Cationic radioisotope delivery to loose connective tissue in vivo using ion-exchange resin beads.

abstract：:This work was designed to compare sentinel lymph node (SLN) uptake of 99mTc-labelled human serum albumin colloid (99mTc-HSAC), 99mTc-labelled antimony sulphur colloid (99mTc-SC) and a 99mTc-labelled dextran 70 solution (99mTc-Dx) and their selectivity in the identification of this node in the right rear footpad (RRF) ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Edreira MM,Colombo LL,Perez JH,Sajaroff EO,de Castiglia SG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our study aims to assess the clinical relevance of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) negative osteoblastic metastatic bone lesions noted on PET/computed tomography (CT) in breast cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of breast cancer patients were reviewed retrospectively from January ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Al-Muqbel KM,Yaghan RJ,Al-Omari MH,Rousan LA,Dagher NM,Al Bashir S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:99mTc-depreotide (NeoTect) is a synthetic somatostatin analogue, which binds to somatostatin receptor (SSTR) subtypes 2, 3 and 5. Imaging patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) using the somatostatin analogue In-pentetreotide (Octreoscan) has demonstrated the feasibility of identifying lymphoma sites wit...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bushnell DL,Menda Y,Madsen MT,Link BK,Kahn D,Truhlar SM,Juweid M,Shannon M,Murguia JS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assessed the usefulness of a radionuclide dilution method for estimation of ascitic fluid volume. 99Tc(m) macroaggregated albumin (10 MBq) was injected into the peritoneal fluid. Multiple samples were taken using a trocath peritoneal dialysis catheter over a 4-h period. Blood samples were taken at the same tim...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Notghi A,Williams NR,Kehoe S,Smith NB,Harding LK

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute arterial occlusion may suffer from significant muscle necrosis. It is important to determine the amount of regional muscle necrosis for prognostic purposes and evaluation of therapy. We have used technetium-99m-pyrophosphate (PPi) with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to quantitat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yip TC,Houle S,Hayes G,Forrest I,Nelson L,Walker PM

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional nuclear medicine methods for measuring glomerular filtration rate, GFR, are invalidated if the initial injection of radiopharmaceutical is tissued. An analytical method proposed by Veall and Gibbs in 1982 overcomes this difficulty but does require multiple blood samples. This paper investigates whether it...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Casey M,Barker F,Duffy G

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND PURPOSE:Radionuclide imaging of the kidneys using dimercaptosuccinic acid chelate labeled with technetium-99m (Tc-DMSA) is a well-established method for evaluating the extent of kidney parenchymal involvement in the scenario of urinary tract infection and for the estimation of the functional renal mass. We have...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Gorenberg M,Radan L,Kosakov R,Amirav I

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of 99Tcm-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) single photon emission tomography (SPET) to detect myocardial ischaemia and necrosis was assessed in 56 patients (45 male, 11 female, aged 55 +/- 5 years), with clinically recognized ischaemic heart disease (IHD). All underwent coronary angiography (CA) and left ve...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sciammarella MG,Fragasso G,Gerundini P,Maffioli L,Cappelletti A,Margonato A,Savi A,Chierchia S

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with aortic valve incompetence and 21 control subjects were examined by M-mode echocardiography at rest and radionuclide ventriculography during submaximal handgrip exercise. The patients had greater left ventricular dimensions and end-systolic wall stress values but peak systolic wall stress values di...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Groundstroem K,Huikuri H,Korhonen U,Ikäheimo M,Heikkilä J,Torniainen P,Linnaluoto M,Takkunen J

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine leiomyomas, benign tumours of the human uterus, are the most common uterine neoplasm and are composed of smooth muscle with varying amounts of fibrous connective tissue. As a functional imaging modality, 2-[F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography can be used to obtain information about ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ak I,Ozalp S,Yalçin OT,Zor E,Vardareli E

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carbon urea breath test ((14)C-UBT) is a noninvasive technique used to detect Helicobacter pylori infection in patients presenting with dyspeptic symptoms. The present study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of indigenously produced (14)C-UBT capsules by the Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, India....

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Tiwari BP,Nistala S,Patil SP,Kalgutkar DP,Jaychandran N,Chander H,Basu S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study was undertaken to evaluate different methods for the detection of small changes in uptake between single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) examinations in the same individual. No standard exists for making digital evaluations at single-photon examinations. For this purpose, we employed a patien...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jacobsson H,Wilczek B,Bergh J,von Schoultz E,Eriksson E,Larsson SA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants or children undergoing nuclear medicine investigations may subsequently come into close contact with nurses or parents responsible for their care. In order to estimate the radiation dose to these individuals, and to formulate appropriate recommendations, dose rates were measured at distances of 0.1, 0.5 and 1....

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mountford PJ,O'Doherty MJ,Harding LK,Thomson WH,Carter NJ,Bray D,Paul C,Batchelor S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential of (99m)Tc-pamidronate ((99m)Tc-APD) against (99m)Tc-medronate ((99m)Tc-MDP) as a new bone-seeking agent using intact bone and fractured femur in a rat model. METHODS:(99m)Tc-APD was prepared by the stannous reduction method. Scintigraphic images were obtained at 2 h and 24 h after ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kumar V,Kumar D,Howman-Giles RB,Little DG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echocardiography plays a central role in the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, apical involvement of HCM may be missed because of foreshortening and inadequate clinical suspicion. These patients may be referred for single-photon emission computed tomography imaging. METHODS:We present...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Irwin RB,Arumugam P,Khattar RS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method described by Weisner et al. for stabilizing 99Tcm-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (99Tcm-HMPAO) with cobalt chloride hexahydrate solution is the most promising developed to date. The aim of our work was to study the behaviour of cobalt during the labelling of leukocytes with 99Tcm-HMPAO stabilized in vitro ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Prangere T,Bowden AD,Beauchat V,Caulier MT,Ziegels P,Huglo D,Pickett RD,Steinling M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marked changes in cardiac function have been noted in patients with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism due both to changes in sympathetic system function and to biochemical modifications of myocardial tissue. Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), an analogue of norepinephrine, can be used to evaluate myocardial sympathetic t...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Maini CL,Tofani A,Sciuto R,Ferraironi A,Festa A,Rea S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine if it is possible to exclude renal obstruction using diuresis renography in the first 6 weeks of life (the period of physiological renal immaturity), thus avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures, such as the Whitaker test or surgery. Diuresis renography with 123I-hippuran was pe...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Eising EG,Bonzel KE,Zander C,Farahati J,Reiners C

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Screening for radioactive material at borders may become more widely introduced in order to prevent illegal transport. All the alarms at Vienna airport so far have been due to recent applications of radionuclides for medical reasons. METHODS:We report a patient who unexpectedly experienced this problem afte...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sinzinger H,Aiginger P,Neumann I,Havlik E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging with the sodium-(F)-fluoride/2-(F)-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-NaF/F-FDG) cocktail has been proposed for patients with osseous metastases. This work aimed to optimize the cocktail composition for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). MATE...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Simoncic U,Perlman S,Liu G,Jeraj R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common hematologic hereditary disorder characterized by vaso-occlusive episodes affecting multiple organs, and substantially alters renal structure and function. We aimed to evaluate the utility of renal scintigraphy and single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomograp...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ramos CD,Onusic DM,Brunetto SQ,Amorim BJ,Souza TF,Saad STO,Lima MDCL

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vectorized internal radiation therapy using lipiodol-labelled with iodine-131 (131 I-lipiodol) is an effective treatment for inoperable hepatocellular carcinomas. However, few dosimetric data are available based on this approach. We have developed a dosimetric protocol based on scintiscan imaging and that is ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Becker S,Laffont S,Vitry F,Rolland Y,Lecloirec J,Boucher E,Raoul JL,Herry JY,Bourguet P,Garin E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has progressively replaced complete axillary lymph node dissection in the evaluation of breast cancer patients with clinically node-negative disease. Our study investigates the rate of and risk factors involved in sentinel node identification failure. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bernardi S,Bertozzi S,Londero AP,Angione V,Petri R,Giacomuzzi F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital obstructive renal disease often requires a decision early in the child's life on whether or not surgery is required. Differential renal function (DRF) calculated from the renogram provides important information for the correct decision in this process. A recent publication cast doubt as to the rel...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Dissing TH,Eskild-Jensen A,Pedersen M,Anderson PJ,Rittig N,Frøkiaer J,Gordon I

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), metastases can either show iodine-131 (I) uptake on whole-body scintigraphy or F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG) uptake on combined PET and X-ray computed tomography (PET/CT), or a mix of both. The present study investigates the relationship between uptake...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kelders A,Kennes LN,Krohn T,Behrendt FF,Mottaghy FM,Verburg FA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using platelet scintigraphy to evaluate early thrombogenicity, we examined 39 new vascular accesses 4 weeks and 3 months after surgery. We found a significant association between platelet deposition and Doppler flow (P < 0.01) and blood pressure (P < 0.01). Compared with arteriovenous fistulae, prosthetic grafts showe...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Neumann I,Meisl FT,Kopriva G,Manker W,Sinzinger H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In normal adults, the maintenance of phosphate balance involves the reabsorption of 85-90% of filtered phosphate by the proximal tubule. At a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 125 ml min-1 and a plasma phosphate concentration of 1.3 mmol l-1, the filtered phosphate is approximately 235 mmol day-1. Following intraven...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nair N,Mahadeo DS,Patel R

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of tumour dose on tumour response and overall survival (OS) in patients with chemo-refractory metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to the liver undergoing yttrium-90 radioembolisation (Y90 RE). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 20 consecutive patients with chemo-refractory MBC...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Cheng B,Sethi I,Davisson N,Brandon D,Barron B,Galt J,Bercu Z,Schuster DM,Kokabi N

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:LL1, a monoclonal antibody (MAb) to HLA Class-II-like antigen (li determinant) on the surface of B-lymphocytes, monocytes and histiocytes, was evaluated as an agent for bone marrow imaging. Six patients with diverse diseases (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, n = 2; multiple myeloma, n = 1; polycythaemia vera, n = 1; lung cance...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Juweid M,Dunn RM,Sharkey RM,Rubin AD,Hansen HJ,Goldenberg DM

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00