Evaluation of renal function following treatment with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL): the use of whole-kidney, parenchymal and pelvic transit times.

abstract：AIM:Although rib uptake is frequently detected in follow-up bone scans of breast cancer patients, few studies have assessed its clinical significance. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Among 1208 breast cancer patients who underwent a bone scan between 2011 and 2014, 157 patients presented with newly detected rib uptake at follow-...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Seo M,Ko BK,Tae SY,Koh SJ,Noh YJ,Choi HJ,Bae K,Bang M,Jun S,Park SH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of radionuclide therapies presents significant radiation protection challenges. The aim of this work was to develop a delivery system for intravenous radioisotope therapies to substantially moderate radiation exposures to staff and operators. A novel device (InfuShield) was designed and tested befor...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Rushforth DP,Pratt BE,Chittenden SJ,Murray IS,Causer L,Grey MJ,Gear JI,Du Y,Flux GD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The standard imaging used for delineation of dominant intraprostatic lesion (DIL) is multiparametric MRI (mpMRI). The use of biologic imaging such as Ga-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET-computed tomography (PET-CT) for this purpose is being explored in view of increased sensitivity of this modal...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sasidharan A,Murthy V,Natarajan A,Agarwal A,Ranagrajan V,Gudi S,Singh S,Popat P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare 18-fluorine-labeled 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose PET/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET/CT) with contrast enhancement computed tomography (CECT) in the early follow-up of patients who had undergone treatment for primitive retroperitoneal sarcomas (RS). METHODS:This is a retrospective study on 24 pat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Niccoli-Asabella A,Altini C,Notaristefano A,Merenda N,Altieri ML,Stabile-Ianora AA,Fanelli M,Rubini G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of a Well-type germanium semiconductor detector creates new possibilities in erythrocyte survival studies. Using 51Cr, the effective dose equivalent in a standard procedure can be reduced from approximately 780 to 2 microSv. The properties of the detector, namely, high efficiency and high energy resolu...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： De Vries RA,Oldenburg SJ,Thelosen T,De Bruin M,Poortman J,Van de Wiel A

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to ascertain whether knee SPET can localize lesion sites in patients with internal derangements of the knee. We performed knee SPET as a pre-arthroscopic examination in 63 consecutive patients. SPET imaging was performed with a triple-headed SPET camera 4 h after the injection of 99Tcm-methyl...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： So Y,Chung JK,Seong SC,Sohn YJ,Kang HS,Lee DS,Lee MC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate right ventricular overload in paediatric patients with congenital cardiac disease (n = 25), the uptakes of 201Tl and 99Tcm-sestamibi (99Tcm-MIBI) were compared. 99Tcm-MIBI showed a clearer myocardial border and better contrast between the myocardium and ventricular cavity. Although hepatic activity may inf...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nakajima K,Taki J,Taniguchi M,Tonami N,Hisida K

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant reduction of cardiac 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) accumulation has been reported in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. However, it is unclear whether this reduction in cardiac sympathetic nerve is caused primarily or secondarily to the degeneration of sympathetic nerve centres which oc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Takatsu H,Wada H,Maekawa N,Takemura M,Saito K,Fujiwara H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess standardized uptake value (SUV) measurement uncertainty (MU) of lung cancer lesions with uptake greater than mediastinum but less than or equal to the liver and that of the mediastinum blood pool, and to compare lesion SUV with mediastinum SUV by assessing MU of their ratio. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Dy...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Laffon E,Milpied N,Marthan R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether in lower extremity lymphoedema, lymph proteins enter blood before they do the thoracic duct. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of routine lymphoscintigraphy in 69 adults imaged at 5, 45 and 150 min following bilateral subcutaneous web space injection of Tc-nanocolloid was carried out. Regions o...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Stamp GF,Peters AM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trastuzumab (T) and anthracycline (A)-based chemotherapy is considered the standard of care in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2+ overexpressing breast cancer, but requires monitoring for known cardiotoxicity using left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) every 3-4 months during treatment. It is n...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Klein R,Nadouri D,Osler E,Johnson C,Dent S,Dwivedi G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An existing technique for the presentation of oesophageal transit studies has been further developed and applied to conventional radionuclide data. The spatial and temporal information contained in the original dynamic study is compressed to a single image, showing the linear distribution of activity down the oesophag...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Gibson CJ,Bateson MC

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were (1) to compare N-isopropyl-p-[I-123]-iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) SPET with computed tomography (CT) in chronic-stage head trauma patients with neurological abnormalities and (2) to quantify regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with chronic-stage head trauma. 123I-IMP SPET and CT w...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nagamachi S,Nishikawa T,Ono S,Kawasaki K,Eguchi G,Hoshi H,Jinnouchi S,Ohnishi T,Futami S,Watanabe K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most dynamic imaging protocols require long scan times that are beyond the range of what can be supported in a routine clinical environment and suffer from various difficulties related to step and shoot imaging techniques. In this short communication, we describe continuous bed motion (CBM) imaging techniques to creat...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Osborne DR,Acuff S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To evaluate the diagnostic value of integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) to discriminate malignant from benign ovarian tumors. METHODS:One hundred and eight women suspected of having ovarian cancer underwent preoperative FDG-PET/CT sca...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Kitajima K,Suzuki K,Senda M,Kita M,Nakamoto Y,Onishi Y,Maeda T,Yoshikawa T,Ohno Y,Sugimura K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic low serum vitamin D concentrations are common among the elderly. Recent studies have suggested that its metabolite, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD), might be important for preserving cognitive functions through specific brain protective effects. However, this hypothesis is still under discussion. The ai...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Farid K,Volpe-Gillot L,Petras S,Plou C,Caillat-Vigneron N,Blacher J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min (ICGR15) is a gold standard parameter of liver function when deciding on the extent of hepatectomy. However, ICGR15 is influenced by several hepatic conditions. To evaluate auxiliary preoperative liver functional reserve, we examined the clinical significance of...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nanashima A,Hiyoshi M,Imamura N,Yano K,Hamada T,Wada T,Nishimuta M,Shimizu I,Mizutani Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Maximum standardized uptake value (SUV(max)) is a marker of tumor glucose metabolism detected by [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) and reflects tumor aggressiveness. The aim of the study was to evaluate the value of SUV(max) in differentiating benign from malignant solit...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hu SL,Yang ZY,Zhou ZR,Yu XJ,Ping B,Zhang YJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a search for a rapid and accurate imaging agent for scintigraphic detection of infection and inflammation, an LTB4 receptor antagonist, 99Tcm-RP517, which contains the hydrazino nicotinamide moiety, has been developed recently. To study the in vivo behaviour of 99Tcm-RP517, rabbits with Escherichia coli infection w...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Brouwers AH,Laverman P,Boerman OC,Oyen WJ,Barrett JA,Harris TD,Edwards DS,Corstens FH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many materials and types of implant have been used to achieve a cosmetic effect and prosthesis motility in the anophthalmic socket. Hydroxyapatite remains the implant material of choice for producing the most natural prosthesis motility while porous polyethylene shows promising characteristics as another useful materi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Pan MH,Wu YW,Yen RF,Tzen KY,Liao SL,Kao CH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the accuracy of renal function quantification with 99Tcm-DMSA we compared DMSA renal uptake and creatinine clearance in 16 cases of children with single kidney. The age of the patients ranged from two months to fourteen years. Creatinine clearance was normalized to 1.73 m2. DMSA uptake was measured 7 h after ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Baillet G,Gagnadoux MF,De Vernejoul P,Broyer M

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An accurate evaluation of the absorbed dose to the bladder wall from 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) is clinically important because the bladder is considered as a critical organ in most positron emission tomography (PET) studies that cumulate about 20% of the total activity injection during image procedures. ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Wu TH,Liu RS,Dong SL,Chung YW,Chou KL,Lee JS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunoscintigraphy (RIS) and radioimmunoguided surgery (RIGS) were assessed for their usefulness in patients with colorectal carcinoma. Twenty-nine patients (18 primary tumours, 10 with a suspicion of recurrence and one colonic diverticulitis) were studied. Radioimmunoscintigraphy was performed 48 and 72 h after ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Muxi A,Pons F,Vidal-Sicart S,Setoain FJ,Herranz R,Novell F,Fernandez RM,Trias M,Setoain J

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical luciferase gene imaging is emerging as a method to monitor gene expression in small animals. However, there is concern over how regional availability of exogenously administered substrate may affect photon emission. We thus synthesized [125I]iodo-D-luciferin, which demonstrated substrate characteristics for fi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Lee KH,Byun SS,Paik JY,Lee SY,Song SH,Choe YS,Kim BT

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lymphoid hyperplasia is not uncommon in the midline roof of the nasopharynx. Most nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients present with primary tumors in the midline of the nasopharynx. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) PET/computed tomography (C...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Chen YK,Wang SC,Cheng RH,Yeh CL,Tsui CC,Chia-Hung K

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal cancer is the third most common malignancy of the alimentary tract. The incidence of esophageal cancer has steadily increased over the past three decades. Almost all therapeutic modalities for esophageal cancer are associated with a considerable mortality and morbidity. Consequently, there has been growing ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Salavati A,Basu S,Heidari P,Alavi A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Split and total renal function are commonly assessed from time-activity curves obtained from gamma camera renography with 99Tcm-diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (99Tcm-DTPA) and 99Tcm-mercaptoacetyl-triglycine (99Tcm-MAG3). The impact of the statistical noise associated with these curves on the total precision in split...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Moonen M,Jacobsson L

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ion-exchange resin beads, implanted into connective tissue, were used as the vehicle for the delivery of radiolabelled cations to determine the local distribution of lead, silver and cadmium in loose connective tissue. The system was devoid of systemic toxicity, permitted a predictable release, enabled location of rel...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ellender G,Ham KN

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare in childhood. Neuroblastoma is the most common pediatric extracranial solid tumor, occurring >90% in children younger than 5 years of age. Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are rare NETs, causing hypertension in 0.5-2% of hypertensive children. Gastroenteropancreatic NETs can occ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Haddad T,Fard-Esfahani A,Vali R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac syndrome X defines patients with typical angina, a positive exercise ECG stress test and angiographically documented normal coronary arteries. In previous studies, post-stress prolonged left ventricular dysfunction (PLVD) using gated SPECT (G-SPECT) had been well correlated with myocardial perfusion a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Demir H,Kahraman G,Isgoren S,Tan YZ,Kilic T,Berk F

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00