Left Ventricular Infected Thrombus Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT and MRI in Disseminated Staphylococcus Infection.

abstract：:We describe a rare case of metastatic pilomatrix carcinoma with distant metastases 10 months after diagnosis. A 37-year-old woman was diagnosed with pilomatrix carcinoma by excisional biopsy from the occipital region and referred to us for F-FDG PET/CT examinations at the time of diagnosis and 10 months after diagnosi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sengoz T,Avci N

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:Incidental thyroid FDG uptake is not rarely encountered on PET studies. In this case, we present an incidental thyroid focus of F-FDG uptake identified in a patient with splenic marginal zone lymphoma during the baseline and the response assessment PET/CT study that proved to be medullary thyroid carcinoma on subseque...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Paschali A,Moonim M,Hubbard J,Mohan H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone metastasis developing after differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is common, and in most cases, this condition leads to osteolysis. However, treatment of bone metastases in DTC patients is a great challenge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous osteoplasty (POP) c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Song HJ,Wu CG,Xue YL,Xu YH,Qiu ZL,Luo QY

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:The goal of bleeding scintigraphy is to localize the site of origin of a hemorrhage to within general regions of the large or small bowel. Activity is typically seen to extravasate from the blood pool into the lumen, and the collection of activity then moves on sequential images, as a result of the cathartic action of...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Krynyckyi BR,Zuckier LS,Tatlidil R,Chen WT,Kim CK,Freeman LM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman was referred for imaging studies after presentation for palpitations and a palpable thyroid nodule. The patient underwent a dual-phase single-agent Tc-99m sestamibi scan followed later by a thyroid ultrasound at an outside hospital. The Tc-99m sestamibi scan showed a marked focus of activity separa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Prasad B,Fleming RM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND OBJECTIVES:The study aims to carry out in vivo tracking of stem cells labeled with positron emission tomography (PET) tracer fluorine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) and find adequate administration methods for these cells in diabetic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Bone marrow aspirate was taken from the iliac c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sood V,Mittal BR,Bhansali A,Singh B,Khandelwal N,Marwaha N,Jain A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is diagnosed by a mismatched perfusion-ventilation lung scan. The probability is increased further when there is an associated "hot spot" in the perfusion study caused by focal pulmonary edema. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tiu S,Liu D,Kramer EL,Sanger JJ

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this report was to determine the pattern of thallium (T1-201) uptake in pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) and to evaluate for features that might help to distinguish these lesions from malignant disease. Scintigraphic images from patients subsequen...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mackie GC

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：: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：:A ureteroinguinal hernia was demonstrated on both a Tc-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3) renal scan and a computed tomographic scan in an 81-year-old man with suspected urinary tract infection and a prior history of transurethral resection of the prostate. Ureteral hernias are relatively rare, although the ureteroin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Katz DS,Young W,Yung E

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:Tc-99m pertechnetate radionuclide scrotal scanning was performed on nine hospitalized boys with anaphylactoid purpura and acute scrotal tenderness. Scrotal involvement in anaphylactoid purpura is generally a part of the basic pathological process (i.e., vasculitis). Sometimes testicular torsion could not be excluded b...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Melloul MM,Garty BZ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of sequelae of elevated calcium levels are encountered in patients with underlying primary hyperparathyroidism, including stone formation such as calculi in the urinary tract and sialoliths in the salivary glands and ducts. We present a case of a 54-year-old woman with fatigue, myalgia, and poor concentratio...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pattanayak P,Santhanam P,Javadi MS,Solnes LB,Rowe SP

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Some of the causes for resident burnout and other impairments of wellness are the same as for other physicians, but some are quite different. For example, residents have much less autonomy and control, are under more pressure to learn a huge amount of information quickly, are more frequently evaluated, have stress fro...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old woman with multiple myeloma came to our department for F-FDG PET/CT scan for routine surveillance. The patient denied any history of fever, cough, shortness of breath, or body aches. F-FDG PET/CT scan from vertex to knees was performed. PET/CT images revealed extensive peripheral ground-glass opacities s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa R,Graham MM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual phenomenon during lung scintigraphy is presented. Besides visualization of the lungs, accumulation of Tc-99m macroaggregated albumin (MAA) was seen in a small part of the liver and in and around several thoracic vertebrae. Contrast-enhanced radiographic computed tomography revealed extensive collateral path...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Esser JP,Oei HY,de Bruin HG,Krenning EP

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of skeletal infection in many parts of the world. Bone scintigraphy is an excellent screening test for bone lesions and Ga-67 scintigraphy is a useful tool for detecting inflammatory lesions. This study determined the value of bone and Ga-67 scans in patients with skeletal TB. T...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lin WY,Wang SJ,Cheng KY,Shen YY,Changlai SP

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral ovarian metastasis from neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is uncommon. Ovarian NET could be primary or metastatic, and if it is bilateral, then the chances of metastatic disease are from 88% to 94%. Proper identification and appropriate management become necessary in such patients. Somatostatin receptor imaging by ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Arora S,Soundararajan R,Joshi P,Kumar R,Bal C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There are approximately 32,000 new cases of thyroid carcinoma annually in the United States. F-18 FDG PET/CT has an established role in cancer management, including thyroid cancer, usually in patients who are thyroglobulin (Tg) positive/iodine negative. We reviewed our experience with F-18 FDG PET/CT in thyroid...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Iagaru A,Kalinyak JE,McDougall IR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tc-99m hydroxymethylene disphosphonate administered for skeletal scintigraphy may be seen in the extraosseous tissues for various etiologies. This report presents similar abnormal lower extremity skeletal muscle uptake in 2 patients status postorthotopic liver transplant. Although the history and scintigraphic appeara...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gremmels JM,Kirk GA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man with a lung mass underwent multiple-time-point FDG PET/CT imaging for diagnostic evaluation. The initial PET imaging (performed at 1 hour after tracer injection) revealed equivocal bone marrow uptake in the right iliac bone and proximal femurs in addition to lung and mediastinal lesions. The 3-hour d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cheng G,Alavi A,Lim E,Akers SR

更新日期：2012-09-01 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

abstract：:Indium-111 octreotide scintigraphy is a useful investigation in the diagnosis and staging neuroendocrine or nonendocrine malignancies such as carcinoid, granulomas, small cell lung cancer, medullary thyroid carcinoma, and others. Tumors with large numbers of somatostatin receptors can be accurately imaged and this can...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ha L,Mansberg R,Nguyen D,Bui C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycotic aneurysm is a rare and life-threatening disorder. Computed tomography (CT) is considered to be the best diagnostic imaging modality that can detect an abdominal aortic aneurysm and changes in the surrounding structures. More recently, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET would seem to hold promise for the diagnos...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Choi SJ,Lee JS,Cheong MH,Byun SS,Hyun IY

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome caused by a metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas detected by PET/CT using different tracers. A 43-year-old female patient with Cushing syndrome (CS) by suspected ectopic ACTH secretion underwent a 68Ga-DOTANOC and a 18F-FDG P...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Treglia G,Salomone E,Petrone G,Giaccari A,Rindi G,Rufini V

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with a history of malignant melanoma in the right axilla underwent FDG PET/CT. The images demonstrated a focally increased activity in the subcutaneous tissue anterior to the distal left tibia, suggestive of metastasis. However, a gouty tophus was diagnosed pathologically after biopsy. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edwards KW,Doss M,Huang M,Hayes SB,Walia R,Yu JQ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00