Clinical application of captopril renal scintigraphy in Takayasu's arteritis.

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was to evaluate the relationship among FDG uptake in the pituitary gland (FDGp), FDG uptake in the thyroid gland (FDGt), and serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with diffuse FDGt incidentally noted on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). PATIENTS AND METH...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jeong YH,Kim D,Lee JW,Rhee Y,Nam KH,Yun M,Kim CK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the main malignancy with frequent endotracheal and endobronchial dissemination. Extrapulmonary sources of airway metastasis are less common, predominantly seen with breast, colorectal, and renal neoplasms. Head and neck cancer represents only a small fraction of tumors with tracheal luminal metastasis. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nguyen BD,Ram PC,Roarke MC

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：PURPOSE:To produce fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) images with markers for normal organs and large blood vessels in patients with suspected lung cancer. METHODS:Dual isotope SPECT images were made using F-18 FDG- and Tc-99m-labeled autologous red cells. RESULTS:FDG-positive lesions are localized in relation to major structu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Burt R

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:Two case reports of malignant pleural effusion from breast carcinoma, with scans showing a striking accumulation of Tc-99m MDP, are presented. The Tc-99m MDP was in the pleural fluid and not in the pleura as demonstrated by shift with gravity. Possible mechanisms of malignant effusion accumulation of Tc-99m MDP are su...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lamki L,Cohen P,Driedger A

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old man with gastrointestinal symptoms and weight loss underwent FDG PET/CT, which revealed multiple hypermetabolic hepatic lesions concerning for metastatic liver disease. The outcome of liver biopsy was consistent with the diagnosis of peliosis hepatis which is a rare benign disease characterized by multip...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Levin D,Hod N,Anconina R,Ezroh Kazap D,Shaco-Levy R,Lantsberg S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual radionuclide imaging of the neck (Tc-99m pertechnetate and TI-201 thallous chloride) was performed in 22 patients with chemical evidence of hyperparathyroidism (elevated blood calcium and parathormone [PTH] levels). Of these, 19 of 22 had localization of a TI-201 "excess" area on radiothallium-radiotechnetium sub...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gupta SM,Belsky JL,Spencer RP,Frias J,Kotch P,Halpin T,Herrera NE

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examples of Ga-67 and Tl-201 scans in AIDS patients performed at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York are presented. Use of these methods is the adopted approach at this institution in AIDS patients for localizing sites of tumor or infection involvement. A Ga-67 scan is the most common nuclear medicin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Turoglu HT,Akisik MF,Naddaf SY,Omar WS,Kempf JS,Abdel-Dayem HM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study documented the previously reported lower sensitivity of routine planar three-phase bone scintigraphy (BS) performed using a high-resolution parallel-hole collimator compared with MRI to diagnose nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the hip (AVN). METHODS:Six observers reviewed 143 bone scintigrams obt...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Scheiber C,Meyer ME,Dumitresco B,Demangeat JL,Schneegans O,Javier RM,Durkel J,Grob JC,Grucker D

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. There are several published studies on the evolution and prognosis of patients with ICM. However, reports on the therapeutic management in clinical practice are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze coronary revascularization (...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Romero-Farina G,Candell-Riera J,Aguadé-Bruix S,Ferreira-Gonzalez I,Igual A,García-Dorado D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We aimed to assess the characteristics of glucose utilization in left and right ventricle (LV, RV) myocardium with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) on positron emission tomography in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and to evaluate whether predominance of RV glucose metabolism as co...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Can MM,Kaymaz C,Tanboga IH,Tokgoz HC,Canpolat N,Turkyilmaz E,Sonmez K,Ozdemir N

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman presented with nausea and abdominal distension 15 months after surgical resection of osteoclast-like giant cell tumor in the left lobe of the liver. An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate the recurrent tumor. The images demonstrated the recurrent malignancy in the liver. In addition, meta...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang J,Chen L,Li F,Xiao Y,Zhuang H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case that demonstrates the relationship between malignancy and pulmonary throboembolic disease is presented. Pulmonary embolism, which was diagnosed on a ventilation-perfusion lung scan, initiated a search for the etiology of this condition. Normal examination of the deep venous system of the legs prompted further i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Patel N,Krasnow AZ,Collier BD,Hellman RS,Isitman AT

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case that demonstrates the continued high sensitivity of Tc-99m SC liver-spleen imaging for thoracic splenosis. A patient with profound weight loss, positive PPD and left upper lobe lung density on a chest radiograph was felt to have a strong clinical suspicion of a malignant pulmonary lesion. Tw...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hardin VM,Morgan ME

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Edema of the lower extremities is a difficult clinical problem. It can be due to stasis, obstruction of the lymphatic channels, increased production of lymph beyond the drainage capacity of the lymphatic vessels. It is often difficult to differentiate between these varieties. Lymphoscintigraphy was performed on 164 pa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nawaz MK,Hamad MM,Abdel-Dayem HM,Sadek S,Eklof BG

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acetabular labral tears are an increasingly recognized cause of hip pain in young adults with hip dysplasia and older patients with degenerative disease of the hips. METHODS:The authors analyzed retrospectively bone scintigraphy in 27 patients with acetabular labral tears diagnosed by MRI/arthroscopy. Analy...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bruce W,Van Der Wall H,Storey G,Loneragan R,Pitsis G,Kannangara S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga-DOTATATE imaging is commonly used for the detection of metastatic disease in neuroendocrine tumors. We present a case of a 69-year-old woman postsurgery for lung carcinoid tumor in which sequential follow-up Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT studies identified focal hepatic uptake that was presumed to represent a liver metastasis...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hod N,Levin D,Anconina R,Taragin BH,Dudnik J,Lantsberg S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a Tc pertechnetate scintigraphy performed in a 64-year-old woman to investigate a mediastinal cystic mass in search of residual gastric mucosa after gastrectomy. She had a history of esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for esophageal cancer. Postoperative leakage necessitated ablation of the gastric pull-up a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mainta IC,Montet X,Willi JP,Dulguerov P,Rager O

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallium-67 citrate imaging for the staging of lymphomas was performed in three patients receiving Corynebacterium parvum (C. parvum) immunotherapy. Unexpected uptake at the site of C. parvum injections was identified and although the mechanism of localization is not determined by this study, similarities between C. pa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Leonard JC,Humphrey GB,Vanhoutte JJ

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal accumulation of Tc-99m MDP in the lungs and stomach was observed in a patient with multiple myeloma and refractory hypercalcemia. There was no roentgenographic evidence of calcification. At postmortem examination, the presence of amyloid deposits was confirmed in both organs, while the corresponding metastati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kanoh T,Uchino H,Yamamoto I,Torizuka K

更新日期：1986-12-01 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：:A 57-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and ankle edema. Constrictive pericarditis with an unexplained mass surrounding the heart was diagnosed by ultrasound. Accordingly, F-FDG PET/CT was performed. Multiple PET-positive noduli and irregular tissue were located in the pericardium, with pleural fluid pres...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edel JP,Balink H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with biopsy-proven multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) with hypothalamic involvement documented on F-FDG PET/CT. Chemotherapy with a combination of vinblastine, prednisolone, methotrexate, and 6-mercaptopurine was carried out. Two months later, a 90% reduction of t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kruljac I,Balenović A,Gaćina P,Imashuku S,Vrkljan M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic capacity of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose dual-time-point (DTP) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) for intrathoracic lymph node (LN) metastases in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-four patients ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shinya T,Rai K,Okumura Y,Fujiwara K,Matsuo K,Yonei T,Sato T,Watanabe K,Kawai H,Sato S,Kanazawa S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Captopril renal scintigraphy is a well-known noninvasive tool in the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension. The authors present a case of a patient with malignant hypertension whose captopril renal scintigraphy suggested bilateral and equal renovascular hypertension. His renal angiogram, however, demonstrated no rena...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pelsang RE,Rezai K

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes visualization of lung metastases secondary to adrenocortical carcinoma using I-131 labeled 6B-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol (NP-59) in a 26-year-old woman with a recurrence of Cushing's syndrome one year following surgical removal of the primary tumor. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chow CK,Ziessman HA,Earll JM

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman's disease of the kidney is extremely rare. We present a case of Castleman's disease in the left kidney with multiple para-aortic enlarged lymph nodes. Both the renal lesion and para-aortic lymph nodes showed hypervascularity on enhanced CT and minimally increased FDG uptake on FDG PET/CT, mimicking renal cel...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wang Y,Dong A,Yang B,Lu J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cavernous hemangioma of the liver presented as an area of increased activity on an isotope bone scan. A review of the literature fails to reveal any previous reports of this phenomenon. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Burkhalter JL,Morano JU,Patel BR

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：: A 50-year-old-man with abdominal pain, who had undergone aortic aneurysm reconstructive surgery (aortic graft) 3 years before, was admitted to the hospital. A CT scan showed findings suggestive of perigraft infection. Scintigraphy with 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocytes confirmed the dia...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cortés J,Villaverde J,Garrido M,Pombo M,Ruibal A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00