A parametric image technique for the assessment of oesophageal function.

abstract：PURPOSE:In our study, tumor heterogeneity was evaluated using the parameters skewness and kurtosis on pretreatment Ga-68 DOTA-TATE PET/CT to assess therapy responses of lesions in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP NETs) treated with peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). METHOD:We ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Önner H,Abdülrezzak Ü,Tutuş A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyphosphonate ligands labelled with radioisotopes decaying by moderate energy beta emission have shown utility as palliative agents for painful bone metastasis. 177Lu (T(1/2)=6.71 d, Ebetamax=497 keV) has radionuclidic properties suitable for use in palliative therapy of bone metastasis. 177Lu was produced at a high...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Chakraborty S,Das T,Unni PR,Sarma HD,Samuel G,Banerjee S,Venkatesh M,Ramamoorthy N,Pillai MR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most dynamic imaging protocols require long scan times that are beyond the range of what can be supported in a routine clinical environment and suffer from various difficulties related to step and shoot imaging techniques. In this short communication, we describe continuous bed motion (CBM) imaging techniques to creat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Osborne DR,Acuff S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant reduction of cardiac 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) accumulation has been reported in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. However, it is unclear whether this reduction in cardiac sympathetic nerve is caused primarily or secondarily to the degeneration of sympathetic nerve centres which oc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Takatsu H,Wada H,Maekawa N,Takemura M,Saito K,Fujiwara H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interobserver agreement in measuring positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) parameters is critical for head and neck cancer management. The purpose of this study is to assess the interobserver agreement when measuring the standardized uptake value (SUV) parameters and the diameter of pri...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jackson T,Chung MK,Mercier G,Ozonoff A,Subramaniam RM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper considers the different statistics that can be derived from studies on the value of diagnostic tests. Well-accepted quantities, such as sensitivity and specificity, are reviewed and the value of the likelihood ratio in communicating particular test results is highlighted. A new quantity, the 'diagnostic val...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lloyd JJ,Talbot PR,Lawson RS

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between lymph node (LN) size and localization and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) uptake in patients with prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between February 2015 and February 2017, a total of 178 patients diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma by gallium-68 PSMA ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sönmezer B,Acar E,Erkoyun E,Capa Kaya G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m (99Tcm)(V) dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) is a new tumour imaging agent which has been used to evaluate squamous carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck. This study evaluated the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of 99Tcm(V)DMSA in patients with SCC and calculated the bone mass of a New Zealand White (N...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Watkinson JC,Allen S,Lazarus CR,Sinclair J,Blake GM,Clarke SE

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioiodine therapy using oral administration of Iodine-131 (I) is a widespread employed strategy for the treatment of hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. Such a therapy requires well-trained staff, equipment and procedures regarding radiation safety. The aims of this work are to report an incidental experience of rad...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Labbe E,Peyronnet D,Desmonts C,Vigne J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:N staging is a key factor when considering the choice of treatment for non-small-lung cancer. It is possible that there is a correlation between N2 metastasis and some risk factors. The objective of the present study was to evaluate associations between several risk factors and N(2) metastasis using univaria...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Su M,Li Y,Li F,Li L,Tian R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following androgen ablation therapy, skeletal metastases from prostate cancer appear in some instances to show an increase in 99Tcm-methylene diphosphonate (99Tcm-MDP) uptake. Such a phenomenon could represent a mechanism to increase delivery of bone-seeking therapeutic agents to skeletal metastatic sites. The aim of ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bushnell DL,Madsen M,Kahn D,Nathan M,Williams RD

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide renography has a role in evaluating perfusion of transplanted kidneys. In the course of rejection, cortical perfusion decreases before urinary excretion changes. Based on the facts that 99Tcm-MAG3 has different pharmacokinetics and shows a higher kidney-to-background count ratio than 99Tcm-DTPA, we postul...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Oriuchi N,Miyamoto K,Hoshino K,Imai J,Takahashi Y,Sakai S,Shimada A,Endo K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to establish the percentage of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) lesions detected by radioimmunoscintigraphy (RIS) with the chimeric monoclonal antibody 131I-cG250 versus positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-labelled deoxyglucose ([18F]FDG), and to evaluate the use of these radio...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Brouwers AH,Dorr U,Lang O,Boerman OC,Oyen WJ,Steffens MG,Oosterwijk E,Mergenthaler HG,Bihl H,Corstens FH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is important for the administration of new treatments. The purpose of this study was to differentiate mildly/moderately demented AD patients from normal controls by means of activational brain SPECT, and to investigate the correlation between regional cerebral blood flow and...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sayit E,Yener G,Capa G,Ertay T,Keskin B,Fadiloglu S,Durak H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the study was to assess the contribution of 111In-pentetreotide single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging to conventional somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) in terms of lesion characterization and localization in the detection of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sainz-Esteban A,Olmos R,González-Sagrado M,González ML,Ruiz MÁ,García-Talavera P,Gamazo C,Villanueva JG,Cobo A,de Luis D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper proposes the utilization of 225Ac for the alpha-radioimmunotherapy of cancer. The isotope decays with a radioactive half-life of 10 days into a cascade of short-lived alpha- and beta-emitting isotopes. In addition, when indicated by the pharmacokinetic requirements of particular clinical applications, 213Bi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Geerlings MW,Kaspersen FM,Apostolidis C,van der Hout R

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of radionuclide therapies presents significant radiation protection challenges. The aim of this work was to develop a delivery system for intravenous radioisotope therapies to substantially moderate radiation exposures to staff and operators. A novel device (InfuShield) was designed and tested befor...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Rushforth DP,Pratt BE,Chittenden SJ,Murray IS,Causer L,Grey MJ,Gear JI,Du Y,Flux GD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare dual-isotope (99Tc(m) and 201Tl) SPET imaging with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the differentiation of various lesions of the major salivary glands. Twenty-two patients underwent dual-isotope SPET imaging, of whom 12 also had CT and 15 also had a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Arbab AS,Koizumi K,Toyama K,Nambu A,Ichikawa T,Arai T,Araki T

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) has been evaluated in 38 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. The patients had all been treated previously by operation and 31 had received radioiodine 131I. The patients continued to take thyroid hormone and changed to a low iodine diet for 14 days before and throughout t...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Durski JM,Weigel RJ,McDougall IR

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:The influence of zooming on centre-of-rotation (COR) of the rotating camera-based SPECT system and on the resolution of tomographic images was investigated. COR values were measured as a function of zoom factor varying from x1.0 to x3.0. Measurements were performed using two SPECT systems collimated with three collima...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Saw CB,Clarke LP,Serafini AN

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) using F-18 fluoro-3'-deoxy-3-L-fluorothymidine (FLT) offers noninvasive assessment of cell proliferation in vivo. The most important application refers to the evaluation of tumour proliferative activity, representing a key feature of malignancy. Most data to date suggest that FLT is ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Barwick T,Bencherif B,Mountz JM,Avril N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide limb blood flow measurements using 99Tcm-labelled human serum albumin and a gamma camera have been performed on normal volunteers and on patients with suspected or confirmed peripheral arterial disease. The normal range of flow was found to be 10.0-22.3 ml per 100 ml tissue per min. Flow in the symptomati...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Parkin A,Robinson PJ,Martinez D,Wilkinson D,Kester RC

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good working practice and legal obligation impose a duty on nuclear medicine departments to check syringe activities before administration to a patient. If syringe guards are used to reduce staff exposure while drawing up injections, the guard has to be removed to measure the activity in a conventional reentrant ioniz...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hastings DL,Hillel PG,Jeans SP,Waller ML

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Large-scale clinical trials have demonstrated that beta blocker therapy improves the prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), but cardiac events sometimes occur even in patients showing favourable response to the therapy. In this study, the usefulness of meta-iodobenzyguanidine (MIBG) in predicting cardiac ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Fujimoto S,Inoue A,Hisatake S,Yamashina S,Yamashina H,Nakano H,Yamazaki J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an extension of the imaging time to 24 h post-injection improves the diagnostic accuracy of technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99mTc-HMPAO) leucocyte imaging in detecting knee replacement infections. Thirty patients were studied, with infection confirmed in...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Larikka MJ,Ahonen AK,Junila JA,Niemelä O,Hämäläinen MM,Syrjälä HP

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to measure semi-quantitatively uptake of 99Tcm-sestamibi (99Tcm-MIBI) by tumour tissue in patients with lung cancer and to investigate its relationship with clinical response to chemotherapy. 99Tcm-MIBI single photon emission tomography was performed at the time of diagnosis in 31 pat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ceriani L,Giovanella L,Bandera M,Beghe B,Ortelli M,Roncari G

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart uptake and clearance of 123I-15-(p-iodophenyl)-3(R,S)-methyl- pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) by whole-body scintigraphy in relation to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was evaluated in 34 patients with ischaemic heart disease. At 45 and 210 min after injection, anterior whole-body images were obtained. In e...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Matsunari I,Saga T,Taki J,Akashi Y,Wakasugi T,Hirai JI,Aoyama T,Matoba M,Nishikawa T,Ichiyanagi K

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-isopropyl-p-I-123-iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) is extracted by the brain in proportion to regional blood flow. It is particularly useful in the clinical assessment of various pathological conditions related to altered cerebral flow. Moreover, it has been reported that 123I-IMP is avidly incorporated into melanin and m...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Watanabe N,Seto H,Yokoyama K,Matsuda H,Shimizu M,Tonami N,Hisada K,Kakishita M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake and molecular biological markers in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients. METHODS:Our patient population included 51 patients who underwent F-FDG PET/computed tomography before surgery. Ex...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hirose Y,Kaida H,Kawahara A,Matono S,Tanaka T,Kurata S,Kage M,Ishibashi M,Abe T

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00