PET/CT in Evaluation of Low Backache Due to Sacral Nerve Root Involvement: Inflammatory and Malignant Involvement.

abstract：:A 46-year-old female patient with a mediastinal neuroendocrine carcinoma complicated by superior vena cava syndrome was referred for a bone metastatic workup. Bone scan with SPECT/CT showed several vertebral fixations without alterations on the unenhanced CT, but a CT scan with injection of contrast media showed verte...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rager O,Nkoulou R,Garibotto V,Boudabbous S,Arditi D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man underwent F-NaF PET/CT to evaluate causes of lower back pain. The PET images revealed multiple foci of increased activity in several vertebral bodies, which might account for the patient's symptoms. In addition, the CT image revealed partially calcified soft tissue mass in the posterior wall of the u...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shao F,Zou Y,Cai L,Wang X,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m-hexamibi (methoxy isobutyl isonitrile) is a Tc-99m-hexakis analog that can be used as a myocardial perfusion imaging agent. This is a report of an initial study that was performed in four institutions to assess the feasibility of Tc-99m-hexamibi myocardial imaging for the detection of coronary artery di...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Taillefer R,Dupras G,Sporn V,Rigo P,Leveille J,Boucher P,Perez-Balino N,Camin LL,McKusick KA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man with dyspnea (initial prostate-specific antigen [PSA]: 216 ng/mL) underwent F-FDG PET/CT, with uptake in the prostate, lymph nodes, fifth thoracic vertebra (T5), and cricoid cartilage. A biopsy revealed prostate adenocarcinoma (Gleason score 4 + 5, cT4 N1 M1). On initiation of combined androgen block...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Soeda F,Watabe T,Kato H,Uemura M,Nonomura N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal vein thrombosis is a rare complication of renal transplantation. The scintigraphic features of a documented case of renal vein thrombosis studied with Tc-99m DTPA and the differential diagnosis relevant to these findings are discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Myerly KF,Kirchner PT

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REPORT:Autonomous functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN), defined as "hot nodules" at thyroid scan, are often cured by radioiodine treatment. The aim of our study was to investigate the long-term outcome in patients treated with an 131I calculated dose, to identify a possible "size-tailored" dose, and to sim...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ronga G,Filesi M,D'Apollo R,Toteda M,Di Nicola AD,Colandrea M,Travascio L,Vestri AR,Montesano T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

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：:A case is reported in which a urinoma developed following a renal transplant. Dual isotope renography-cystography using Tc-99m DTPA and Ga-67 citrate revealed the diagnosis after ultrasonography and radiographic cystography were nondiagnostic. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Baker AL,Cowan RJ,Assimos DG

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional bone scintigraphy is often inconclusive in detecting bone metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma, suggesting the necessity of alternative scintigraphic agents. In this study, the diagnostic value of I-123 IMP scintigraphy was evaluated in 8 patients with 12 pelvic bone metastases from hepatocellular carci...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Suto Y,Tanigawa N,Iwamiya T,Shabana M,Ohta Y

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal hemangioblastomas are highly vascular benign tumors that can be encountered either sporadically or within the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome. We report a case of a VHL patient with retinal hemangioblastoma who underwent PET/CT scans using F-FDG and Ga-DOTATATE. The tumor showed low-level F-FDG and increased ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Papadakis GZ,Millo C,Jassel IS,Bagci U,Sadowski SM,Karantanas AH,Patronas NJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Tc-MDP bone scintigraphy was performed in an 88-year-old man with a history of right external oblique muscle leiomyosarcoma, which was resected 8 months ago. The static images showed abnormal tracer uptake in the region of resection bed. SPECT/CT images demonstrated that the increased activity was from a partially c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wang T,Xing Y,Qiao W,Zhao J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for bloody stools. A CT scan of the abdomen ruled out intussusception. Meckel's scan was ordered to rule for Meckel's diverticulum before upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. After proper pretreatment with H2 blocker, Tc-pertechnetate Meckel's scan was performed. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa R,Menda Y

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman with a history of cervical carcinoma, status post hysterectomy and radiation therapy 8 years prior, presented worsening back pain for 9 months. The patient underwent a Tc-DTPA renal scan, which showed that a vertically linear tracer distribution was seen alongside the right ureter. Ureteroenteric f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hou X,Zhang W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PET using the radiotracer (18)F-FDG is used for staging patients with esophageal cancer. Nonmalignant conditions, mainly inflammation and some benign tumors, however, can cloud the clinical picture by taking up FDG and producing a false-positive result. We report the case of a 46 year-old man with squamous cell carcin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bingham BA,Hatef DA,Chevez-Barrios P,Blackmon SH,Kim MP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study aimed to determine the predictive value of the heart-liver uptake ratio (H/L ratio) of rectally administered (201)Tl scintigraphy for hepatic decompensation, which was conducted in 107 patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:We retrospectively assessed the predictive value of a noninvasive parameter...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lee MH,Tae HJ,Jun DW,Ryu SE,Choi YY,Kwak MJ,Kang JS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga somatostatin receptor PET/CT, currently the most sensitive imaging modality for well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, is based on the molecular imaging of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) that are expressed in different tumor entities such as neuroendocrine neoplasms, lymphomas, meningiomas, or renal cell cancer...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Peter L,Sänger J,Hommann M,Baum RP,Kaemmerer D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of basal ganglia infarction demonstrated by radionuclide brain imaging are presented. Bilateral basal ganglia infarctions in two patients were probably related to methanol intoxication and meningoencephalitis, and unilateral basal ganglia infarctions in two other patients were presumably due to cerebral ath...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim EE,Schacht RA,Domstad PA,DeLand FH

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic pyocyst is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. With extensive hepatic cystic disease, localization of a pyocyst and targeted aspiration or drainage is often a diagnostic challenge. Two patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ayesa SL,Gradinscak DJ,Schembri GP

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regadenoson is a pharmacologic stress agent that has been widely adopted as an alternative over other pharmacologic vasodilator agents due to its ease of use, patient tolerance, and safety profile. We report the case of dynamic ST-segment elevation electrocardiogram changes after regadenoson injection during an inpati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Qamruddin S,Huang HW,Mehra A,Bonyadlou S,Yoon AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The normal appearance of a gastrointestinal bleeding study using labeled red blood cells has been discussed frequently, but the actual appearance is not well known. In this atlas article, the authors report on unusual findings in non-bleeding subjects and have tabulated the visualization of various structures. Vascula...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Boyd CM,Williamson MR

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective examination of the bone scans of 425 pediatric oncology patients was undertaken to determine the incidence of photon-deficient (cold) lesions in this population. Eight patients (1.8%) had cold lesions due to a wide variety of tumors. Of the tumor types, six had not been previously reported to give cold...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Weingrad T,Heyman S,Alavi A

更新日期：1984-03-01 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：:Compared with the general population, solid organ transplant recipients, including renal transplant patients, who are under long-term immunosuppression, present with up to a 120-fold increased risk of developing skin cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. For the renal transplant population with prior long-term dialysis, th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD,Ram PC,Roarke MC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases with Ga-PSMA-avid prostate cancer recurrence in the vas deferens are presented. These cases highlight the clinical importance of imaging the pattern of local prostate cancer recurrence and the potential difficulties that arise due to the altered anatomy in the prostate bed after prostatectomy or radiotherapy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Priftakis D,Afaq A,Bomanji J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old uremic male under hemodialysis underwent Tc-99m sestamibi scintigraphy due to suspicious secondary hyperparathyroidism. The images showed increased uptake in the right forearm, left shoulder, right knee and, to a lesser extent, in the left hip and the right thigh. Subsequent Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chang CY,Cheng CY,Shen DH,Bai CY,Lin LF,Huang WS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic fibrosis and malignant lymphoma were studied with positron emission tomography (PET) using 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose (F-18DG). Cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis and sclerosing peritonitis showed low F-18DG uptake with the mass/muscle radioactivity (M/M) ratio 2.0 and 1.9, respectively. A case of para...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kubota K,Yamada K,Yoshioka S,Yamada S,Ito M,Ido T

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tc-99m MIBI scintigraphy can be useful for preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas, despite its limited sensitivity. To refine interpretation, the authors conducted prospective reviews of the scintigraphic studies of patients with concomitant thyroid nodular disease and revised the false-negative and ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Krausz Y,Shiloni E,Bocher M,Agranovicz S,Manos B,Chisin R

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of right ventricular aneurysm due to coronary artery disease in a 69-year-old male with no prior history of surgery or chest trauma is reported. The presence of the aneurysm was diagnosed by gated radionuclide angiography and confirmed by contrast angiography. This is the first description of an isolated right ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shaffer PB,Bashore TM,Noto AM,Diblasio G,Olsen JO,Schall SF

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemiplegic migraine (HM) is an unusual type of migraine, with few cases reported in the literature. Unlike other types of migraine, aura HM presents accompanying motor deficit manifestations that do not last more than 24 hours. We report a 27-year-old man referred to us from the emergency department to carry out a cer...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jiménez-Hoyuela JM,Amrani-Raissouni T,Gallardo-Tur A,Moya-Espinosa F,Padilla-Parrado F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00