Occult myofibroblastic sarcoma detected on FDG-PET performed for cancer screening.

abstract：PURPOSE:Nitrate administration has been proposed to enhance the detection of myocardial viability when performing myocardial perfusion imaging. In this study, we aimed to compare Tl-201 exercise-rest-reinjection protocol with rest isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN)-Tc99m MIBI study in the same population examined for the myoc...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Günel SE,Akgun A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pre-clinical studies with gallium-68 zoledronate ([68Ga]Ga-DOTAZOL) have proposed it to be a potent bisphosphonate for PET/CT diagnosis of bone diseases and diagnostic counterpart to [177Lu]Lu-DOTAZOL and [225Ac]Ac-DOTAZOL. This study aims to be the first human biodistribution and dosimetric analysis of [68Ga...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Khawar A,Eppard E,Roesch F,Ahmadzadehfar H,Kürpig S,Meisenheimer M,Gaertner FC,Essler M,Bundschuh RA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the usefulness of a combination of linearization and scatter-attenuation correction on 99mTc-bicisate (ECD)-single photon emission tomographic (SPECT) images, both cerebral blood flow (CBF)-positron emission tomographic (PET) images and ECD-SPECT images from fifteen patients with chronic cerebral infarctio...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kado H,Iida H,Kimura H,Ogawa T,Narita Y,Hatazawa J,Tsuchida T,Yonekura Y,Itoh H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial normal databases for stress myocardial perfusion study have been created by the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine Working Group. The databases comprised gender-, camera rotation range- and radiopharmaceutical-specific data-sets from multiple institutions, and normal database files were created for instal...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakajima K

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Although dual-energy (DE) acquisition with conventional 201Tl myocardial perfusion SPECT has several advantages such as improved attenuation of the inferior wall and increased acquisition counts, the characteristics of IQ-SPECT have not been fully evaluated. We evaluate the difference of characteristics betw...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Shibutani T,Onoguchi M,Yoneyama H,Konishi T,Matsuo S,Nakajima K,Kinuya S

更新日期：2017-08-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An iterative reconstruction method in combination with resolution recovery, attenuation and scatter corrections (IR-RASC) can improve image quality. It, however, is undetermined whether this technique can improve the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) when automated quantitative analysis is used. This...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Chono T,Onoguchi M,Shibutani T,Hashimoto A,Nakata T,Yama N,Tsuchihashi K,Hatakenaka M

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Attenuation correction is very important for quantitative SPECT imaging. We designed an uncollimated non-uniform line array source (non-uniform LAS) for attenuation correction based on transmission computed tomography (TCT) using Tc-99m and compared its performance with an uncollimated uniform line array source (unifo...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kojima A,Kawanaka K,Nakaura T,Shiraishi S,Utsunomiya D,Katsuda N,Tomiguchi S,Yamashita Y,Matsumoto M,Motomura N,Ichihara T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the fuzzy set theory, a method was developed for analyzing the extent and severity of ischemia by comparing the exercise and delayed SPECT images with Thallium-201. For each short axial image (slice) for exercise and delayed study, a defect probability matrix (DPM) is created so that it shows the severity of isc...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Jamzad M,Uchiyama A,Toyama H,Murata H

更新日期：1988-11-01 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to specify the precise role of bone scintigraphy and serum CEA and CA 15-3 assays in the monitoring of breast cancers in order to optimize their use and to determine whether it is possible to guide the prescription of bone scan by the use of CEA and CA 15-3 assays in the monitoring of b...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yildiz M,Oral B,Bozkurt M,Cobaner A

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:We present a case of inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus detected by fluorine- 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET). A man underwent operations for the treatment of sigmoid colon cancer at the age of 63. Because tumor markers [carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and CA19-9] were increased at...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kaida H,Ishibashi M,Kurata S,Uchida M,Hayabuchi N

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) have had a considerable impact on the detection of various malignancies. PET and PET/CT are minimally invasive methods that can provide whole-body imaging at one time. Therefore, an FDG-PET cancer scre...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yamamoto Y,Tasaki Y,Kuwada Y,Ozawa Y,Inoue T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report FDG PET of two cases of cold abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Case 1 had colon cancer; FDG PET showed high FDG uptake in the colon lesion and low uptake in the inguinal lesion. The latter was a tuberculous cold abscess confirmed by CT/MRI and biopsy. Case 2 received radiotherapy for lung cancer and...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yago Y,Yukihiro M,Kuroki H,Katsuragawa Y,Kubota K

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：OBJECTS:The purpose was to evaluate the correlation of the pre-treatment hematological parameters with metabolic parameters of primary tumor in baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and estimate the prognostic value of both. METHODS:We retrospectively investigated 231 patients with CRC who u...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Xu J,Li Y,Hu S,Lu L,Gao Z,Yuan H

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the value of Bayesian penalized likelihood (BPL) reconstruction for improving lesion conspicuity of malignant lung tumors on 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET/CT) as compared with the ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM) reconstructi...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kurita Y,Ichikawa Y,Nakanishi T,Tomita Y,Hasegawa D,Murashima S,Hirano T,Sakuma H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies have suggested that ischemia-induced diastolic dysfunction persists longer than systolic dysfunction. We examined whether global left ventricular (LV) diastolic function during stress testing assessed by 16-frame gated myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is useful a...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakae I,Matsuo S,Matsumoto T,Mitsunami K,Horie M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the effect of clinicopathological factors on 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT positivity at the time of biochemical recurrence (BCR) of localized prostate cancer (PCa) following definitive therapy. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed our institutional database for PCa patients who had BCR and subsequently ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Aydin AM,Haberal B,Artykov M,Bilen CY,Yazici S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node biopsy are used for the detection of axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients. However, currently there is no standardized technique. For the detection of axillary lymph node metastasis by lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node biopsy, in patients with breast...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Seok JW,Kim IJ,Heo YJ,Yang YJ,Choi YS,Kim BG,Park SJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 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:The main aim of this work is to build a robust Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) algorithm that efficiently and quickly classifies bone scintigraphy images, by determining the presence or absence of prostate cancer metastasis. METHODS:CNN, widely applied in medical image classification, was used for bone sc...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Papandrianos N,Papageorgiou EI,Anagnostis A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared single-sample methods, proposed by Russell et al. and Bubeck et al., and camera-based methods in calculating 99mTc-MAG3 clearance, and determined camera-based methods that provide estimates comparable to those measured by the Russell method. Twenty-one patients underwent 99mTc-MAG3 renal scintigraphy, and ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Inoue Y,Yoshikawa K,Yokoyama I,Ohtomo K

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine an appropriate threshold value for delineation of the target in positron emission tomography (PET) and to investigate whether PET can delineate an internal target volume (ITV), a series of phantom studies were performed. METHODS:An ellipse phantom (background) was filled with 1028 Bq/ml of [(18)...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Okubo M,Nishimura Y,Nakamatsu K,Okumura M,Shibata T,Kanamori S,Hanaoka K,Hosono M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00