Comparison of Tc-99m MIBI and TI-201/Tc-99m pertechnetate for diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism.

abstract：:The uptake of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) by a malignant tumor depends on the blood glucose level. The authors present a striking case that illustrates the importance of blood glucose measurement in F-18 FDG positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging in a patient with a solitary pulmonary nodule. With t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ojha B,Bartley SC,Gundlapalli S,Mountz JM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old female gymnast had a 3-month history of bilateral forearm pain. A Tc-99m MDP bone scan demonstrated focally increased activity in the radial shafts on blood pool and delayed images, characteristic of fatigue fractures. Fatigue fractures commonly occur in the lower extremities. Upper extremity fatigue fra...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ahluwalia R,Datz FL,Morton KA,Anderson CM,Whiting JH Jr

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old man had developed within a few months walking disorders and rigidity of the left upper limb. I-FP-CIT SPECT/CT was performed in response to the suspicion of atypical parkinsonian syndrome. It showed an anomaly in presynaptic dopaminergic transmission on the right striatum and a voluminous expansive proce...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bund C,Ouvrard E,Renaud M,Tranchant C,Namer IJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to explore the utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the assessment of response to antitubercular treatment (ATT) and identification of treatment endpoint. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty patients (mean age, 35.3 years; 27 men) with clinically, radiologically, and histopathologically proven joint tube...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Goyal D,Shriwastav R,Mittal R,Sharma A,Sharma V,Kumar VD,Sharma MC,Kumar R

更新日期：2021-01-28 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：:We performed a prospective study to assess the clinical value of evaluating the adequacy of 24-hour urine specimens submitted for Schilling tests. A total of 121 specimens were evaluated of which 51 had abnormal vitamin B12 excretion values. Of those 51, there were 23 with apparently inadequate total creatinine conten...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Heironimus JD,Borchert RD,Weiland FL

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：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：:Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic inflammatory condition that can manifest in atypical locations. We present the case of a middle-aged woman presenting with isolated IgG4-RD of left maxilla and nasal septum, confirmed with F-FDG PET/CT. She achieved complete metabolic response with multiple pha...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rodriguez Fonseca OD,Suarez JP,Dominguez ML,Fernandez Llana B,Vigil C,Martin N,Gonzalez FM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to evaluate the treatment response in patients with recurrent colorectal cancer (CRC) using FDG PET/CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:a total of 32 recurrent CRC patients (21 males, 11 females; mean age, 52.8 years) were included in this retrospective study. All patients underwent a baseline and follow-up FDG PET/CT scans...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shamim SA,Kumar R,Shandal V,Halanaik D,Kumar G,Bal CS,Malhotra A

更新日期：2011-01-01 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 32-year-old woman with a history of Graves' disease had an episode of thyrotoxicosis 2.5 months after her first childbirth. Because of low thyroidal uptake of Tc-99m pertechnetate, a diagnosis of postpartum painless thyroiditis was made and the patient was observed without medication. After the normalization of seru...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Misaki T,Miyamoto S,Kasagi K,Mori T,Konishi J

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Controversies remain over the actual risk of developing a second primary malignancy (SPM) as a consequence of I-131 treatment in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The objective of this study was to evaluate the adjusted rate and risk estimate of SPM in radioiodine-treated patients after cont...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fallahi B,Adabi K,Majidi M,Fard-Esfahani A,Heshmat R,Larijani B,Haghpanah V

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infected aortic aneurysm is an uncommon life-threatening disease. A 68-year-old man had a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and repeated urinary tract infections. He presented with fever, chills, low back pain, leukocytosis, and Salmonella group B bacteremia. For evaluation of suspected lumbar vertebral osteomyeliti...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hsu CC,Huang YF,Chuang YW

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia, a familial or rarely acquired disorder, is characterized biochemically by hypophosphatemia, decreased renal tubular reabsorption of phosphate, decreased intestinal absorption of calcium, and normal serum calcium. This report concerns a rare case of hypophosphatemic osteomalacia of unknow...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kim S,Park CH,Chung YS

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-alpha therapy is well known to induce a wide range of thyroid dysfunction. A 22-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C developed overt hyperthyroidism while on interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy. Tc-99m thyroid scintigraphy demonstrated virtually absent tracer uptake consistent with subacute thyroiditi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shen L,Bui C,Mansberg R,Nguyen D,Alam-Fotias S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case history of a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is described. The underlaying disease proved to be essential thrombocytosis. Congential elliptocytosis was also present. The value of the conventional liver scan, percutaneous splenoportoscintigraphy and isotopic phlebography of the inferior vena cava in th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Thijs LG,Heidendal GA,Huijgens PC,Mol JJ,Verkuyl M

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies. Often, patients present with inoperable and advanced disease. Selective internal radionuclide therapy offers prolonged survival and improved quality of life by delivering high radiation dose to the tumor with minimal complications. We report 2 inop...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shukla J,Kalra N,Kumar R,Bhusari P,Chhabra A,Parmar M,Vatsa R,Singh H,Duseja A,Mittal BR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man presented with right lower extremity numbness and weakness. CT demonstrated an irregular left parietal hypoattenuation with a punctuate calcification. MRI revealed a T1 low signal and T2 high signal lesion with extensive surrounding edema. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI showed an irregular enhancing lesion....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zeng T,Ji ZY,Shi SS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Melorheostosis is a rare but benign disorder characterized by asymmetric osteosclerotic dysplasia. Radiographic appearances are characteristic and described as "melting wax flowing down a candle." This disorder may involve more than one bone contiguously across the joints following a sclerotomal distribution. It is of...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sonoda LI,Halim MY,Balan KK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is diagnosed by a mismatched perfusion-ventilation lung scan. The probability is increased further when there is an associated "hot spot" in the perfusion study caused by focal pulmonary edema. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tiu S,Liu D,Kramer EL,Sanger JJ

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and merit of testicular imaging, utilizing Tc-99m pertechnetate, were studied prospectively in a group of patients who presented with acute onset of scrotal pain. Consecutive admissions were studied. All were managed according to the likelihood of the problem being testicular torsion, which was determined...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dunn EK,Macchia RJ,Chauhan PS,Laungani GB,Solomon NA

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：PURPOSE:The purpose of the present study was to investigate F-18 FDG uptake patterns, and to see whether joint F-18 FDG uptake reflected disease activity in patients with collagen vascular diseases (CVD)-associated arthritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 72 patients with CVD-associated arthritis and 30 control sub...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Okabe T,Shibata H,Shizukuishi K,Yoneyama T,Inoue T,Tateishi U

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:The evaluation of a painful hip prosthesis for suspected loosening frequently requires a multi-modality approach. Radionuclide arthroscintigraphy is a valuable adjunct to contrast arthrography, demonstrating greater sensitivity than contrast arthrography in detecting loosening of the femoral component of the prosthesi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oswald SG,Herzwurm PJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is rare paraneoplastic disorder generally caused by small benign neoplasm. Somatostatin receptor imaging has emerged as imaging of the choice in the localization of the causative tumors in new patients with clinical diagnosis of TIO. An accurate localization of the causative tum...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shi X,Jing H,Li F,Zhao Y,Wang Z,Huo L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to establish early and precise methods for evaluating the effect of secondary chemotherapy in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, both the clinical course of 3 women treated with gemcitabine-based secondary chemotherapy and the potential for early and accurate evaluation of the secondary chemotherapeutic ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tsuyoshi H,Morishita F,Orisaka M,Okazawa H,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ascites are known to have complications such as pleural effusions and hernias. Special diagnostic procedures are occasionally necessary to determine the nature of the abnormality and to determine the corrective medico-surgical approach. The two cases described illustrate the usefulness of intraperitoneal...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Recoskie MJ,Picard D,Picard M,Carrier L,Chartrand R

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00