Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT and F-18 FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of low and intermediate versus high-grade neuroendocrine tumors.

abstract：:An examination of the biokinetics and biodistribution of i.p. administered 131I- or 111In-labelled 791T/36 antibody (1 mg) has been carried out in five patients with stage III/IV ovarian cancer. Blood kinetics and urinary excretion of the radiolabels were assayed. Scintigraphy was performed immediately following admin...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Perkins AC,Pimm MV,Gie C,Marksman RA,Symonds EM,Baldwin RW

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the incidence, severity and clinical course of right ventricular (RV) involvement after acute inferior myocardial infarction (IMI), 78 patients (pts) with IMI were investigated by both 99Tcm-pyrophosphate (PYP) scan and gated blood pool scan (GBPS). GBPS was performed at admission and 10 days, whereas 99Tc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nishimura T,Yasuda T,Gold HK,Leinbach RC,Boucher CA,McKusick KA,Strauss HW

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was aimed at determining the validity of 99Tcm-HMPAO single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in the localization of the epileptogenic focus by correlating this diagnostic method with other auxiliary investigations such as surface EEG and X-ray transmission computed tomography (CT). Twenty-eight pa...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Verhoeff NP,Weinstein HC,Aldenkamp AP,Overweg J,Van Royen EA,Verbeeten B Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Yttrium-90 (Y)-resin microspheres are prescribed using activity. We evaluated overall survival (OS) and radiographic tumor response after selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with resin microspheres in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewe...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Badiyan S,Bhooshan N,Chuong MD,Sharma N,Akhter N,Etezadi V,Hausner P,Kudryasheva S,Kaiser A,Becker S,Guerrero M,Yi BY

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Determine the prevalence of benign indium-111 (In) pentetreotide uptake in the pancreatic head and determine if a semi-quantitative method can be used to differentiate physiologic from pathologic uptake. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Institutional Review Board-approved, HIPAA-compliant retrospective review of 197 som...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Derakhshan JJ,Farwell MD

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to develop an objective method for assessing rCBF deficits using a statistical image analysis protocol and to validate its effective use in clinical practice. 99Tcm-HMPAO brain SPET images were acquired for 40 normal subjects, 10 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 10 patients with depres...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Imran MB,Kawashima R,Sato K,Kinomura S,Ono S,Qureshy A,Fukuda H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular performance was assessed in 37 patients with acute myocardial infarction within two hours of admission to Coronary Care and compared to results in 21 normal volunteers and 12 patients undergoing coronary arteriography. Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was measured from gated xenon-133 scans...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Martin W,Tweddel A,McGhie I,Hutton I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The NHS National PET-CT Audit Programme was launched in 2008 as part of a national NHS programme to widen patient access to PET-computed tomography (CT) imaging in England. However, to implement clinical audit effectively, healthcare professionals need to be fully engaged with the process. The purpose of the pi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ross P,Hubert J,Saunders M,Wong WL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Maximum standardized uptake value (SUV(max)) is a marker of tumor glucose metabolism detected by [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) and reflects tumor aggressiveness. The aim of the study was to evaluate the value of SUV(max) in differentiating benign from malignant solit...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hu SL,Yang ZY,Zhou ZR,Yu XJ,Ping B,Zhang YJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare 99Tcm-teboroxime and 201T1 myocardial studies with particular regard to the classification of perfusion defects as reversible or fixed. Twenty patients with a history of previous myocardial infarction and suspected effort ischaemia underwent exercise 201T1 scintigraphy with early (...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bisi G,Sciagrà R,Santoro GM,Zerauschek F,Fazzini PF

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ECG-gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion scintigraphy combined with phase analysis allows for the assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony. However, there are several software programs available thereby introducing variability in outcome and normal values. The aim ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Marques de Souza Filho E,Tinoco Mesquita C,Altenburg Gismondi R,de Amorim Fernandes F,Jan Verberne H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of deconvolution analysis involving the use of the z-transform has been developed. When compared to the matrix method, it is shown, under certain circumstances, to be identical. In order to study the validity of the method, simple mathematical models have been constructed. The curves obtained with the compute...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bererhi H

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The range of leucocyte labelling efficiencies with 111In-oxine for a group of patients extended significantly (P = 0.05) below that obtained for a series of labellings of the same normal blood from a volunteer. A retrospective analysis was made of the results in the two groups to identify the cause of this difference ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mountford PJ,Allsopp MJ,Baird AC,North CI,Hall FM,Wells CP,Coakley AJ

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements were made of the concentration of radioactivity in the breast milk of two patients: one following 100 MBq (2.7 mCi) 99Tcm-pertechnetate administration, and the other following administration of 550 MBq (15 mCi) 99Tcm-glucoheptonate. The fractional activity concentrations in the former case were about two ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mountford PJ,Coakley AJ

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is currently diagnosed using invasive pressure measurements. We report the use of 99Tcm-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile (99Tcm-MIBI) scintigraphy as a new non-invasive method of diagnosis. Forty-six patients with suspected chronic compartment syndrome underwent graded treadmil...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Edwards PD,Miles KA,Owens SJ,Kemp PM,Jenner JR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly, dual-detector gamma cameras are being purchased as replacements for single-headed cameras. The improvement in sensitivity offered by a dual-detector device can be used in several ways: to shorten acquisition times, to improve signal-to-noise ratios, or to reduce administered doses. This paper focuses on ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Tindale WB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The requirements, problems and progress of radioimmunotherapy in the management of certain malignancies are described. The future prospects using a two- or three-stage approach are promising. ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Britton KE,Mather SJ,Granowska M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (g-MPS) provides functional information on the left ventricle (LV) apart from the perfusion status. Computer algorithm-based LV ejection fraction (EF) calculated from resting g-MPS has been found to be reliable in patients with normal perfusion. However, its role in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Harisankar CN,Mittal BR,Kamaleshwaran KK,Parmar M,Bhattacharya A,Singh B,Mahajan R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An existing technique for the presentation of oesophageal transit studies has been further developed and applied to conventional radionuclide data. The spatial and temporal information contained in the original dynamic study is compressed to a single image, showing the linear distribution of activity down the oesophag...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Gibson CJ,Bateson MC

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The staging and management of patients with newly diagnosed nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the setting of recently diagnosed other (metachronous or synchronous) primary cancer are challenging. This retrospective cohort study was carried out to test our hypothesis that baseline 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-gluc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Zhu X,Liao C,Penney BC,Li F,Ferguson MK,Simon CA,Wu T,Liu H,Pu Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single photon emission tomography (SPECT) of the lung is a well-established non-invasive technique for quantitative assessment of regional lung ventilation and perfusion distribution in children and in adults. However, its application in neonates as well as infants has been scarce because of several practica...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sánchez-Crespo A,Rohdin M,Carlsson C,Bergström SE,Larsson SA,Jacobsson H,Lindahl S,Jonsson B

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood flow in renal transplants can be represented by (1) a K/A ratio, the ratio of the slopes of the ascending part of the renal perfusion curve and the arterial curve, (2) a perfusion index, the ratio of a part of the area under the first-pass arterial curve and renal curve, and (3) a height ratio, the ratio of ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Groothedde RT,Koppejan LJ,Heidendal GK,Hasman A

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate myocardial findings of F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) after thoracic radiotherapy. METHODS:F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT examination was performed in 38 patients at least 4 months after radiotherapy. Patients with known cardiac diseases,...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Unal K,Unlu M,Akdemir O,Akmansu M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the applicability of Tc-dextran joint scintigraphy in the assessment of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to compare it with the clinical disease activity scores and laboratory parameters. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with RA were investigated using Tc-dextran joint scintigr...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kaya M,Tuna H,Fatih Firat M,Tuna F,Seren G,Necmi Yigitbasi O

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A mismatch between thallium-201 ((201)Tl) and iodine-123 ((123)I)-beta-methyl iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) dual single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) reflects a dysfunctional but viable myocardium, such as stunned or hibernating myocardium, in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fujita K,Kasama S,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An image-processing algorithm (AUTOROI) has been developed to totally automatically (or with manual assistance) detect whole-kidney contours and generate renal regions of interest (ROI) for the extraction of the quantitative measurements used in the interpretation of Tc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (Tc-MAG3) r...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Garcia EV,Folks R,Pak S,Taylor A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the growing use of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET texture analysis to measure intratumoural heterogeneity in cancer research, the biologic basis of F-FDG PET-derived texture variables is poorly understood. We aimed to assess correlations between F-FDG PET-derived texture variables and whole-...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bashir U,Foot O,Wise O,Siddique MM,Mclean E,Bille A,Goh V,Cook GJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI) may occur secondary to several reasons leading to renal failure. Coenzyme-Q10 (CoQ10) is a well-known antioxidant. However, the effects CoQ10 against RIRI have not been evaluated. Our aim was to evaluate protective effects of CoQ10 to renal ischemia-reperfusion by bioche...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Akbulut A,Keseroglu BB,Koca G,Yuceturk CN,Ozgur BC,Surer H,Ogus E,Yumuşak N,Karakaya J,Korkmaz M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the efficacy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)-PET for predicting overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in oesophageal cancer patients after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and prognostic importance of metabolic response detected by post-treatment PET at ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Onal C,Torun N,Guler OC,Yildirim BA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare visual interpretation of inflammation detected by leukocyte scintigraphy with that of different computer-aided quantification methods, 34 patients (25 with ulcerative colitis and 9 with endoscopically verified non-inflamed colonic mucosa), were investigated using 99Tcm-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxim...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Almer S,Peters AM,Ekberg S,Franzén L,Granerus G,Ström M

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00