Abstract:
:Cystic fibrosis patients require pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid food digestion. It is suspected that incorrect delivery of this enzyme may result in both significant malabsorption and the development of strictures in the proximal colon caused by the high-dose supplement reaching this region before the food. Investigations into the drug's delivery were performed using dual-isotope imaging; a method was developed to directly label the enteric-coated enzyme pellets with 111In, re-applying the enteric coating afterwards, and this was then ingested with a pancake meal labelled with 99Tcm-tin colloid. Consecutive image data, acquired over a period of > or = 4 h using a dual-headed gamma camera, were analysed to assess intestinal transit. In-vitro stability checks on these labelling techniques were encouraging, showing < 2% 99Tcm and < 7% 111In elution over 90 min in hydrochloric acid. In 5 of the 12 patients studied to date, the pellets were seen to pass through significantly faster than the food, with a mean difference in 50% gastric emptying time of greater than 93 min. The mean absolute difference in emptying time for all 12 patients was > 67 min. Thus, a technique has been developed to effectively radiolabel pancreatic enzyme pellets, and analysis of dual-isotope images using this preparation, together with radiolabelled solid food, has demonstrated significant differences in the transit of these two substances through the gastrointestinal tract of some cystic fibrosis patients.
journal_name
Nucl Med Communjournal_title
Nuclear medicine communicationsauthors
Hillel PG,Tindale WB,Taylor CJ,Frier M,Senior S,Ghosal Sdoi
10.1097/00006231-199808000-00006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-08-01 00:00:00pages
761-9issue
8eissn
0143-3636issn
1473-5628journal_volume
19pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:The determination of lesion boundaries on FDG PET is difficult due to the point-spread blurring and unknown uptake of activity within a lesion. Standard threshold-based methods for volumetric quantification on PET usually neglect any size dependence and are biased by dependence on the signal-to-background ra...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e328155d154
更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Right ventricular performance was assessed in 37 patients with acute myocardial infarction within two hours of admission to Coronary Care and compared to results in 21 normal volunteers and 12 patients undergoing coronary arteriography. Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was measured from gated xenon-133 scans...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198901000-00006
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to determine which of three two-parameter fitting functions (exponential, linear-log, and negative-power function of time) most accurately models early chromium-51-EDTA (51Cr-EDTA) plasma concentration data prior to 120 min in patients with cirrhosis and ascites and understand how th...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000255
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of the dual window scatter subtraction method was tested for first-pass radiocardiography using 99Tcm. The photopeak window of 126-154 keV (20%) and Compton window of 93-125 keV (30%) were used. The set of scattered images was multiplied by a factor of 0.4 and subtracted from the primary images. The size of...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199611000-00009
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A general method is presented for fitting experimental data to arbitrary linear compartmental models, based on readily available public domain software. The model is defined by input data so that the same program can be used for different compartmental models. Its use is exemplified by application to the four-compartm...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200108000-00009
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of morphine-augmented hepatobiliary scintigraphy (MA-HBS) with that of conventional hepatobiliary scintigraphy (C-HBS) for acute cholecystitis. The results of most MA-HBS studies cannot be compared with C-HBS estimates, since articles describing C-HB...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199512000-00013
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198403000-00006
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000877
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e328356185c
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000001093
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000383
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Early experience demonstrated absorbed dose in radiation synovectomy is about 100 Gy. For reaching this dose, the applied radioactivity should be calculated. METHOD:Twenty-nine synovitic models of rabbit were treated by intra-articular injection of [(188)Re]rhenium sulfide and histological changes of synovi...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200608000-00002
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:99mTc-HL91 is a new hypoxia agent and can identify acutely ischaemic viable myocardium in a canine model using a standard gamma camera. The purpose of the study was to determine whether this tracer could be used to detect regional ischaemia in chronic ischaemic myocardium in a swine model. METHOD:Using a porcine m...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200512000-00012
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:In patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), metastases can either show iodine-131 (I) uptake on whole-body scintigraphy or F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG) uptake on combined PET and X-ray computed tomography (PET/CT), or a mix of both. The present study investigates the relationship between uptake...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000025
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Patient-specific dosimetry of lutetium-177 ((177)Lu)-DOTATATE treatment in neuroendocrine tumours is important, because uptake differs across patients. Single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT)-based dosimetry requires a conversion factor between the obtained counts and the activity, which depends on t...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000079
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) originates from parafollicular C cells of the thyroid and accounts for 3-12% of all thyroid cancers. As opposed to other types of dedifferentiated thyroid tumours, MTC cells are highly functional, producing and secreting high amounts of calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen. As parafol...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e32830f4af2
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To evaluate the biodistribution, internal radiation dosimetry and toxicity of the humanized MAb h-R3 labelled with Tc in humans. METHODS:Twenty-five patients with suspected epithelial-derived tumours were included in this study and divided into two groups: group I consisted of 10 patients who received 3 mg/1110 MB...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200512000-00002
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::We performed a prospective study to establish the optimal background correction algorithm for the determination of differential renal function (DRF), using 99Tc(m)-diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (99Tc(m)-DTPA) in the presence of unilateral hydronephrosis, with 24 h 99Tc(m)-dimercaptosuccinic acid (99Tc(m)-DMSA) uptak...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-199803000-00009
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000161
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::While 18F-FDG labelling of monocytes would allow in vivo trafficking with positron emission tomography (PET), present methods suffer from poor retention of radioactivity. We investigated the feasibility of utilizing insulin for improved [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) labelling. Separated human monocytes and lymphoc...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200206000-00007
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198508000-00004
更新日期:1985-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Uterine leiomyomas, benign tumours of the human uterus, are the most common uterine neoplasm and are composed of smooth muscle with varying amounts of fibrous connective tissue. As a functional imaging modality, 2-[F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography can be used to obtain information about ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200409000-00012
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We performed in vitro aggregation and indium-111 labeled platelet kinetic and biodistribution studies in seven patients with diabetes mellitus and in five control subjects. All subjects were male. All diabetic patients were poorly controlled at the time of study with blood glucose greater than 140 mg % and hemoglobin ...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198803000-00006
更新日期:1988-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:(68)Ga-Dotatoc has become the PET radiopharmaceutical of choice for the diagnosis and treatment follow-up of neuroendocrine tumours. (68)Ga-Dotatoc is prepared on-site through a so-called magisterial preparation. The use of an appropriate buffer during the radiolabelling step is essential to maximize the lab...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e32833acb99
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:We assessed the value of N-ammonia PET-computed tomography (PET/CT) in recurrent glioma and compared the results with those of contrast-enhanced MRI (CE MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-two (mean age, 39.8±11.6 years; male, 33; female, 19) histopathologically proven and previously treated glioma patients with...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0b013e328365bb41
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The results of scintigraphy in 29 patients with Cushing's syndrome were evaluated. It was possible to separate bilateral hyperplasia from unilateral abnormality. In cases of unilateral abnormality correct localization of the tumour was accomplished and it was possible to visualize adrenocortical carcinoma. The many ad...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-198501000-00005
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Lymph node metastases are significant prognostic factors in localized non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nodal micrometastases may not be detected using current histological methods. AIM:To determine the accuracy and role of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in patients with NSCLC. METHODS:Intraoperative techne...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.mnm.0000169381.99894.2f
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/CT in patients with breast cancer (BC) in the preoperative and the postoperative setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 2011 and 2015, we prospectively enrolled 275 patients (mean age: 53 years)...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MNM.0000000000000671
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with a wide variety of orthopaedic disorders can be usefully investigated by nuclear medicine techniques, mostly by bone scintigraphy. Overall this area of nuclear medicine activity is increasing which is a trend that can be expected to continue. The principal conditions that are imaged are fractures and thei...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00006231-199405000-00006
更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of dopamine transporters by using the cocaine derivative [123I]-(1R)-2-beta-carbomethoxy-3-beta-(4-iodophenyl)-tropane ([123I]-beta-CIT) has been shown to be useful in patients with Parkinsonism. The aim of this study was to compare beta-CIT imaging with singl...
journal_title:Nuclear medicine communications
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006231-200102000-00005
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00