Pulmonary nodules causing false-positive liver scans. Preoperative and postoperative scintigraphic findings in three cases.

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the diagnostic value of the combination of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET and Tc-99m pertechnetate salivary gland scintigraphy in parotid tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventy-two patients with benign parotid gland tumors (n = 52), malignant parotid tumors (n = 12), ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Uchida Y,Minoshima S,Kawata T,Motoori K,Nakano K,Kazama T,Uno T,Okamoto Y,Ito H

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This retrospective study aimed to correlate F-FDG uptake on PET/CT with isocitrate dehydrogenase enzyme isoform 1 (IDH1) mutation in patients with cerebral gliomas. Hierarchical interactions between factors affecting overall survival (OS) were also examined. METHODS:In 59 patients with glioma, the ratio of the...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim D,Kim S,Kim SH,Chang JH,Yun M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 had previous history of parathyroid surgery and left thyroid lobectomy 5 years earlier, and was referred for recurrent hypoglycemic episodes. Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT had showed multiple lesions in the right lung, liver, and pancreas. Biopsy from pancreas revealed l...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Novruzov F,Mehmetbeyli L,Aliyev JA,Abbasov B,Mehdi E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tc-99m DTPA and I-131 OIH renography were performed simultaneously in a patient with hepatorenal syndrome. Blood flow was delayed and diminished bilaterally; there was Tc-99m DTPA and I-131 OIH retention in the parenchyma with no evidence of tracer retention in the collecting systems. The I-131 OIH renogram curve demo...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Halkar RK,Ziffer JA,Taylor A Jr

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After prolonged androgen deprivation therapy, a subset of castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients will develop neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) associated with resistance to further hormonal therapy and frequent visceral metastases. Imaging the presence of somatostatin receptors on the cancer cell surface may...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hope TA,Aggarwal R,Simko JP,VanBrocklin HF,Ryan CJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nuclear medicine techniques were used to show that the peripheral lymphatics are under autonomic control in much the same way as the blood vessels that supply the same anatomic region. METHODS:Three patients with complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) involving a lower extremity w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Howarth D,Burstal R,Hayes C,Lan L,Lantry G

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, and her initial investigations, which included an abdominal ultrasound and a pelvic MRI examination, revealed a dominant soft tissue mass abutting her left iliac bone, extensive pelvic adenopathy, and multiple osseous metastases. The findings were concerning for chond...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Li X,Liu S,Yao S,Wang M

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:On In-111 WBC images, diffuse homogeneous uptake of the radiopharmaceutical should be present throughout the liver. The authors present a case of a febrile patient with polycystic liver disease in whom the normal diffuse uptake was not seen. Instead, the images demonstrated focal areas of uptake, which suggested infec...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

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

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:Regadenoson is a pharmacologic stress agent that has been widely adopted as an alternative over other pharmacologic vasodilator agents due to its ease of use, patient tolerance, and safety profile. We report the case of dynamic ST-segment elevation electrocardiogram changes after regadenoson injection during an inpati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Qamruddin S,Huang HW,Mehra A,Bonyadlou S,Yoon AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of follicular thyroid cancer appearing as an autonomous nodule on Tc-99m and I-123 thyroid scintigraphy is presented in addition to a pertinent review of the literature. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Intenzo CM,Park CH,Cohen SN

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide angiography is useful in monitoring cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin, but in vivo RBC labeling in these patients is believed to be poorer than that in general patients. The left ventricle-to-background activity ratio (R) was not significantly lower in patients treated with doxorubicin (3.24 +/- 1.15, N = 13)...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ballinger JR,Gerson B,Gulenchyn KY,Ruddy TD,Davies RA

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：ABSTRACT:A 13-year-old boy with mediastinal T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma demonstrated an altered biodistribution with diffuse activity in subcutaneous white adipose tissue and decreased visceral activity on interim posttreatment FDG PET/CT. This altered biodistribution was attributed to administration of the chemother...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Young CR,Kulon ME,Boustani AM,Pucar D

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomus tumors are tumors that arise from the glomus bodies, which can be found in sites of arteriovenous anastomosis. Glomus tumors can occur in all parts of the body but rarely occur in the trachea. The PET/CT findings of these tumors are similar to those of malignant tracheal tumors. We reported the PET/CT findings ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shao D,Gao Q,Wang S,Cheng Y,Wang S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olivopontocerebellar atrophy is a rare neurodegenerative syndrome associated with 2 distinct disorders: multiple system atrophy and spinocerebellar ataxia. We present a case involving a 66-year-old man with adult-onset progressing cerebellar signs reflective of a cerebellar syndrome with no significant family history ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harfouch N,Finkelstein M,Sathe S,Raden M,Brenner AI

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-FDG PET/CT was performed on a 48-year-old woman with leukocytosis (white blood cell count 57.10 × 10/L, 84.0% neutrophils) and monoclonal gammopathy to investigate the possibility of reactive neutrophilia secondary to plasmacytoma. On the background of skeletal "superscan," the maximum intensity projection image of ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： An C,Zhai L,Geng H,Wang P,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a large plasma-cell granuloma of the left upper lobe in a 5-year-old girl is presented. Uptake of Tc-99m MDP by the soft tissue mass was demonstrated with bone imaging. Plasma cell granuloma should be included in the gamut of extraosseous uptake of bone-seeking radionuclide in the pediatric chest. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wells RG,Sty JR

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intense FDG uptake by bone marrow following recent chemotherapy limits evaluation for osseous metastases. The impact of marrow rebound on accuracy of (18)F-fluoride PET/CT is unclear. A 73-year-old woman with breast cancer presented for restaging FDG PET/CT, which showed intense activity throughout almost the entire a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Avery R,Kuo PH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to determine the outcomes of patients referred to the authors' nuclear medicine service for dosimetric evaluation and treatment of metastatic thyroid cancer with radioiodine I-131. In addition, the incidence and severity of hematologic toxicity associated with treatment were determined. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Robeson WR,Ellwood JE,Margulies P,Margouleff D

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In-111 leukocyte imaging usually yields images which are interpreted easily. Five potentially misleading cases were noted, however, of over 200 scans performed over a four-year period. These included two cases of bladder visualization without bladder inflammation and three cases of abdominal activity without intra-abd...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Goodgold HM,Samuels LD

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classification of thyroid nodules in children is often difficult, especially in pretreated patients with metastatic disease. In osteosarcoma patients, Tc-MDP SPECT/CT is used for primary and follow-up staging. Bone and soft tissue metastases can be revealed because of Tc-MDP imaging of osteoid-producing metastases...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Roll W,Weckesser M,Pöppelmann M,Schiborr M,Schäfers M,Rahbar K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to make a comparison between the uptake of Tc-99m MIBI and Tl-201 in evaluation of musculoskeletal lesions. Fourteen cases were studied. Each study consisted of a Tl-201 study followed by a Tc-99m MIBI scan. In addition, a whole-body bone scan was performed in each patient to visualize bone m...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Adalet I,Ozger H,Cantez S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schmorl node (SN) is the herniation of the nucleus pulposus through the cartilaginous and bony endplate into the adjacent vertebral body. It is documented that SNs produce areas of moderately increased F-FDG uptake. We present a case of a patient with history of neuroendocrine tumor, who underwent Ga DOTATATE PET/CT f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Papadakis GZ,Millo C,Bagci U,Sadowski SM,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary calcification can be detected easily using Tc-99m phosphate compounds. Lung uptake of Tc-99m bone imaging agents was observed in two patients after liver transplantation. Transient hypercalcemia due to calcium infusion during hepatic transplantation may be responsible for the pulmonary calcification. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Raisis IP,Park CH,Yang SL,Maddrey W

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：PURPOSE:This study aims to investigate the feasibility of using simultaneous breast MRI and PET to assess the synergy of MR pharmacokinetic and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake data to characterize tumor aggressiveness in terms of metastatic burden and Ki67 status. METHODS:Twelve consecutive patients unde...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Margolis NE,Moy L,Sigmund EE,Freed M,McKellop J,Melsaether AN,Kim SG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:A 19-year-old woman presented with a primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma invading the superior vena cava with associated thrombosis of the left brachiocephalic and subclavian vein. She underwent thrombolysis followed by chemotherapy. The midtreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated important regression of the prim...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Huot Daneault A,Le Blanc R,Voyer N,Turcotte É,Rousseau E

更新日期：2021-03-01 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