The role of 99mTc-bound phosphates and grey scale echography in the differentiation of pelvic tumors.

abstract：:In evaluating alcoholic liver disease in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis, a liver-spleen scan was performed that showed an unusual uptake of sulfur colloid in the lungs. There was diffuse uptake in the left lung and portions of the right lower lung with absent uptake in the right upper lobe and portions of the r...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Stewart CA,Hung GL,Siegel ME,McHutchison JG

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study assessed the value of a follow-up FDG PET scan when the initial PET demonstrated unexplained findings of focal FDG uptake in the abdomen. METHOD:The records of 3634 patients with PET scans were retrospectively reviewed. Those patients who had follow-up PET scans after the initial PET scan showed une...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Xiu Y,Zhuang H,Dadparvar S,Yu JQ,Dhurairaj T,Alavi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare malignancy that has a poor prognosis due to early lymphatic and hematogenous spread. We herein report a case of a 27- year-old woman who was referred for initial staging of a neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma with previous unremarkable structural imagin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Damian A,Lago G,Rossi S,Alonso O,Engler H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False-positive liver scans may occur due to intrinsic hepatic anatomy, extrinsic impression on the liver from adjacent structures, or external attenuation of gamma rays. However, reports of false-positive scans due to external attenuation by pulmonary nodules are very few, and postoperative changes in liver scintigrap...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ueno K,Kabuto H,Rikimaru S

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) findings of a patient with a testicular Leydig cell tumor. A 43-year-old man was referred for whole body FDG PET/CT imaging for health care screening. FDG PET/CT imaging demonstrated the presence of a focal hypermet...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lee G,Lee JH,Lee WA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-photon emission computed tomography has been proven to detect more abnormalities than planar bone scintigraphy in patients with low back pain (LBP). Both 180 degrees and 360 degrees acquisitions were performed in 24 patients with LBP to determine whether the shorter 180 degrees posterior SPECT is as accurate fo...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Even-Sapir E,Barnes DC,Iles SE,Nickerson RC

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the findings and usefulness of Ga-67 scanning in recent cases of tuberculosis (TB). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The authors reviewed chest x-ray films and Ga-67 citrate scans of 52 patients with culture-confirmed infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis treated after 1988. RESULTS:Ga-67 scans were...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Goldfarb CR,Colp C,Ongseng F,Finestone H,Havas J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular metastases secondary to thyroid cancer are extremely uncommon, typically affecting the orbit rather than the globe and uvea. Within the uveal structures, the choroid is more commonly involved than the iris and ciliary body. We present a 56-year-old male patient who underwent total thyroidectomy for metastatic p...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Padma S,Tiwari A,Borde CR,G S S,Palaniswamy SS

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma (AML) is rare. Although generally epithelioid AML shows benign biological behavior, it can occasionally have malignant potential. In this study, we report a case of 2 hepatic epithelioid AMLs with different F-FDG uptake; one is intensely FDG avid, and the other is non-FDG avid. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Li B,Hou J,Yu H,Shi H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 14 patients with ophthalmoplegia plus Tc-99m hexamethylpropylene amineoxime (HMPAO) brain SPECT imaging was performed. Three patients showed bilateral parieto-occipital hypoperfusions, and two patients had left parietal defects (one with an additional right temporal lesion). Two patients presented with occipital hy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Grünwald F,Zierz S,Broich K,Dewes W,Böker T,Biersack HJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tl-201 and Tc-99m subtraction imaging is a well-established technique for detecting parathyroid adenomas. We report a case of a brown tumor of the upper sternum mimicking an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma on Tl-201 and Tc-99m subtraction imaging in a patient with hyperparathyroidism. This brown tumor showed T...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kumar R,Gupta R,Malhotra A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction is common in patients after shunt surgery. Imaging is done to reveal the underlying cause and confirm the diagnosis. Shunt infection is one of the common causes of shunt malfunction. FDG PET CT is an accepted infection imaging tool and can be used to diagnose shunt infection accu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mathew B,Purandare NC,Agrawal A,Shah S,Puranik A,Rangarajan V

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug related false-positive hepatobiliary imaging is uncommon. The authors present a case of a 54-year-old woman who was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for bacterial meningitis. Symptoms of acute cholecystitis subsequently developed and a sonogram revealed a gallstone. A Tc-99m DISIDA hepatobiliary study was pos...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lorberboym M,Machado M,Glajchen N,Pertsemlidis D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old man with bone pain underwent Tc-MDP bone scan to assess skeletal lesions, which demonstrated multiple fractures and a focus of subtle extraosseous activity in the left thigh. A Tc-hynic-octreotide imaging was performed due to the suspected diagnosis of tumor-induced osteomalacia, which revealed a hyperme...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Xia X,Shao F,Hu F,Gai Y,Lan X

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic pain is an entity that can be difficult to diagnose etiologically. Once the cardiac origin has been ruled out, the rheumatologic, neoplastic, and infectious causes have to be taken into account. We present the case of a patient with atypical chest pain after triple-bypass surgery in whom F-FDG PET/CT scan sho...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oliván-Sasot P,Martínez-Sanchis B,Sánchez-Vañó R,Yepes-Agudelo AM,Bello-Arques P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a rare benign disease caused by HPV-6 or HPV-11. The tumors may rarely undergo malignant degeneration. We performed FDG PET/CT in a patient experiencing recurrent respiratory papillomatosis who had pulmonary involvement. Although squamous cell carcinoma was detected in one of th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tatci E,Gokcek A,Unsal E,Cimen F,Demirag F,Yazici S,Ozmen O

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac involvement is rare in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF 1). Very few cases of cardiac masses in this entity have been documented in the world literature. We present the F-FDG PET/CT findings in a rare case of cardiac plexiform neurofibromatosis. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： D'souza MM,Sondhi P,D'souza P,Sharma R,Jaimini A,Pandey S,Mondal A,Tripathi RP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method for determining blood volume has evolved substantially since first attempts were made in the latter part of the nineteenth century with the exsanguination of animals. The now accepted methods are based on indicator dilution methodologies. First attempts utilized inert dyes such as Evans Blue and Cardiogreen...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Margouleff D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of small renal masses is increasing, and preservation of healthy kidney tissue along surgical removal is a challenge, especially if the tumor is small or nonexophytic. To facilitate the location and complete excision of the tumor during surgery, we have implemented the application of the radio-guided occult ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Betancourt Hernández JA,Vera Donoso C,Martinez-Sarmiento M,Monserrat JJ,Bello Jarque P,Boronat Tormo F

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare cutaneous tumor that is locally aggressive and has a high rate of recurrence after surgical excision. The tumor grows slowly, typically over years. On rare occasions, metastasis to distant sites (especially the lung) or regional lymph nodes may occur. Here, we present F-FDG PE...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Suman S,Sharma P,Jain TK,Sahoo MK,Bal C,Kumar R

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：:When early complications occur after a kidney transplant, radionuclide angiography may be useful in determining a possible vascular origin. The authors describe the case of a patient with anuria continuing 24 hours after transplantation. Radionuclide angiography showed a defect at the site of the renal graft, suggesti...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Herrmann T,Granjon D,Decousus M,Soler C,Rusch P

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Image quality (IQ) of PET in voluminous body regions can be limited, which impairs the assessment of small metastatic lesions. Time-of-flight (TOF) reconstruction algorithm may deliver an increase of spatial resolution. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of TOF on IQ, lesion detection rate, le...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hausmann D,Bittencourt LK,Attenberger UI,Sertdemir M,Weidner A,Büsing KA,Brade J,Wenz F,Schoenberg SO,Dinter DJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old man with a swollen right testicle also had dry cough for 3 months. Computed tomography of the chest showed multiple calcified lung nodules and lymph nodes in the hilum. FDG PET/CT revealed elevated FDG activity not only in the right testicle mass but also calcified thoracic lesions. Histologic examinatio...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sun D,Yu R,Geng D,Chen J,Zhang L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-99m labeled human serum albumin has been shown to detect protein leakage into the bowel. A case of a young adult is presented with endoscopic and pathological correlation of scintigraphic findings supporting Menètrier's disease. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pacheco EJ,Moreno AJ,Ramos A,Murray R,Turnbull GL,Barzey A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of the current study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FDG PET or PET/CT for intramedullary and extramedullary lesions in multiple myeloma. METHODS:The authors conducted a systematic MEDLINE search of published articl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lu YY,Chen JH,Lin WY,Liang JA,Wang HY,Tsai SC,Kao CH

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Diagnosis of ectopic Cushing syndrome is challenging. The best imaging approach for localizing ectopic ACTH-secreting tumors is not defined. Here, we report on a 68-year-old woman with new-onset hypertension (>200/90 mm Hg) who was referred to our institution with suspicion of ectopic ACTH-secreting tumor for further ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bluemel C,Lapa C,Mottok A,Hahner S,Herrmann K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined regional cerebral blood flow by using Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT studies in a patient who received a gunshot wound to the brain. Although the presence of the retained bullet's fragments adversely affected the quality of CT images and contraindicated MRI studies, the SPECT examination did not have the same...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Valle G,Bonetti MG,Ciritella P,Di Fazio P,Barbano F,Perrone E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00