Splenic concentration of bone imaging agents in functional asplenia.

abstract：:Tc-99m galactosyl-neoglycoalbumin (NGA) is a new liver imaging agent that specifically binds to a hepatocyte specific membrane receptor, the hepatic binding protein. Scintigraphy with Tc-99m NGA is a noninvasive method that provides functional images of the liver. This report deals with one case of fulminant hepatic f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moragas M,Pavía J,Ginés A,Ros D,Solá M,Huguet M,Pons F,Setoain J

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：PURPOSE:Metabolic changes occur in the right ventricle (RV) under increased afterload in pulmonary arterial hypertension. FDG PET imaging has potential to assess RV function. In this study, we aimed to determine the prognostic value of metabolic changes of RV using FDG PET imaging in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hyper...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Li W,Wang L,Xiong CM,Yang T,Zhang Y,Gu Q,Yang Y,Ni XH,Liu ZH,Fang W,He JG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous malformations of the parotid glands are uncommon and can be difficult to confirm on routine anatomical imaging alone because of overlap of imaging features with other more common parotid lesions. (99m)Tc RBC scans combined with SPECT/CT offer a noninvasive way to diagnose parotid venous malformations without th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Patel R,Saad H,Srinivasan A,Brown RK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old man had severe left anterior knee pain after a trivial injury. A three-phase bone scan diagnosed this condition to be reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which was subsequently confirmed by sympathetic blockade. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Malhotra R,Dhingra SS,Padhy AK,Kumar R,Ravishankar U

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old woman suffered shortness of breath and whole-body pain, more prominent in both thighs. After the initial assessment, a paraneoplastic syndrome was considered clinically, and FDG PET/CT was performed to search culprit malignancy. The images did not reveal any focal lesion typical of solid hypermetabolic m...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bai X,Tie N,Wang X,Zhao J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman presented a history of left chest discomfort for 6 months. A prior CT revealed pericardial thickening, and malignancy cannot be excluded. For this reason, an FDG PET/CT scan was performed, which revealed abnormal activity inside the pericardium. The pathologic examination results after surgery demo...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang G,Wang X,Yuan H,Zhang T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with fever and acute meningitis. Clinical evaluation revealed maculopapular rash, right gluteus cellulitis, and centered retinal hemorrhages. In the intensive care unit, persistent Staphylococcus bacteremia was detected. However, transesophageal echocardiography did not revea...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： García Vicente AM,Villar García M,Blanch Sancho JJ,Soriano Castrejón Á

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which a urinoma developed following a renal transplant. Dual isotope renography-cystography using Tc-99m DTPA and Ga-67 citrate revealed the diagnosis after ultrasonography and radiographic cystography were nondiagnostic. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Baker AL,Cowan RJ,Assimos DG

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man with mesenteric carcinoid tumor metastatic to the liver completed staging Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT demonstrating uptake in multiple hepatic lesions consistent with liver metastases with additional asymmetric increased uptake in the right greater than the left breast. Subsequent bilateral diagnostic mammogr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pandika V,Covington MF

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer disease. It is often underdiagnosed because of the overlapping with Alzheimer disease symptoms. We report the F-FDG and F-florbetapir dynamic PET images (early and delay phases) of an 83-year-old woman with cognitive impairment associ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： López-Mora DA,Camacho V,Lleó A,Fernández A,Carrió I

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All members of the healthcare system should make positive contributions to improve the overall level of wellness. However, leaders should have certain specific responsibilities to prevent burnout and increase happiness and wellness at work. It has been proposed that a chief wellness officer direct the initiatives to i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because of paucity of data available regarding the utility of PET/CT in the diagnosis and staging of patients with olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB), we retrospectively analyzed the efficacy of PET/CT in 9 patients with ONB. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Whole-body F-18 FDG PET/CT was performed in 7 patients with newly di...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wu HB,Wang QS,Zhong JM,Zhou WL,Li HS,Qiao-yu W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) is a rare condition with histological similarities to Wegener's granulomatosis and malignant lymphoma. Characteristically there is an angiocentric, angiodestructive lymphoreticular cell infiltrate. The lungs are usually affected, and, less frequently, the skin, nervous system, kidney, ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tien R,Moore WH,Glasser LM,Dhekne RD,Long SE

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Posttherapy changes in treated glioma patients cannot be reliably differentiated from tumor recurrence. We evaluated the role of Tc-methionine SPECT/CT for the detection of recurrent glioma and compared the same with F-FDG PET/CT and contrast-enhanced MRI (CeMRI). METHODS:Forty-four patients with histologic...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Arora G,Sharma P,Sharma A,Mishra AK,Hazari PP,Biswas A,Garg A,Aheer D,Kumar R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique information provided by radionuclide techniques allows the noninvasive characterization of primary tumors and tumor-like conditions of the liver. A thorough knowledge of the mechanisms of radiopharmaceutical localization and the histologic abnormalities present in each condition is required to optimally use...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Drane WE,Krasicky GA,Johnson DA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease with limited therapeutic options. As a neuroendocrine tumor, MTC expresses somatostatin receptors, and therefore, somatostatin-labeled radiopharmaceuticals could be used to treat patients with MTC. OBJECTIVE:The aims of this s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vaisman F,Rosado de Castro PH,Lopes FP,Kendler DB,Pessoa CH,Bulzico DA,de Carvalho Leal D,Vilhena B,Vaisman M,Carneiro M,Corbo R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This study evaluates the diagnostic utility of 3-phase bone scintigraphy for diagnosing osteoradionecrosis of the jaw (ORNJ). METHODS:Thirty-two consecutive patients with a history of radiation to the head and neck region (range, 62-70 Gy; mean, 68 Gy; median, 69 Gy) due to squamous cell cancer and suspecte...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lapa C,Linz C,Bluemel C,Mottok A,Mueller-Richter U,Kuebler A,Schneider P,Czernin J,Buck AK,Herrmann K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old woman with history of breast cancer presented with pain at the level of the left anterior proximal tibia. An x-ray of the tibia demonstrated a lytic cortical lesion that prompted a whole-body 99mTc-MDP bone scan. The bone scan revealed intense bone remodeling at the level of the tibial lytic lesion and i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mannelli L,Monti S,Love JE,Kussick SJ,McLuen A,Behnia F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-FDG PET is a tool widely used in many indications, mainly for staging malignant neoplasm. A correct interpretation of images requires knowledge of physiological uptake. The most frequently encountered can be found in head and neck area (language, masticator muscles, and ocular muscles). Many of them can be limited t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Schwartz P Jr,Pinaquy JB

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extramedullary involvement in multiple myeloma is rare, but carries poor prognosis. We describe the FDG PET-CT findings of rare adrenal involvement in a case of multiple myeloma. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Choudhury S,Purandare N,Agrawal A,Shah S,Rangarajan V

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tc-99m sestamibi imaging was performed in two patients with multiple myeloma. Focal areas of increased uptake in one patient and diffuse skeletal uptake in the second patient were found. Tc-99m sestamibi appears to identify bone marrow and osteolytic involvement in multiple myeloma. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Di Gennaro F,Catalano L,Pace L,de Renzo A,Pinto AM,del Vecchio S,Rotoli B,Salvatore M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old girl underwent F-NaF PET/CT to evaluate bone pain after an accident. The images did not identify any osseous lesion. However, there was a focally increased activity in the left upper chest, which corresponded to a partially calcified soft tissue mass in the mediastinum, suggestive of malignancy. The resu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shao F,Wu J,Huang Z,Zhou F,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to determine the diagnostic value (validity) of technetium-99m-pyridoxylideneglutamate cholescintigraphy (99mTc-PGC) in patients with and without cholecystitis and to compare its validity to those of oral cholecystography (OC) and ultrasonography (US). 99mTc-PGC was applied to 50 ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Stadalnik RC,Kraus JF,Matolo NM,Krohn KA

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases with Ga-PSMA-avid prostate cancer recurrence in the vas deferens are presented. These cases highlight the clinical importance of imaging the pattern of local prostate cancer recurrence and the potential difficulties that arise due to the altered anatomy in the prostate bed after prostatectomy or radiotherapy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Priftakis D,Afaq A,Bomanji J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the feasibility of simultaneous acquisition of F-fluoroethylcholine (F-choline) PET and functional MRI (standardized uptake value [SUV]max/mean and apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC]mean), using a hybrid PET/MRI scanner, for diagnosis and response assessment in a cohort of children with astrocytic ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fraioli F,Shankar A,Hargrave D,Hyare H,Gaze MN,Groves AM,Alongi P,Stoneham S,Michopoulou S,Syed R,Bomanji JB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a bone-seeking positron-emitting tracer with high sensitivity and specificity for detection of osseous lesions, particularly osteolytic lesions. We believe that NaF positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans can provide a more thorough and conclusive evaluation of bone d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sheth S,Colletti PM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of ⁶⁸Ga-DOTANOC (⁶⁸Gallium-labeled [1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid]-1-NaI³-octreotide) PET/CT for localization of the primary tumor in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary of neuroendocrine origin. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty patients (median age, 55 years...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Naswa N,Sharma P,Kumar A,Soundararajan R,Kumar R,Malhotra A,Ammini AC,Bal C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans cell histiocytosis is essentially a pediatric disorder with a large spectrum encompassing focal lytic osseous eosinophilic granuloma, chronic multifocal Hand-Schuller-Christian lesions, and fulminant disseminated Letterer-Siwe syndrome. However, adult involvement is not uncommon. The authors present a case ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD,Roarke MC,Chivers SF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes was admitted to our hospital presenting with generalized bone pains, hypercalcemia, and elevated parathyroid hormone level. Enhanced CT scan demonstrated a large soft tissue mass in the right anterior mediastinum. Tc-MIBI scintigraphy revealed the focal accumulation of radiotra...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Li L,Chen L,Yang Y,Han J,Wu S,Bao Y,Jia W

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00