Primary lymphomas of the breast detected by Ga-67 scintigraphy.

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 61-year-old-man with persistent anemia was referred for a Tc-99m-labeled red blood cell (RBC) scan to detect any source of gastrointestinal bleeding. RBC scintigraphy revealed a hypervascular mass in the left renal fossa with functional loss in that kidney, suggesting the possibility of a renal cell carcinoma (RCC)....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cortes J,Alonso JI,Ruiz-Oliva F,Alvarez S,Ormijana JS,Caton B,Alcorta P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid pneumonia is uncommon disease caused by presence of macroscopic fat in the lung parenchyma commonly originating from exogenous source secondary to aspiration or inhalation of animal fats or mineral or vegetable oils. Alternatively, it can be due to endogenous fat accumulated in the alveoli in the setting of chr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ansari-Gilani K,Faraji N,Gilkeson RC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although positron emission tomography (PET) is an established diagnostic method in brain and lung cancer, its use is often confined to research. The authors report a case of a minimally symptomatic intramedullary spinal cord metastasis, an uncommon and often diagnostically challenging lesion, that was confirmed by PET...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Poggi MM,Patronas N,Buttman JA,Hewitt SM,Fuller B

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Postprandial hemodynamic disturbances have been previously described. We report a case of postprandial transient ischemic attacks. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences, apparent diffusion coefficient), MR angiography, and Tc-99m hexame...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Farid K,Renou P,Laffite M,Couffinhal T,Allard M,Fernandez P,Sibon I

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:The interview is usually a major determinant on whether or not a physician job applicant is hired. This article addresses a number of fine points for the interview not previously emphasized in this series of articles. For example, the job candidate needs to be careful that the questions he/she asks are not negative an...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds J

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:A rare case of isolated right ventricular infarction (RVI) is described. The lack of clinical and electrocardiographic findings characteristic of isolated RVI makes this pathology a diagnostic challenge. The role of the radionuclide scintigraphic procedures as a single possible tool for the diagnosis of isolated RVI i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Garty I,Antonelli D,Barzilay J

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We emphasize the role of Tc-99m-3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylicacid (DPD) scintigraphy as a noninvasive tool to distinguish transthyretin (TTR)-related cardiac amyloidosis from other forms of cardiac amyloidosis. We report the case of a 76-year-old male patient suffering from congestive heart failure in whom i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rossi P,Tessonnier L,Frances Y,Mundler O,Granel B

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man from South Asia presented with a several months' history of unilateral nasal obstruction and bleeding. At nasal endoscopy, two strawberry-like, friable, polypoid masses in the upper airways were detected. The patient's clinical trait was compatible with an infectious disease. F-FDG PET/MRI was perfor...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cazzador D,Cecchin D,Colangeli R,Crimì F,Emanuelli E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central neurocytoma is a rare benign tumor of neuronal origin. The tumor is often located in the ventricular system and can proliferate within the ventricle. Five months after stereotactic radiosurgery for recurrent neurocytoma, a 33-year-old woman had a 2.0-cm lesion in the right third ventricle on the MRI. FDG PET d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal visualization during dynamic renal imaging is an uncommon finding that has previously been related to underlying neoplastic disease. The authors report a case of active Paget's disease of the left ilium resulting in uptake of Tc-99m DTPA in the arterial flow and early blood pool images. This report emphasizes...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Larcos G,Gruenewald SM,Farlow DC,Antico VF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contralateral cerebellar diaschisis, hypometabolism in the cerebellum contralateral to a cortical lesion, is a well described phenomenon in patients with stroke and brain tumor. However, few reports exist of patients with cerebellar lesions with the finding of contralateral cortical hypometabolism. The authors present...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Newberg AB,Alavi A,Alavi J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The effects of menopause on bone mineral density (BMD) in women with endemic fluorosis were investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eighty healthy Turkish women who lived in and around the city of Isparta were selected randomly and enrolled in this study. They were separated into four groups: group 1, 20 premenopa...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yildiz M,Oral B

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:A 5-year-old girl with fever and tenderness in her left wrist and right ankle was hospitalized. Bone scanning and Tc-99m labeled leukocyte imaging showed increased uptake in these joints and also in her left knee. These radionuclide methods helped determine the diagnosis and were superior to plain radiography and CT s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vorne M,Salo S,Anttolainen I,Peltola H,Mokka R

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：:A 70-year-old man underwent Tc-methylene diphosphonate scintigraphy for staging of adenocarcinoma prostate. Scintigraphy revealed diffuse increased tracer uptake in skeletal system along with faint renal visualization, a pattern compatible with metastatic superscan. The scintigraphy also revealed increased radiotracer...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kulkarni M,Soni A,Shetkar S,Amer M,Mulavekar A,Joshi P

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:To determine the potential of Tc-99m MIBI for detecting bone marrow malignancy, MIBI imaging of the femur was evaluated. There was no detectable MIBI activity in 125 of 141 (89%) control patients. Clearly demonstrated focal or tubular MIBI activity indicating intramedullary accumulation was demonstrated in 44 of 45 (9...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wakasugi S,Teshima H,Nakamura H,Hashizume T,Maeda T,Hiraoka A,Hasegawa Y,Masaoka T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with AIDS, marked uptake of Ga-67 in the stomach walls initially was regarded with a high degree of suspicion for gastric involvement. Results of subsequent intragastric tests, including biopsy and culture, proved negative. Caution should be exercised when considering further costly and/or invasive proced...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： McNeill JA,Llaurado JG

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tl-201 and Tc-99m subtraction imaging is a well-established technique for detecting parathyroid adenomas. We report a case of a brown tumor of the upper sternum mimicking an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma on Tl-201 and Tc-99m subtraction imaging in a patient with hyperparathyroidism. This brown tumor showed T...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kumar R,Gupta R,Malhotra A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether rapid, dynamic SPECT imaging with Tc-99m labeled red blood cells was technically feasible and of value in the detection of cavernous hemangiomas of the liver. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The acquisition protocol for Tc-99m labeled red blood cell imaging of hepatic hemangiomas was modified with s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Siegel A,Mazurek R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare kind of obstructive jaundice caused by compression on the common bile duct due to an inflated Foley catheter balloon placed in the duodenum after Suguira surgery for bleeding esophageal vesicles secondary to portal hypertension is presented. After deflating the balloon, the obstruction was relieved. Tc-99m HIDA...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Abu Zidan FM,Kumar MS,Hassan IM,Samhan M,Dadah S

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study aimed to determine the predictive value of the heart-liver uptake ratio (H/L ratio) of rectally administered (201)Tl scintigraphy for hepatic decompensation, which was conducted in 107 patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:We retrospectively assessed the predictive value of a noninvasive parameter...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lee MH,Tae HJ,Jun DW,Ryu SE,Choi YY,Kwak MJ,Kang JS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a Tc-99m DTPA study, activity simultaneously appeared in the kidneys and in a right lateral band. This was due to an inflammatory tract and not to urinary drainage. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Slavin JD Jr,Skarzynski JJ,Spencer RP

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage is very common, but it is not universally detectable by transcranial Doppler. SPECT imaging of regional cerebral blood flow with Tc-99m exametazime serves as a complementary test to transcranial Doppler in the evaluation of patients at high risk for vasospasm. The signi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lewis DH,Newell DW,Winn HR

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：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