68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in Focal Fatty Sparing of the Liver.

abstract：PURPOSE:Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. There are several published studies on the evolution and prognosis of patients with ICM. However, reports on the therapeutic management in clinical practice are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze coronary revascularization (...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Romero-Farina G,Candell-Riera J,Aguadé-Bruix S,Ferreira-Gonzalez I,Igual A,García-Dorado D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic localization of spine lesions, shown by Tc-99m phosphonate SPECT, to facet joint or pedicle is often difficult due to limitations in resolution. Indirect localization, relating lesion position on sagittal reconstruction to the adjacent visible vertebral bodies and also to patient spine radiographs, might be r...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nicholson RL,Manglal-Lan B,Wilkins K

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman with clinical and biochemical features suggestive of adrenal insufficiency was found to have bilateral adrenal masses on CT scan and was subjected to F-FDG PET scan. The scan showed hypermetabolic mediastinal nodes in addition to intense tracer uptake in bilateral adrenal masses. CT-guided adrenal ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kasaliwal R,Malhotra G,Bukan A,Asopa RV,Wanjare S,Shah NS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports have indicated an accuracy of nearly 100% for LeVeen shunt studies. A case is presented that fulfills the criteria for proper function, but the LeVeen shunt tube was poorly functioning with its tip partially extravascular. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Williamson MR,Bundrick TJ

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interview is usually a major determinant on whether or not a physician job applicant is hired. This article addresses a number of fine points for the interview not previously emphasized in this series of articles. For example, the job candidate needs to be careful that the questions he/she asks are not negative an...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatobiliary scintigraphy has been recognized as a useful diagnostic tool in detecting the presence and site of bile leaks. The authors report a case of bile ascites secondary to a postsurgical biliary leak, the scintigraphic findings in bile ascites, and the potential use of paracentesis, in combination with hepatob...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nagle CE,Fink-Bennett D,Freitas JE

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old-man with persistent anemia was referred for a Tc-99m-labeled red blood cell (RBC) scan to detect any source of gastrointestinal bleeding. RBC scintigraphy revealed a hypervascular mass in the left renal fossa with functional loss in that kidney, suggesting the possibility of a renal cell carcinoma (RCC)....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cortes J,Alonso JI,Ruiz-Oliva F,Alvarez S,Ormijana JS,Caton B,Alcorta P

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:Hepatobiliary studies were performed over a three-year period on 139 patients suspected of having cystic duct obstruction. Each patient was infused intravenously with sincalide, a C-terminal octapeptide of CCK, 15 minutes prior to the administration of the hepatobiliary imaging agent Tc-99m paraisopropyl iminodiacetic...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Patterson FK,Kam JW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of combined hepatobiliary-lung imaging in the diagnosis and evaluation of a subphrenic process is described. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： LaManna MM,Candy A,Boland CN,Pickering NJ,Barnes AU,Parker JA

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 23-year-old man with an encapsulated, anaerobic splenic abscess is reported. Both the In-111 leukocyte and Tc-99m sulfur colloid scans demonstrated an intrasplenic defect. The Ga-67 citrate scan revealed uptake in the rim of the abscess only where the abscess cavity was relatively photon-deficient. The com...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ammann W,Chiu BK,Wright JM

更新日期：1986-03-01 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：PURPOSE:Gliomas constitute the most frequent primary brain tumors. Glioblastoma, the most common and malignant glioma in adults, has dismal prognosis with any current therapy. On the other hand, low-grade gliomas, the second most common type of gliomas, are potentially curative with appropriate treatment. METHODS:We c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Katsanos AH,Alexiou GA,Fotopoulos AD,Jabbour P,Kyritsis AP,Sioka C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many causes of cerebrospinal (CSF) leaks. Most cases are secondary to blunt trauma and iatrogenic trauma caused by postoperative sequelae. Occasionally, CSF leakage may occur from nontraumatic or "spontaneous" causes, such as benign intracranial hypertension and "empty sella syndrome." Mass effect due to an ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ma HY,Sen P,Stein EG,Freeman LM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the yield and patterns of abnormalities noted by Tc-99m DMSA renal imaging in cases of first-time versus recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed 101 Tc-99m DMSA studies performed for 52 first-time and 49 recurrent UTIs in 99 children during a period...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Loutfi I,Al-Zaabi K,Elgazzar AH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An additional case of wandering spleen is reported. A brief review of the etiology of this entity, as well as various findings obtained with nuclear imaging of the spleen, is presented. The authors discuss the relevance of repeated spleen scans to the clinical decision making process. Particular significance is paid t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Barnett SM,Poole JR,Briggs RC

更新日期：1981-11-01 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：:Liver imaging was performed in two patients with traumatic right hemidiaphragmatic hernia. It has elucidated the cause of obliteration of the right hemidiaphragmatic shadow on the chest x-ray. These cases are illustrative of the usefulness of liver imaging in the diagnosis of traumatic right hemidiaphragmatic hernia a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Suzuki Y

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old asymptomatic active duty military man underwent a screening chest x-ray secondary to a history of tuberculosis exposure. His chest x-ray showed no features of tuberculosis infection but unexpectedly revealed a markedly enlarged cardiac silhouette. Echocardiography demonstrated a large pericardial effusio...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Atkinson C,Banks K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiac apical mass of Hodgkin's disease, an infrequent presentation of lymphomas, can be selectively labeled with 67Ga-citrate. Three cases are presented illustrating the value of 67Ga scintigraphy in the differential diagnosis of pericardial masses, as well as its role in the management and assessment of therapy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Manfredi OL,Sundaram R,Ramadan FM,Aruny J

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old girl with cardiorespiratory distress and suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) was referred for urgent lung perfusion scintigraphy, proven negative for perfusion defects but unexpectedly revealing an enlarged orthotopic thyroid. This finding was, under the circumstances, considered as suggestive of thyroid st...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Arsos G

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:C-acetate uptake could be increased in physiologic or inflammatory conditions without evidence of cancer. We report a hepatocellular carcinoma patient with sorafenib-induced metabolic acidosis, who showed increased hepatic uptake of C-acetate. C-acetate PET/CT might be a potentially useful surrogate marker to monitor ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kwon SY,Kim DY,Min JJ,Bae WK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year man underwent live related renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease. He was referred for a baseline renal scan on day 4. The urine output was satisfactory and the serum creatinine showed a decreasing trend. Renal dynamic scintigraphy with technetium-99m ethylenedicysteine demonstrated radiotracer ac...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tripathi M,Chandrashekar N,Kumar R,Malhotra A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of left ventricular function with tomographic radionuclide angiocardiography using a seven-pinhole collimator was evaluated by comparing results of invasive contrast studies and planar multigated blood pool imaging to the tomographic study of 25 patients. LAO, seven-pinhole multigated blood pool acquisit...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Myers RW,Bails RP,Reed VR,Price JM,Drasin E,Hill JD,Saphir JR

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Whole body FDG positron emission tomography (PET) scan is increasingly being used in the management of a variety of cancers and infections. Cancer patients and other very sick patients have central venous catheters, which could be associated with common complications like thrombosis and infections. We desc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bhargava P,Kumar R,Zhuang H,Charron M,Alavi A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with myocardial sarcoidosis are presented, both of whom underwent SPECT imaging with Tl-201 and Ga-67. The first had Ga-67 myocardial uptake with a Tl-201 defect, which disappeared with corticosteroid therapy. The second had multiple Tl-201 defects without Ga-67 uptake, which persisted despite corticoster...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kurata C,Sakata K,Taguchi T,Fukumoto Y,Miyata H,Aoshima S,Yamazaki N

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year old woman had a left breast mass. Biopsy showed invasive ductal carcinoma. A PET/CT scan demonstrated hypermetabolism in the left breast and atypical heterogeneously increased uptake throughout the skeleton as well as a minimally FDG-avid right adrenal myelolipoma. PET/CT 4 months later after 6 cycles of neo...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Manov JJ,Diaz-Bode A,Kuker R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients in whom Caroli's disease was diagnosed by cholangiographic methods were studied by scintigraphy with Tc-99m DISIDA. Cholescintigrams showed an intense concentration of the radionuclide in the form of round spots near the hepatic hilus in late images. In two patients with cholestasis, a delayed hepatic c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cabrera J,Quintero E,Bruguera M,Alarcó R,Lomeña F,Humbert P,de las Casas P,Rodés J

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) has a spectrum of malignant fibroblastic lesions with variably myxoid stroma and pleomorphism. A 67-year-old man with a bulky mass on his chest wall was diagnosed with MFS. He underwent F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography for detection of metastasis. FD...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ito K,Masuda-Miyata Y,Wada S,Morooka M,Yamasawa K,Hashimoto M,Kubota K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00