outlined in this article including communication, ability to build relationships, expertise about the environment of healthcare and its future directions, leadership, expertise in business matters, combating bullying, encouraging shared decision making, and...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA,Miller LB

更新日期：2020-08-11 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：:A 64-year-old man was admitted for evaluation of recently developed anemia and bone pain. The bone scan showed diffusely active lesions in the peripheral bones, symmetrically. Interestingly, 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed the hypermetabolic changes in the peripheral bones as well as the internal organs. Biopsy of bone marrow...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oh SY,Cheon GJ,Jeong E,Lee S,Park TG,Pahk K,Choe JG

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old woman presented with a calcium level of 15.7 mg/dL (normal, 8.5-11.0 mg/dL) and an extremely elevated parathyroid hormone level of 1549.6 pg/mL (normal, 10.0-65.0 pg/ mL). She subsequently underwent a parathyroid scan and ultrasound evaluation, which suggested parathyroid carcinoma. Biopsy of a lytic les...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Varma R,Kim YJ,Garjian K,Barank D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteitis condensans ilii (OCI) is a benign cause of low back pain for which no clear etiology has been identified. We report cases of 2 women with breast cancer referred for F-NaF PET/CT for skeletal staging. Both cases show characteristic findings of OCI on CT images, with F-NaF PET uptake in symptomatic patient and ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Usmani S,Ahmed N,Al Kandari F

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-inlet left ventricle (DILV) is a congenital heart disease that only a single left ventricle and a rudimentary right ventricle are developed. Because of lack of anatomic landmark, interpretation of Tl myocardial perfusion imaging in DILV is essentially challenging for unusual anomaly. We report the case of a 44-...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chang MC,Lee ML,Yang PT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of an accessory spleen that was identified on nuclear scan at the time of diagnosis of splenic rupture. This information, proven by subsequent angiography, alerted the surgeons to the ease with which functional splenic tissue could be preserved in this patient. A sulfur colloid scan obtained post s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moallem AG,Khoury PT

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai-Dorfman disease (sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy) is a rare systemic histiocytic disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the accumulation of enlarged non-Langerhans histiocytes within lymph nodes and extranodal sites. The histiocytes display characteristic emperipolesis (nondestructive eng...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pucar D,Laskin WB,Saperstein L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:PET scanning of the brain with F-18 FDG and C-11 methionine (MET) is useful for characterizing brain lesions discovered at MRI or CT. Most positive PET scans indicate malignancy. However, this case report demonstrates positive F-18 FDG and C-11 MET PET scans in a patient with a nonmalignant condition, neurosarc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ng D,Jacobs M,Mantil J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography is the standard diagnostic examination employed to identify the morbid anatomy of cerebrospinal fluid spaces in children. This noninvasive technique provides excellent anatomic information. However, CT only indirectly characterizes the cerebral spinal fluid pathways. When it is necessary to determi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sty JR,Babbitt DP,D'Souza B

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a bone-seeking positron-emitting tracer with high sensitivity and specificity for detection of osseous lesions, particularly osteolytic lesions. We believe that NaF positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans can provide a more thorough and conclusive evaluation of bone d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sheth S,Colletti PM

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:Being aware of the ideal nuclear properties of Tc-99m, our interest has been focused on the design of the (+5) oxidation state Tc-99m(V) dimercaptosuccinic acid (Tc(V)-DMSA) as a tumor-seeking agent. Tc-99m(V) DMSA holds a TcO4(3-) core and, like PO4(3-), has excellent characteristics for tumor uptake, but has a diffe...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ohta H,Ishii M,Yoshizumi M,Endo K,Sakahara H,Nakajima T,Yomoda I,Masuda H,Horiuchi K,Hata N

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands usually is treated surgically by total parathyroidectomy, which would deprive the patient of the parathormone essential for calcium metabolism. The postoperative management of patients submitted to total parathyroidectomy consists either in oral administration of vitamin D and cal...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fronistas O,Stavraka-Kakavaki A,Giougi A,Papatheophanis J

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ¹⁸F-choline PET/CT (18FCH-PET/CT) in restaging patients previously treated by radical prostatectomy for a prostate cancer, presenting with biochemical relapse during follow-up (FU). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Three hundred thirty-one patients referred to us from ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Marzola MC,Chondrogiannis S,Ferretti A,Grassetto G,Rampin L,Massaro A,Castellucci P,Picchio M,Al-Nahhas A,Colletti PM,Marcolongo A,Rubello D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the prognostic value of combined Tc-macroaggregated albumin (MAA) SPECT/CT and [F]-fluoroethylcholine (FEC) PET/CT before radioembolization for survival of patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:Twenty-four patients with known hepatoc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hartenbach M,Weber S,Pilz M,Hartenbach S,Zacherl MJ,Paprottka PM,Tiling R,Bartenstein P,Hacker M,Haug AR,Albert NL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients with biopsy-proven lung cancer and a total of 150 lesions diagnosed by conventional staging procedures were imaged using a Tc-99m labeled monoclonal Fab fragment of an IgG2B murine monoclonal antibody (MoAb) (NR-LU-10, NeoRx Corporation). Immunoscintigraphy demonstrated 100% of primary and 78% of...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vansant JP,Johnson DH,O'Donnell DM,Stewart JR,Sonin AH,McCook BM,Powers TA,Salk DJ,Frist WH,Sandler MP

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:A case of veno-occlusive disease of the liver of unknown etiology is reported. In the case, the gross abnormality of liver parenchyma, ascites, and colloid shift to spleen, bones, and lungs found on a Tc-99m SC liver-spleen scan, and confirmed on liver biopsy, resolved completely on follow-up. Histologic correlation a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Joshi MJ,Ford PV,Vogel JM,Lutrin CL

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary seminoma of the prostate is extremely rare. We describe a case of a 35-year-old man who presented with difficulty in urinating. Physical findings were unremarkable, but a rectal examination revealed a slightly hardened prostate with a nodule in the right lobe. Blood parameters were normal; however, blood chemi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hayasaka K,Koyama M,Fukui I

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both female adnexal tumor of possible wolffian origin (FATWO) and metastasis to the appendix from any primary tumor are extremely rare entities. The appendiceal metastasis from FATWO has not been reported, and there is a lack of the literature regarding FDG PET/CT study in both. We reported the case of an appendiceal ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty of 22 patients with tuberculous hepatitis had abnormal Tc-99m tin colloid liver scans. However, in the majority of the patients the changes were mild and nonspecific. The most frequent scintigraphic picture was a decreased uptake of the radiocolloid by the liver, with shunting to the spleen and bone marrow. The...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Essop AR,Posen JA,Savitch I,Levin J,Kew MC

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00