Tuberculosis peritonitis: gallium-67 scintigraphic appearance.

abstract：:Most of the acute ischemic events, such as acute coronary syndromes and stroke, are attributed to vulnerable plaques. These lesions have common histological and pathophysiological features, including inflammatory cell infiltration, neo-angiogenesis, remodelling, haemorrhage predisposition, thin fibrous cap, large lipi...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Giannakou S,Angelidis G,Tsougos I,Valotassiou V,Kappas K,Georgoulias P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old man with a soft, non-tender, movable mass 2.5 x 2.5-cm in diameter in the volar surface of the right index finger over the proximal phalanx underwent Tc-99m RBC perfusion and blood-pool scintigraphy to evaluate the vascular nature and extent of the mass. Highly increased activity on early and delayed blo...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Lim ST,Kim MW,Sohn MH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to measure the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value at the region with the highest FDG uptake using sequential (18)F-FDG PET and MRI, and to correlate it with the histological grade of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted o...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Byun BH,Noh WC,Lim I,Lee SS,Cho AR,Park JA,Kim KM,Kim HA,Kim EK,Kim BI,Choi CW,Lim SM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether [(11)C]PK-11195, a specific peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (PBRs) ligand for positron emission tomography (PET), can show activated microglia in a rat brain injury model. METHODS:On day 1, ethanol was injected into the rat's right striatum (ST) using a stereotaxic operative proced...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Toyama H,Hatano K,Suzuki H,Ichise M,Momosaki S,Kudo G,Ito F,Kato T,Yamaguchi H,Katada K,Sawada M,Ito K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A complication after spinal fusion surgery is pseudarthrosis, but its radiological diagnosis is of limited value. (18)F-fluoride PET with its ability to assess bone metabolism activity could be of value. The goal of this study was to assess the clinical feasibility of calculating the static standardized uptak...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Peters MJ,Wierts R,Jutten EM,Halders SG,Willems PC,Brans B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We developed a bubble point test kit and investigated the bubble point test of a 0.22-μm membrane filter used for the sterilizing filtration of [(18)F]FDG, [(11)C]MET and [(11)C]PIB. The bubble point test of the Millex-GS vented filter was often difficult due to air leakage from the vented portion of this fil...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Hayashi K,Douhara K,Kashino G

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is in common use preoperatively to clinically evaluate patients who present with central nervous system mass lesions. The usefulness of PET is also recognized as a method to detect intracranial tumorous lesions. A number of papers reportthat some inflammatory processes also s...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Tsuyuguchi N,Sunada I,Ohata K,Takami T,Nishio A,Hara M,Kawabe J,Okamura T,Ochi H

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a functional neuroimaging study of a 43-year-old woman with Nasu-Hakola disease (NHD). Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) images were measured with technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). rCBF was decreased in the bilateral frontal lobes and thalamus. This f...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Takeshita T,Kaminaga T,Tatsumi T,Hatanaka Y,Furui S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the difference of (18)F-FDG uptake kinetics between FDG-avid metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and FDG-avid benign LNs associated with various etiologies on dual-time point PET/CT scan, and to determine the optimal parameter for differentiation. METHO...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Suga K,Kawakami Y,Hiyama A,Sugi K,Okabe K,Matsumoto T,Ueda K,Tanaka N,Matsunaga N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Positron emission tomography (PET) angiography utilizes early dynamic PET acquisitions for depiction of the arterial vasculature. The aim of this study was to assess image quality and to evaluate feasibility of F-18 FDG PET angiography of the abdominal arteries. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients were included in...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Drescher R,Freesmeyer M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis and pulmonary embolism secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis was reported. Radionuclide venography and lung perfusion scintigraphy were performed on a 46-year-old male with acute exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis who complained of mild swelling of...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Ohta H,Hachiya T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the prognostic value of texture parameters derived by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) in patients with lung cancer. METHODS:PubMed and EMBASE databases were searched up to March 12, 2018, for original articles invol...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Han S,Woo S,Suh CH,Kim YJ,Oh JS,Lee JJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) with diffuse fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the lung by (18)FDG-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). CT showed nodular shadow, whereas diffuse FDG uptake in PET/CT suggested IVLBCL in the lung. A random skin biopsy provided...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yamashita H,Suzuki A,Takahashi Y,Kubota K,Kano T,Mimori A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The presence of an elevated copper concentration in cancer cells may be potentially used to differentiate healthy from transformed cells. In this study, we aimed to look at the possible role of (64)CuCl2 PET/CT in staging of patients with prostate cancer (PC). METHODS:Seven patients affected by histologically conf...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Capasso E,Durzu S,Piras S,Zandieh S,Knoll P,Haug A,Hacker M,Meleddu C,Mirzaei S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the changes in 125I-iomazenil (125I-IMZ) benzodiazepine receptor (BZR) binding with psychological stress in a rat model. METHODS:Six male Wistar rats were placed under psychological stress for 1 hour by using a communication box. No physical stress was not received. 1.85 MBq of 125I-IMZ was i...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Fukumitsu N,Tsuchida D,Ogi S,Uchiyama M,Mori Y

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness of a breath-holding (BH) (18)F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET) technique for PET/computed tomography (CT) scanning of pulmonary lesions near the diaphragm, where image quality is influenced by respiratory motion. METHODS:In a basic study, sim...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yamaguchi T,Ueda O,Hara H,Sakai H,Kida T,Suzuki K,Adachi S,Ishii K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old woman experienced headache and rapidly progressive left hemiparesis over 2 weeks. Diffusion-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MR images of the head showed increased signal intensity in the right basal ganglia, periventricular white matter and the brain stem. Enhancement was not observed on...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kawai N,Kawanishi M,Tamiya T,Nagao S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy is currently used to evaluate cardiac sympathetic nerve function, but MIBG also has the capacity to evaluate dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) severity and therapeutic effectiveness. In this study, we administered beta-blockers to a DCM hamster model and ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Inoue A,Yamashina S,Yamazaki J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to quantitatively assess the extent and severity of myocardial ischemia by Tc-99m sestamibi exercise myocardial scintigraphy, we developed a new method of change rate (CR) mapping and examined its efficiency. CR was calculated to divide the counts per pixel in the stress polar map by that in the rest polar ma...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakata S,Higashino H,Kuwahara T,Tanada S,Hamamoto K

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our purpose was to explore the clinical significance of unexpected osseous foci on 18F-FDG-PET without correlative CT abnormalities (FWCT) in patients referred for oncologic evaluation. The significance of FDG-avid foci without correlative CT abnormalities has been previously explored in tissues such as breast,...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Zamora E,Valdivia AY

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was conducted to determine the ability of 201Tl brain SPECT with respect to preoperative prediction of lesional aggressiveness of meningioma. Fifty-nine lesions in 42 patients were examined. Early (15 min) and late (3 h) SPECT were obtained. Early uptake ratio (ER; lesion to normal brain average cou...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kinuya K,Ohashi M,Itoh S,Sakai S,Yamamoto K,Kakuda K,Nobata K,Terahata S,Taki S,Kinuya S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the diagnostic value of fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) using standard uptake values (SUV) in the differential diagnoses of indeterminate pulmonary nodules. Specifically, we assessed the probability of malignancy for various SUV ranges, and compared the di...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kim SC,Machac J,Krynyckyi BR,Knesaurek K,Krellenstein D,Schultz B,Gribetz A,DePalo L,Teirstein A,Kim CK

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Metabolic tumor burden (MTB) incorporates the advantages of the existing indices: the metabolic volume of the lesion calculated by size-dependent thresholding on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) along with its aggressiveness as determined by standardized uptake value (SUV). This study...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Sharma P,Gupta A,Patel C,Bakhshi S,Malhotra A,Kumar R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The maximal safe dose (MSD) on the basis of bone marrow irradiation levels allows the delivery of a large amount of I-131 to thyroid cancer tissue. The efficacy of MSD therapy in differentiated metastatic thyroid cancers that persisted after conventional fixed dose therapy is investigated. METHODS:Forty-seve...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Lee JJ,Chung JK,Kim SE,Kang WJ,Park DJ,Lee DS,Cho BY,Lee MC

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While high-energy gamma and beta probes have gained considerable attention due to their ability to detect cancerous lesions using (18)F-FDG in humans intraoperatively, it is unknown whether the sensitivity of such probes would allow the detection of remaining tumor tissue in the resection bed after removal of...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Garcia-Parra R,Clinthorne N,Wang L,Picchio M,Piert M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more accurate quantitative method for the measurement of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) with the microsphere model and N-isopropyl-p-[123I]iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) and ring-type single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was developed. Continuous withdrawal of arterial blood was carried out for 5 minu...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Takahashi N

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In the management of rectal cancer after the combined therapy of the radiation and surgical operation, the evaluation of the prognosis is important. Although fluoro- 18-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is considered as a useful tool for evaluation of therapeutic effect of this cancer as we...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Oku S,Nakagawa K,Momose T,Kumakura Y,Abe A,Watanabe T,Ohtomo K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) with C-11 palmitate has been used in estimating the myocardial utilization of free fatty acid. To assess the metabolic reserve in normal subjects, a PET study was performed at control and during dobutamine infusion at 2 hour intervals in 5 normal subjects. Following monoexponential c...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Tamaki N,Kawamoto M,Takahashi N,Yonekura Y,Magata Y,Nohara R,Kambara H,Kawai C,Konishi J

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) represents an attractive target for tumor diagnosis agents. Previously, radioiodinated 4-(3-iodophenoxy)-6,7-diethoxyquinazoline (PHY) was reported to possess good characteristics as a tumor imaging agent. We have explored the feasibility of developin...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Hirata M,Kanai Y,Naka S,Yoshimoto M,Kagawa S,Matsumuro K,Katsuma H,Yamaguchi H,Magata Y,Ohmomo Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Breast cancer is the most common malignancy for females worldwide. This study was to evaluate the application of dual-phase breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) in detecting primary breast cancer. METHODS:Seventy-six patients with indeterminate breast lesions that underwent dual-phase BSGI enrolled in this ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Tan H,Jiang L,Gu Y,Xiu Y,Han L,Wu P,Zhang H,Shi H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00