18F-FDG PET/CT of Benign Tracheal Glomus Tumor.

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：:We present an interesting image of the inadvertent arterial injection of I-MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine) in a 36-year-old man with hereditary, metastatic pheochromocytoma, who underwent a diagnostic whole-body scan for the evaluation of extent of disease before possible I-MIBG therapy. During the tracer injection in ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lohrmann C,Carrasquillo JA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of prednisolone is one major risk factor for osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Bone scintigraphy can be a diagnostic tool for early diagnosis. We present a case who had collar osteophytes at the bilateral femoral heads, which mimicked osteonecrosis in the planar bone scintigram. An S...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Juang JJ,Chen YH,Tsai SC,Lin WY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma rarely involves the major bile duct. Here, we reported a 46-year-old man with liver cancer who underwent FDG PET/CT for staging. The images showed abnormal FDG uptake in the left lobe and hilum of the liver, which was confirmed as hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic portal bile duct tumor thr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang W,Fang C,Liu H,Chen Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare cutaneous tumor that is locally aggressive and has a high rate of recurrence after surgical excision. The tumor grows slowly, typically over years. On rare occasions, metastasis to distant sites (especially the lung) or regional lymph nodes may occur. Here, we present F-FDG PE...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Suman S,Sharma P,Jain TK,Sahoo MK,Bal C,Kumar R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented in which uptake of Tc-99m DTPA has been demonstrated in an extramedullary plasmacytoma of the retroperitoneum. Because Ga-67 citrate does not concentrate in the same areas as Tc-99m DTPA, a radionuclide-specific uptake mechanism may be present. Extramedullary plasmacytoma should be included in the ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Aburano T,Yokoyama K,Michigishi T,Tonami N,Hisada K

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to determine the outcomes of patients referred to the authors' nuclear medicine service for dosimetric evaluation and treatment of metastatic thyroid cancer with radioiodine I-131. In addition, the incidence and severity of hematologic toxicity associated with treatment were determined. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Robeson WR,Ellwood JE,Margulies P,Margouleff D

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant melanoma is a relatively uncommon cancer of increasing incidence. The authors report on two cases of malignant melanoma lesions (primary and lymph node metastasis) imaged with Tc-99m MIBI. One patient revealed intense accumulation of the radiotracer in a primary skin lesion of the thorax, whereas the other p...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Alonso O,Martinez M,Lago G,Bazzano C,Saadoun A,Mut F,Delgado L,Espasandin J,Touya E

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid pneumonia is uncommon disease caused by presence of macroscopic fat in the lung parenchyma commonly originating from exogenous source secondary to aspiration or inhalation of animal fats or mineral or vegetable oils. Alternatively, it can be due to endogenous fat accumulated in the alveoli in the setting of chr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ansari-Gilani K,Faraji N,Gilkeson RC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report incidental FDG PET/CT findings of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with bacteremia. In this patient, diagnosis of thromboembolism was not considered until FDG PET/CT imaging was performed, and the findings prompted immediate anticoagulant therapy. The role of FDG PET/CT in venous th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nielsen AL,Thomassen A,Hess S,Alavi A,Høilund-Carlsen PF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with prune belly syndrome usually have tortuous ureters, which can cause difficulty in the interpretation of renal scan used to evaluate possible urine leak after renal transplant. We reported a renal scan finding in a pediatric renal transplant patient with prune belly syndrome. The radioactivity in the dila...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu B,Kaplan SL,Zhuang H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-FDG PET/CT imaging provides valuable information in the evaluation and staging of spinal tumors. Herein, we report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented with a sudden paraplegia below the fifth thoracic vertebra due to cord compression of a spinal lesion. After spinal canal decompression and spinal lesion biop...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shen G,Ma H,Pan L,Su M,Kuang A

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:A chest radiograph revealed a large left lower hemithorax mass in a 48-year-old nonsmoker woman with chronic cough and dyspnea. Whole-body contrast-enhanced PET/CT confirmed a large mass with relatively uniform mild FDG uptake (standardized uptake value=1.8). No signs of infiltration, pleural effusion, significant reg...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gorospe L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new combined positron emission (PET)/computed tomographic (CT) scanners have many advantages over PET scanners alone. However, physicians must be aware of the potential artefacts observed in PET/CT scanners. A body PET/CT was performed on an 81-year-old man with colorectal cancer. The CT-based, attenuation-correct...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sarikaya I,Yeung HW,Erdi Y,Larson SM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man with Hodgkin lymphoma (mixed type), with lymph node manifestations and extranodal and bone marrow involvement in both supra- and infradiaphragmatic locations (stage 4), had dyspnea and tachycardia on echocardiography. There were pleural and pericardial effusions and thickening of the epicardium and p...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Buchmann I,Wandt H,Wahl A,Reske SN

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This retrospective study aimed to correlate F-FDG uptake on PET/CT with isocitrate dehydrogenase enzyme isoform 1 (IDH1) mutation in patients with cerebral gliomas. Hierarchical interactions between factors affecting overall survival (OS) were also examined. METHODS:In 59 patients with glioma, the ratio of the...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim D,Kim S,Kim SH,Chang JH,Yun M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RrDTC) have a rather poor prognosis and are in need of novel treatments. As RrDTCs can in some cases express somatostatin receptors (SSRT), targeting of these receptors by Ga/Lu-DOTATATE could evolve as a novel theranostic option. METHODS...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Roll W,Riemann B,Schäfers M,Stegger L,Vrachimis A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Advanced imaging methods in early breast cancers are not recommended before surgery. In contrast to the accepted guidelines, some recent studies have shown some benefits with the use of PET/CT in early-stage breast cancer. In this study, we aimed to document the efficacy of PET/CT in detection of distant metast...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nursal GN,Nursal TZ,Aytac HO,Hasbay B,Torun N,Reyhan M,Yapar AF

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the role of Gallium-labeled-prostate-specific membrane antigen PET/CT (Ga-PSMA-PET/CT) in risk group definition and radiotherapy planning in the initially planned definitive radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer patients. METHODS:The clinical data of 191 prostate cancer patients treated with definitive inte...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Onal C,Torun N,Akyol F,Guler OC,Hurmuz P,Yildirim BA,Cağlar M,Reyhan M,Ozyigit G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether the evaluation of tumors, lymphoid cell-rich organs, and immune-related adverse events (IRAE) with F-FDG PET/CT can predict the efficacy and outcome of immunotherapy. METHODS:Forty patients who underwent F-FDG-PET/CT scans before and after therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors from D...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nobashi T,Baratto L,Reddy SA,Srinivas S,Toriihara A,Hatami N,Yohannan TK,Mittra E

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Postprandial hemodynamic disturbances have been previously described. We report a case of postprandial transient ischemic attacks. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences, apparent diffusion coefficient), MR angiography, and Tc-99m hexame...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Farid K,Renou P,Laffite M,Couffinhal T,Allard M,Fernandez P,Sibon I

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of grey scale ultrasonography in association with radionuclide imaging in the evaluation of thyroid nodules is discussed. Nodules were classified in five categories, according to the magnitude of the internal echoes (echogenicity). The assessment of neoplasms in each of these categories is reported in 1...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Espinasse P,Espinasse D

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of artifactual In-111 leukocyte pulmonary activity were noted at three local hospitals in a 4-day period. Based on the differences in the preparation of the final indium leukocyte product, the problem could be attributed to the indium oxine reagent in a specific lot. This artifact of multiple small foci of ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bohdiewicz PJ,Fink-Bennett D,Nagle C,Abghari R,Gutkowski R,Dworkin HJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man from South Asia presented with a several months' history of unilateral nasal obstruction and bleeding. At nasal endoscopy, two strawberry-like, friable, polypoid masses in the upper airways were detected. The patient's clinical trait was compatible with an infectious disease. F-FDG PET/MRI was perfor...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cazzador D,Cecchin D,Colangeli R,Crimì F,Emanuelli E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress-lymphoscintigraphy evaluates the effects of exercise on lymph drainage. Results may predict outcomes of complex physical therapy as a first-line lymphedema treatment. Microsurgical approaches are best in patients with lymphangectasia or dermal backflow. Lymphatic pathway mapping helps plan lympho-venous anastom...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tartaglione G,Visconti G,Bartoletti R,Gentileschi S,Ieria FP,Colletti PM,Rubello D,Salgarello M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease with limited therapeutic options. As a neuroendocrine tumor, MTC expresses somatostatin receptors, and therefore, somatostatin-labeled radiopharmaceuticals could be used to treat patients with MTC. OBJECTIVE:The aims of this s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vaisman F,Rosado de Castro PH,Lopes FP,Kendler DB,Pessoa CH,Bulzico DA,de Carvalho Leal D,Vilhena B,Vaisman M,Carneiro M,Corbo R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the utility of molecular imaging with F-FDG and Ga-DOTANOC PET for treatment response assessment in a case of metastatic medulloblastoma. F-FDG and Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT revealed extensive metastases to bone and bone marrow. Patient subsequently had an excellent response to systemic chemotherapy which was evid...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： ArunRaj ST,Kumar A,Kp H,Mohan N,Gupta S,Tripathi M,Bal C

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal accumulation of Tc-99m MDP in the lungs and stomach was observed in a patient with multiple myeloma and refractory hypercalcemia. There was no roentgenographic evidence of calcification. At postmortem examination, the presence of amyloid deposits was confirmed in both organs, while the corresponding metastati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kanoh T,Uchino H,Yamamoto I,Torizuka K

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated volume determination program using SPECT imaging with Tc-99m has been validated by both phantom and patient studies. Its use for monitoring change of function of the liver and change in tumor mass during different therapy regimes has been assessed. The technique is not restricted to the estimation of the ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kavanagh GJ,Kavanagh JT,Kavanagh PB,Irwin LE,Perkins AC,Swanson LA

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00