Dilated cardiomyopathy relieved as a result of beta-blocker therapy: a case report--key points in assessment of prognosis based on MIBG myocardial scintigraphy and BNP levels.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The potential of positron emission tomography/computed tomography using 62Cu-diacetyl-bis (N4-methylthiosemicarbazone) (62Cu-ATSM PET/CT), which was originally developed as a hypoxic tracer, to predict therapeutic resistance and prognosis has been reported in various cancers. Our purpose was to investigate pr...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Toriihara A,Ohtake M,Tateishi K,Hino-Shishikura A,Yoneyama T,Kitazume Y,Inoue T,Kawahara N,Tateishi U

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) software for bone scintigrams have recently been introduced as a clinical quality assurance tool. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of two CAD systems, one based on a European and one on a Japanese training database, in a group of bone scans from Japanes...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Horikoshi H,Kikuchi A,Onoguchi M,Sjöstrand K,Edenbrandt L

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclides of rare earth elements are gaining importance as emerging therapeutic agents in nuclear medicine. β(-)-particle emitter 142Pr [T (1/2) = 19.12 h, E(-)β = 2.162 MeV (96.3%), Eγ = 1575 keV (3.7%)] is one of the praseodymium-141 (100% abundant) radioisotopes. Production routes and therapy aspects of 142Pr w...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Bakht MK,Sadeghi M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite using various kinds of prognostic indicators, it is still not possible to predict the biological behavior of breast cancer in all patients. Tc-99m-sestaMIBI (MIBI) uptake determined by breast scintigraphy and cadherin expression of tumor tissue revealed by immunohistochemistry are suggested as potential agents...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Uğur Y,Sari O,Uğur O,Korkusuz P,Varoğlu E,Arslan N,Gürcan N,Yildirim M,Sökmensüer C,Aşan E,Aras T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:123I-BMIPP (beta-methyl-iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid) has shown unique properties for potential use in assessing myocardial metabolism. Previous basic and clinical studies demonstrated that the disturbances of myocardial metabolism precede the occurrence of myocardial perfusion abnormalities by using 201Tl in hypertr...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nishimura T,Nagata S,Uehara T,Morozumi T,Ishida Y,Nakata T,Iimura O,Kurata C,Wakabayashi Y,Sugihara H,Otsuki K,Wada T,Koga Y

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An anthropomorphic pelvis phantom was made by the modification of a National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) phantom, currently the most popular one, and its clinical usefulness was evaluated. METHODS:The NEMA plus bone phantom was made by placing the pelvic bone model in the NEMA phantom. The NE...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Inoue K,Sato T,Kitamura H,Hirayama A,Kurosawa H,Tanaka T,Fukushi M,Moriyama N,Fujii H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dopamine transporter imaging with SPECT is a valuable tool for both clinical routine and research studies. Semi-quantitative analysis plays a key role in interpreting the scans, but is dependent on numerous factors, rotational radius being one of them. This study systematically evaluates the potential influen...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Koch W,Bartenstein P,la Fougère C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:One mechanism that may be responsible for drug resistance in epilepsy is the upregulation of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), a drug efflux pump, at the epileptogenic focus. In this study, we sought to evaluate the potential of a recently developed P-gp PET radiotracer, [(11)C]N-desmethyl-loperamide ([(11)C]dLop), for ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Farwell MD,Chong DJ,Iida Y,Bae SA,Easwaramoorthy B,Ichise M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the washout rate of Tc-99m tetrofosmin in asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ASH). As Tc-99m tetrofosmin accumulation and retention depend on sarcolemmal and/or mitochondrial function, the presence or absence of abnormalities in the washout rate of Tc-99m tetrofosmin could provide inf...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Büyükdereli G,Kanadasi M,Kibar M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The presence of central lymph node (LN) metastasis increases the risk of cervical LN recurrence or distant metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). We investigated the value of preoperative (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG PET)-computerized tomography ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Byun BH,Jeong UG,Hong SP,Min JJ,Chong A,Song HC,Bom HS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine changes in FDG-PET/CT after pleurodesis with OK-432 and to investigate differences in the changes between non-malignant and malignant lesions. METHODS:Study participants were 17 patients with a history of malignant chest disease who underwent FDG-PET/CT after pleurodesis using O...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nishimori M,Yoshimatsu R,Iwasa H,Miyatake K,Nitta N,Anayama T,Yamagami T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:18F-Choline (FCH) uptake parameters are strong indicators of aggressive disease in prostate cancer. Functional parameters derived by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are also correlated to aggressive disease. The aim of this work was to evaluate the relationship between metabolic parameters derived by FCH PET/CT an...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Palard-Novello X,Beuzit L,Gambarota G,Le Jeune F,Garin E,Salaün PY,Devillers A,Querellou S,Bourguet P,Saint-Jalmes H

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging is a useful modality in the detection of various tumors, including colon cancer and gastric cancer. We evaluated a patient with duodenal cancer with multiple metastases including brain metastases using FDG-PET imaging. It revealed multiple tumor up...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Watanabe N,Hayashi S,Kato H,Shimizu M,Kamisaki Y,Noguchi K,Kishida M,Matsunari I,Hisada K,Seto H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To determine the utility of the myocardial tracer Tc-99m-tetrofosmin in the examination of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and to investigate Tc-99m-tetrofosmin uptake and retention in the myocardium, early and delayed Tc-99m-tetrofosmin SPECT was performed in 10 patients having LBBB without co...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Sugihara H,Kinoshita N,Adachi Y,Taniguchi Y,Ohtsuki K,Azuma A,Adachi H,Ushijima Y,Nakagawa M,Maeda T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of computed tomography (CT) artifacts caused by dental metal prostheses on positron emission tomography (PET) images. METHODS:A dental arch cast was fixed in a cylindrical water-bath phantom. A spherical phantom positioned in the vicinity of the dent...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Shimamoto H,Kakimoto N,Fujino K,Hamada S,Shimosegawa E,Murakami S,Furukawa S,Hatazawa J

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the prognostic value of preoperative breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) uptake measured by a semi-quantitative method in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). METHODS:One hundred and sixty-two women with IDC who underwent preoperative BSGI were retrospectively enrolled. The tumor-to-nor...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yoon HJ,Kim Y,Chang KT,Kim BS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients were inadvertently administered, and imaged with, 99mTc-labeled MDP which was 45 months expired. Two cases are presented. All patients were subsequently imaged with normal MDP. The images obtained with expired MDP were clinically acceptable. No differences in scan abnormalities were observed compared wi...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Riveros EG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We studied the causative mechanism of ampulla (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy. METHODS:We examined 7 patients with ampulla cardiomyopathy by means of coronary angiography, two-dimensional echocardiography and 99Tc-tetrofosmin myocardial SPECT at the time of emergency admission (acute phase), at 3 to 5 days after...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Ito K,Sugihara H,Kawasaki T,Yuba T,Doue T,Tanabe T,Adachi Y,Katoh S,Azuma A,Nakagawa M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An artificial neural network (ANN) has been applied to detect myocardial perfusion defects and ischemia. The present study compares the diagnostic accuracy of a more recent ANN version (1.1) with the initial version 1.0. METHODS:We examined 106 patients (age, 77 ± 10 years) with coronary angiographic findings,...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakajima K,Okuda K,Watanabe S,Matsuo S,Kinuya S,Toth K,Edenbrandt L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:One of the major causes of diabetes and obesity is abnormality in glucose metabolism and glucose uptake in the muscle and adipose tissue based on an insufficient action of insulin. Therefore, many of the drug discovery programs are based on the concept of stimulating glucose uptake in these tissues. Improveme...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Ishino S,Sugita T,Kondo Y,Okai M,Tsuchimori K,Watanabe M,Mori I,Hosoya M,Horiguchi T,Kamiguchi H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate whether or not transferrin is involved in the uptake of 67Ga by inflamed liver (acute inflammatory tissues) the uptake of 67Ga by the liver of mice treated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was studied. The serum GPT value reached its maximum on the 1st day after the CCl4 treatment. The uptake o...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Ohkubo Y,Sasayama A,Takegahara I,Katoh S,Abe K,Kohno H,Kubodera A

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anatomic relation between pulmonary perfusion and morphology in pulmonary emphysema was assessed on deep-inspiratory breath-hold (DIBrH) perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-CT fusion images. METHODS:Subjects were 38 patients with pulmonary emphysema and 11 non-smoker controls, who su...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Suga K,Kawakami Y,Iwanaga H,Hayashi N,Seto A,Matsunaga N

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developing in the pleural cavity after a long-standing history of chronic pyothorax (CP). F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging is a useful modality for determination of disease extent of various malignant tumors, includin...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Asakura H,Togami T,Mitani M,Takashima H,Yokoe K,Yamamoto Y,Nishiyama Y,Monden T,Toyama Y,Ohkawa M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared the diagnostic value of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) with that of computed tomography (CT) following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of inoperable recurrent or metastatic cancers in the lung. METHODS:Twelve patients (9 males and 3 females; 5 had recurrent l...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Okuma T,Okamura T,Matsuoka T,Yamamoto A,Oyama Y,Toyoshima M,Koyama K,Inoue K,Nakamura K,Inoue Y

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine ((131)I-MIBG) therapy is an effective treatment for patients with malignant paraganglioma for which surgical resection is not indicated. We performed high-dose (131)I-MIBG therapy on two patients with malignant paraganglioma and multiple bone metastases. The bone metastases were diag...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Inoue T,Yoshinaga K,Morita K,Shiga T,Kanegae K,Hirata K,Okamoto S,Tamaki N

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an interesting case with a central mediastinal pheochromocytoma showing intense F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in tumor and systemic brown adipose tissue (BAT) mimicking metastases. The findings of hypertension and high plasma catecholamine concentration suggested the presence of pheochromocytoma. Med...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kuji I,Imabayashi E,Minagawa A,Matsuda H,Miyauchi T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the prevalence and clinical significance of incidental focal 18F-FDG uptake in the frontal process of the maxilla, mimicking malignancy on PET/CT. METHODS:From a total of 32,834 patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT, patients with focal uptake in the frontal process of the maxilla were select...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Park SB,Choi JY,Kim HJ,Kim HJ,Lee KH,Kim BT

更新日期：2016-11-01 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