Angiocardiography with the seven-pinhole collimator: evaluation of methodology and accuracy in assessing global and regional left ventricular function.

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：:The authors reviewed images of the bladder on 100 consecutive Tc-99m DTPA pediatric renograms for any abnormal distribution of radionuclide or asymmetry suggestive of anatomic bladder abnormality. The results were correlated with radiographic contrast voiding cystourethrograms and ultrasound examination. Of 81 patient...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Orzel JA,Weinberger E

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we report the results of using fluorine deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) to guide the antifungal therapy against chronic disseminated candidiasis in patients with acute leukemia. Three adult patients were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent a series o...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Xu B,Shi P,Wu H,Guo X,Wang Q,Zhou S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical alterations of brain metabolism, as seen in PET, obviously depend on the nature of the damage (either mechanical, toxic, anoxic, or other). However, some subcortical abnormalities seem to occur rather frequently regardless of the extension, position and cause of the damage. In particular, relative cerebellar ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lupi A,Bertagnoni G,Salgarello M,Orsolon P,Malfatti V,Zanco P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 58-year-old man whose incidentally discovered papillary thyroid carcinoma in the left lobe showed high FDG and low FLT uptake on PET/CT. The SUVmax was 19.7 for FDG and 3.0 for FLT. The Ki-67 labeling index of the tumor was 1.9%. Thus, the low FLT uptake might be attributed to the low proliferative activit...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nakajo M,Nakajo M,Kajiya Y,Jinguji M,Mori S,Aridome K,Suenaga T,Tanaka S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year-old woman with a history of sarcoidosis presenting with low cardiac output and complete right bundle-branch block underwent 4'-[methyl-C]-thiothymidine (4DST) PET/CT after cardiac MRI and FDG PET/CT for the evaluation of suspected cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) before treatment. Cardiac MRI revealed late gadoliniu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hotta M,Minamimoto R,Kubota S,Awaya T,Hiroi Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Resistance to chemotherapy poses a major problem in cancer patients. Although of multifactorial origin, some of the implicated mechanisms also interfere with (99m)Tc-MIBI uptake and retention in cancer cells. The aim of the current study was to investigate the prognostic value of baseline (99m)Tc-MIBI imag...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Spyridonidis TJ,Matsouka P,Symeonidis A,Savvopoulos C,Vassilakos PJ,Apostolopoulos DJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：: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：:Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) has a spectrum of malignant fibroblastic lesions with variably myxoid stroma and pleomorphism. A 67-year-old man with a bulky mass on his chest wall was diagnosed with MFS. He underwent F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography for detection of metastasis. FD...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ito K,Masuda-Miyata Y,Wada S,Morooka M,Yamasawa K,Hashimoto M,Kubota K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands usually is treated surgically by total parathyroidectomy, which would deprive the patient of the parathormone essential for calcium metabolism. The postoperative management of patients submitted to total parathyroidectomy consists either in oral administration of vitamin D and cal...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fronistas O,Stavraka-Kakavaki A,Giougi A,Papatheophanis J

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We diagnosed a 62-year-old man with lung cancer, well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, on the right upper lobe and left lower lobe. He had a history of myelodysplastic syndrome and refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts diagnosed 5 years earlier. The patient's ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for the clinical staging of lung...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Imataki O,Uchida S,Shiroshita K,Kida J,Uemura M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old woman presented a painless left submandibular mass. She had history of partial thyroidectomy for nodular goiter. A radioiodine whole-body scan showed tracer accumulation in the mass, which connected with the thyroid remnant. The left submandibular mass was resected, and the pathological examination demon...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Xu JH,Cai PQ,Zhou ZD,Qin J,Lin XP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of benign senile seminal vesicle amyloidosis demonstrating intense Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) uptake on PET/CT. A 68-year-old man underwent staging PSMA PET/CT and MRI for biopsy-proven prostate adenocarcinoma. There was an intense focus of Ga-PSMA uptake in the primary malignancy, a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Stephens M,Kim DI,Shepherd B,Gustafson S,Thomas P

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Numerous expected competencies of a chief nursing officer are outlined in this article including communication, ability to build relationships, expertise about the environment of healthcare and its future directions, leadership, expertise in business matters, combating bullying, encouraging shared decision making, and...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA,Miller LB

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the contribution of Tc-99m pyrophosphate scintigraphy (TPS) on the overall management of patients suspected of having acute myocardial infarction (AMI), hospital records of 58 consecutive patients who underwent TPS, were evaluated in depth. The results indicate that TPS was essential for the diagnosis of A...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Desai AG,Berger BC,Shin YW,Park CH,Madsen MT

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous dysplasia of the bone is a developmental benign skeletal disorder characterized by replacement of normal bone and normal bone marrow with abnormal fibro-osseous tissue. We report on a case of a biopsy-proven fibrous dysplasia lesion in the left temporal bone, with intensely increased activity (SUVmax, 56.7) on...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Papadakis GZ,Millo C,Sadowski SM,Karantanas AH,Bagci U,Patronas NJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:67Ga-citrate scan from skull to mid-abdomen showed increased uptake in both parotid glands, mediastinum, lungs, uvei and/or enlarged lacrimal glands. The differential diagnosis of the positive radiogallium scan is discussed with emphasis on the value of the extrathoracic findings. Tissue diagnosis confirmed the imagin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oren VO,Uszler JM,White J

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a patient with myelofibrosis who showed intense Ga-67 uptake in spite of being severely leukopenic and receiving large amounts of antibiotics. They conclude that false-negative results associated with leukopenia or intensive antibiotic treatment may not always be correct. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gorenberg M,Groshar D,Even-Sapir E,Ben-Haim S,Israel O,Front D

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old uremic male under hemodialysis underwent Tc-99m sestamibi scintigraphy due to suspicious secondary hyperparathyroidism. The images showed increased uptake in the right forearm, left shoulder, right knee and, to a lesser extent, in the left hip and the right thigh. Subsequent Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chang CY,Cheng CY,Shen DH,Bai CY,Lin LF,Huang WS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral vascular lesions are integral to the diagnosis of vascular parkinsonism (VP). The VP, also referred to as lower body parkinsonism, is frequently caused by subcortical white matter lesions, but lesions at any levels of the nigro-striato-thalamo-cortical pathway can also cause VP, thus giving rise to various sy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim C,Kim DY,Hong IK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old woman presented with a neck mass that proved to be medullary thyroid carcinoma by histologic and immunoperoxidase examinations. Serum calcitonin values were greatly elevated (over 100,000 pg/ml). There were widespread metastases in bone and liver. As the peripheral lesions showed only slight response to ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Michael BE,Forouhar FA,Spencer RP

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old female patient with a mediastinal neuroendocrine carcinoma complicated by superior vena cava syndrome was referred for a bone metastatic workup. Bone scan with SPECT/CT showed several vertebral fixations without alterations on the unenhanced CT, but a CT scan with injection of contrast media showed verte...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rager O,Nkoulou R,Garibotto V,Boudabbous S,Arditi D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described who demonstrated accumulation of Tc-99m-sulfur colloid in both the lung and kidney following treatment for disseminated intravascular coagulation. This phenomenon has been demonstrated experimentally in animals following the induction of disseminated intravascular coagulation, but to our knowled...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Smith FW,Brown RG,Ash JM,Gilday DL

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a total or near total thyroidectomy and radioiodine ablation therapy for differential thyroid cancer (DTC), routine follow-up methods are (131)I or (131)I whole-body scanning (WBS) as well as serum thyroglobulin (Tg) and anti-thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) levels. We describe a case of a 41-year-old woman with follicul...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Aliyev A,Ylmaz S,Ozhan M,Asa S,Halac M

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Bone, brain, and gallium scintigrams are presented of a 48-year-old man with biopsy-proven cerebral amyloidosis. Brain scintigraphy revealed a well-circumscribed accumulation of Tc-99m pertechnetate in the amyloidoma. Bone scintigraphy using Tc-99m methylenediphosphonate likewise exhibited increased activity in the sa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Moreno AJ,Brown JM,Brown TJ,Graham GD,Yedinak MA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We detail the history and evaluation of a 68-year-old man who had head-to-toe PET/CT scanning that showed a focal area of increased FDG uptake in the left medial foot. This was thought to be recurrence of his melanoma. The patient was asymptomatic. He had a history of malignant melanoma of the right ear, which was rem...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Scheler J,Rehani B,Percy T,Pelstring R,Bharija A,Ames D,Mantil J

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperfunctioning thyroid adenomas causing thyrotoxicosis (Plummer's disease) is not an uncommon cause of hyperthyroidism in the elderly. Most commonly, the adenoma appears as a so-called "hot" nodule on thyroid scintigraphy causing suppression (i.e., nonvisualization) of the remainder of the gland. This report describ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Intenzo CM,Park CH,Kim SM

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00