Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Part LVI: Wellness Leaders.

abstract：:Bone scintigraphy is sensitive for detecting bone metastases in patients with malignancies. However, it is often difficult to differentiate bone metastases from other nonmalignant lesions. We encountered a patient with a history of breast cancer who showed substantial elevation of tumor markers 4 years after surgery. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shigesawa T,Sugawara Y,Shinohara I,Fujii T,Mochizuki T,Morishige I

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parameters of systolic and diastolic function obtained from radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) were evaluated in nine cardiac allograft recipients. In 25 examinations, left end-diastolic volume (LEDV), cardiac output (CO), left ejection fraction (LEF), right ejection fraction (REF), heart rate (HR), peak filling rate...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tatum JL,Thompson JA,Prasad U,Burke TS,Quint RI

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16 year-old boy presented with a firm mass within the left thigh. Ga-6 7 citrate and bone scintigraphy revealed soft tissue radiotracer accumulation within the mass lesion. Radiographs and xerography of the left thigh revealed calcification within the soft tissue mass typical of myositis ossificans. The patient's cl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moreno AJ,Yedinak MA,Spicer MJ,Turnbull GL,Byrd BF,Brown TJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old man with Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) was admitted to the hospital with increasing frequency of epileptic seizures. Physical examination revealed mental retardation, left facial asymmetry, and left-sided spastic hemiparesis. Dysdiadochokinesia on the left upper limb was detected, and there was no...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Demir Y,Sürücü E,Çilingir V,Bulut MD,Tombul T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a devastating disease in young adults. Magnetic resonance imaging is considered the most sensitive and specific technique in the diagnosis of this condition. The authors present an interesting image of bilateral AVN of the femoral heads diagnosed on F-fluoride positron e...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gayana S,Bhattacharya A,Kashyap R,Sen RK,Mittal BR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: A 50-year-old-man with abdominal pain, who had undergone aortic aneurysm reconstructive surgery (aortic graft) 3 years before, was admitted to the hospital. A CT scan showed findings suggestive of perigraft infection. Scintigraphy with 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocytes confirmed the dia...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cortés J,Villaverde J,Garrido M,Pombo M,Ruibal A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 had previous history of parathyroid surgery and left thyroid lobectomy 5 years earlier, and was referred for recurrent hypoglycemic episodes. Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT had showed multiple lesions in the right lung, liver, and pancreas. Biopsy from pancreas revealed l...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Novruzov F,Mehmetbeyli L,Aliyev JA,Abbasov B,Mehdi E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old woman with history of breast cancer presented with pain at the level of the left anterior proximal tibia. An x-ray of the tibia demonstrated a lytic cortical lesion that prompted a whole-body 99mTc-MDP bone scan. The bone scan revealed intense bone remodeling at the level of the tibial lytic lesion and i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mannelli L,Monti S,Love JE,Kussick SJ,McLuen A,Behnia F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:I-FP-CIT SPECT is increasingly used to differentiate between Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The role of I-FP-CIT SPECT in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is rather unclear, albeit nigrostriatal involvement may occur. The aim of this study was to evaluate its role in the differ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Spehl TS,Frings L,Hellwig S,Weiller C,Hüll M,Meyer PT,Amtage F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging of Y internal pair production with conventional photomultiplier detector PET technology has been previously reported for patients with malignant/metastatic liver lesions treated with Y radioembolization (RE). We present a 54-year-old man with unresectable liver metastases from rectal carcinoma (involving the r...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wright CL,Zhang J,Binzel K,Wuthrick EJ,Knopp MV

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old woman with a history of prior bilateral retinoblastoma presented with general fatigue, anemia, and a urinary bladder mass seen on abdominal ultrasound and CT. She was referred for a staging 18F-FDG PET/CT, which showed an intensely FDG-avid bladder mass that was biopsied to reveal a leiomyosarcoma, with ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Makis W,Rakheja R,Nahal A,Hickeson M,Lisbona R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSLs) present with nonspecific clinical symptoms, which makes correct imaging evaluation essential for diagnostic and therapeutic management. In this work, we examined an 81-year-old man with recently discovered PCNSL using F-FDG PET/MRI, and we were able to di...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pyatigorskaya N,Galanaud D,Dormont D,Soussain C,Kas A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of ⁶⁸Ga-DOTANOC (⁶⁸Gallium-labeled [1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid]-1-NaI³-octreotide) PET/CT for localization of the primary tumor in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary of neuroendocrine origin. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty patients (median age, 55 years...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Naswa N,Sharma P,Kumar A,Soundararajan R,Kumar R,Malhotra A,Ammini AC,Bal C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man with suspected right renal cell carcinoma underwent F-FDG PET/CT and F prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) 1007 PET/CT scan. Compared with the F-FDG PET/CT scan, F-PSMA 1007 PET/CT showed intense tracer concentration in the primary tumor in the right kidney and intense tracer concentration cons...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Marafi F,Sasikumar A,Al-Terki A,Alfeeli M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:A 51-year-old man with a palpable neck mass and elevated parathyroid hormone was referred to our department for parathyroid scintigraphy. After injection of 740 MBq 99mTc-MIBI, a dual-phase scan was obtained, which revealed a persistent and intense focal hyperactivity in the left side of the neck (compatible w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pirayesh E,Tavakoli M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 43-year-old man who underwent a radical prostatectomy 3 years before the procedure (June 2015) for a locally advanced Gleason 7(4 + 3) prostate adenocarcinoma (pT3aN0), with negative surgical margins, followed by salvage radiotherapy. He also underwent antiandrogen therapy for biochemical relapse...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mariotti GC,Cunha ML,Carneiro A,Smaletz O,Baroni RH,Garcia RG

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans cell histiocytosis is essentially a pediatric disorder with a large spectrum encompassing focal lytic osseous eosinophilic granuloma, chronic multifocal Hand-Schuller-Christian lesions, and fulminant disseminated Letterer-Siwe syndrome. However, adult involvement is not uncommon. The authors present a case ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD,Roarke MC,Chivers SF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been numerous initiatives to improve quality and safety in surgery. Goal-directed fluid therapy and a quality bundle for emergency laparotomy surgery are two of them. The establishment of a Universal Protocol to prevent the wrong procedure, the wrong patient having a procedure, or the wrong site for a proce...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital after incidental detection of a left renal lesion on ultrasound scan. Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT scan revealed a moderately enhanced lesion in the left kidney and a round mass with slight enhancement in the retroperitoneum. FDG PET/CT imaging was performed for whole...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Wang Y,Zuo C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of follicular thyroid cancer appearing as an autonomous nodule on Tc-99m and I-123 thyroid scintigraphy is presented in addition to a pertinent review of the literature. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Intenzo CM,Park CH,Cohen SN

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old woman underwent F-FDG PET/CT after developing a fever of unknown origin. PET/CT revealed intensive FDG uptake at the nasal and lung lesions. On the laboratory data, serum myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) titer was elevated, although serum directed against proteinase 3 (PR3) AN...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ito K,Minamimoto R,Yamashita H,Morooka M,Okasaki M,Mimori A,Kubota K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old white man was diagnosed with a testicular, metastatic germ cell tumor. The patient was evaluated with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and coregistered computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) as well as a contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) of the abdomen and pelvis. Serologic tests were performed. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Koff SG,Sterbis JR,Davison JM,Montilla-Soler JL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old woman presented with a neck mass that proved to be medullary thyroid carcinoma by histologic and immunoperoxidase examinations. Serum calcitonin values were greatly elevated (over 100,000 pg/ml). There were widespread metastases in bone and liver. As the peripheral lesions showed only slight response to ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Michael BE,Forouhar FA,Spencer RP

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falx cerebri ossification is an incidental finding. Mostly it is easy to diagnose, but can be challenging in few cases, and should be distinguished from calcified meningioma, hematoma, and meningeal infiltration. We report a case of a 46-year-old woman with breast cancer complaining of back pain. F-NaF PET/CT images s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Usmani S,Marafi F,Al Kandari F,Ahmed N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a bone scan finding of bilaterally and symmetrically increased uptake at the lateral orbital rims in a patient with disseminated Hodgkin's disease. Computerized axial tomography (CT) demonstrated lacrimal gland enlargement, presumably due to infiltration by Hodgkin's disease. Both the radionuclide bone scan ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kramer EL,Sanger JJ,Benjamin DD,Tiu S

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular internal cavity dimensions (LVID) were determined from radionuclide ventriculographic (RNVG) studies using a spatial calibration algorithm and visually defined edges and were compared to the results from two-dimensional echocardiography. Routine clinical cases were used with no additional views and no...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Madanay LD,Cerqueira MD,Jacobson AF,Matsuoka D,Matsuda M,Stratton JR

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CTGA) may constitute a pitfall for interpretation of radionuclide angiocardiography, since the two anatomic discordances cancel each other from a physiologic point of view. However, the unusual shape of the ventricles (due to ventricular discordance) and the ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Brendel AJ,Wynchank S,Choussat A,Barat JL,Ducassou D

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas benign leiomyoma of the uterus (fibroid) is very common, malignant degeneration of such fibroids to leiomyosarcoma is rare. Anatomical imaging with CT or MRI cannot differentiate between larger leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma. Imaging with F-FDG PET/CT can be helpful in differentiating the two. High-grade F-FDG u...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sharma P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman with a history of a right modified radical mastectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage IIIB infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma presented for follow-up bone scan. Initial inspection was suspicious for sacral metastasis, but on closer review the absence of renal activity in the left flank w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pryma DA,Akhurst T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REPORT:F-FDG PET/CT has been recently proposed as a noninvasive tool for the diagnosis of renal allograft acute rejection (AR) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Still, the influence of kidney function on F-FDG uptake by renal grafts remains unknown. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively identifi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jadoul A,Lovinfosse P,Weekers L,Delanaye P,Krzesinski JM,Hustinx R,Jouret F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00