Radius dependence of FP-CIT quantification: a Monte Carlo-based simulation study.

abstract：:Technetium-99m tetrofosmin and thallium-201 lung SPECT imaging were performed in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung. Significant activities in the lung lesion were clearly depicted on both technetium-99m tetrofosmin and thallium-201 SPECT imaging. The early uptake, delayed uptake ratios and retention indices of...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Matsunari I,Kinuya S,Nishikawa T,Matoba M,Murakita K,Ohguchi M,Ichiyanagi K,Taki J,Tonami N,Hisada K

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An early image of intra-tumor distribution of 14C-labeled fluorodeoxy glucose (14C-FDG) was compared with a late image of 18F-labeled FDG (18F-FDG) using mouse fibrosarcoma. Heterogeneous intra-tumor distribution of 14C-FDG was observed 1 minute post injection of the tracer, whereas relatively homogeneous distribution...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Inoue O,Shukuri M,Hosoi R,Amitani M,Matsuura N,Hatazawa J,Takai N

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of 99mtechnetium-three polyethylene glycol spacers-arginine-glycine-aspartic acid ([99mTc]3PRGD2) in the evaluation of patients with esophageal cancer. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with a suspected esophageal lesion and for whom definite pathological diagn...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Zheng S,Chen Z,Huang C,Chen Y,Miao W

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chemobrain is a recently proposed pathological entity. 18F-FDG PET/CT can show objective abnormalities to explain brain disorders caused by chemotherapy, although no study has investigated these phenomena in children to date. The main objective of the present study was to examine quantitatively the effects of...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Tauty A,Noblet V,Paillard C,Fornecker LM,Namer IJ,Bund C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of an atypical bronchial carcinoid showing sestamibi uptake. A 27-year-old man with Kallmann's syndrome and hyperparathyroidism had parathyroid scintigraphy with 99mTc-sestamibi. A focal uptake was observed on the right perihilar region, and this right perihilar mass was demonstrated on computed tomog...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yapar Z,Kibar M,Sükan A,Paydaş S,Zeren H,Inal M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to re-evaluate and clarify the diagnostic role of ventilation/perfusion lung scintigraphy in Japan, now that single-detector-row helical CT and multidetector-row CT are available in clinical practice. The Respiratory Nuclear Medicine Working Group of the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine di...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kawamoro M,Ogura Y,Honda N,Satoh K,Suga K,Mori Y,Imai T,Inoue T,Narabayashi I

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial orbital cellulitis is an infection of the soft tissues behind the orbital septum. Cellulitis is seen as a poorly defined area of increased CT density or T2 signal intensity within the fat. There is an amorphous enhancement following contrast infusion. Radiolabeled leukocytes or granulocytes are now establish...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Sayit E,Söylev M,Capa G,Durak I,Ada E,Yilmaz M,Durak H

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：PURPOSE:The quality of images reconstructed by means of the maximum likelihood-expectation maximization (ML-EM) and ordered subset (OS)-EM algorithms, was examined with parameters such as the number of iterations and subsets, then compared with the quality of images reconstructed by the filtered back projection method....

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Takahashi Y,Murase K,Higashino H,Sogabe I,Sakamoto K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals have the main role in the treatment of painful bone metastases. The aim of this study was to dosimetrically compare radiopharmaceuticals in use for bone pain palliation therapy and bone scan. METHODS:The MCNPX code was used to simulate the radiation transport in a vertebral ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Sadremomtaz A,Masoumi M

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：: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：: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: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：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate whether total lesion glycolysis (TLG) and metabolic tumor volume (MTV) measured by ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) could predict the aggressiveness and lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with incid...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kim BH,Kim SJ,Kim K,Kim H,Kim SJ,Kim WJ,Jeon YK,Kim SS,Kim YK,Kim IJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To systematically review published data on the role of positron emission tomography (PET) or PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) using either Carbon-11 ((11)C) or Fluorine-18 ((18)F) choline tracer in tumors other than prostatic cancer. A comprehensive literature search of studies published in PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase d...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Treglia G,Giovannini E,Di Franco D,Calcagni ML,Rufini V,Picchio M,Giordano A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objectives of this study were to (1) elucidate the relationship between the mean CBF in the whole brain (Av.mCBF) before rehabilitation of CVD patients and the BI score before and after rehabilitation, (2) determine whether the efficacy of rehabilitation can be predicted by measurement of the Av.mCBF, and (...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Tamamoto F,Sumi Y,Nakanishi A,Okayasu K,Maehara T,Katayama H

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a transmembrane glycoprotein highly expressed by prostate cancer cells. PSMA-based radioligand therapy (RLT) emerged as a promising therapeutic option for prostate cancer in the early 2000s, and has been clinically validated with great enthusiasm during these past two decad...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Inubushi M,Miura H,Kuji I,Ito K,Minamimoto R

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most severe manifestation of the infection caused by the protozoan Leishmania, recently on increase in Italy and Spain. The aim of the study was to describe FDG uptake patterns in VL patients (pts) who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT. METHODS:A retrospective monocentric study of ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Zanoni L,Varani S,Attard L,Morigi JJ,Vanino E,Ortalli M,Fonti C,Viale P,Re MC,Fanti S,Ambrosini V

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to determine whether a (131)I double-phase whole body scan (WBS) and SPECT-CT images have added value over a single-phase WBS image in identifying benign and malignant lesions in patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) at their first radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment. METHODS:...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Wakabayashi H,Nakajima K,Fukuoka M,Inaki A,Nakamura A,Kayano D,Kinuya S

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:A 39-year-old woman with acute cholecystitis and gallstones underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She suffered from recurrent episodes of cholangitis due to injury of the major bile ducts during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy with Tc-99m Sn-N-pyridoxyl-5-methyltryptophan was performed. Alth...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nishiguchi S,Shiomi S,Sasaki N,Iwata Y,Tanaka H,Kubo S,Hirohashi K,Ochi H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with [(11)C]- and [(18)F]-labeled choline derivates has emerged as a promising molecular imaging modality for the evaluation of prostate cancer. (11)C- and (18)F-choline PET/CT are used successfully for restaging prostate cancer in patients with bioc...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kitajima K,Murphy RC,Nathan MA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author reports CT of the abdomen and quantitative analysis of renal scintigraphy that was spuriously assessed due to unwanted extrarenal uptake. The patient had a retroperitoneal abscess that was related to fistula from the right kidney. Renal scintigraphy was performed to assess split renal function as a preopera...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Choe W

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Attenuation correction (AC) on nuclear images of non-uniform domains is generally performed by a change of the computed tomography (CT) values to μ values, which are then inserted as components into the detection probability of iterative reconstruction techniques (OS-EM Iterative AC). We established an AC tec...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakamura Y,Tomiguchi S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To reduce variance of the total volume of distribution (V (T)) image, we improved likelihood estimation in graphical analysis (LEGA) for dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) images using maximum a posteriori (MAP). METHODS:In our proposed MAP estimation in graphical analysis (MEGA), a set of time-activ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Shidahara M,Seki C,Naganawa M,Sakata M,Ishikawa M,Ito H,Kanno I,Ishiwata K,Kimura Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In practical positron emission tomography (PET) diagnosis, a shortened protocol is preferred for patients with brain disorders. In this study, the applicability of a shortened protocol as an alternative to the 90-min PET scan with [(11)C]SA4503 for quantitative sigma(1) receptor measurement was investigated. Tissue ti...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Sakata M,Kimura Y,Naganawa M,Ishikawa M,Oda K,Ishii K,Hashimoto K,Chihara K,Ishiwata K

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:Global and regional myocardial uptake was determined with technetium-99m tetrofosmin and a 4 hour exercise (370 MBq i.v.) and rest (740 MBq i.v.) protocol, in 24 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and in 22 control subjects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate impaired coronary microvascular f...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Tsujimoto G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the prognostic role of end-of-treatment (EoT) FDG-PET/CT parameters in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and then to explore a pilot application of Neural Networks (NN) in predicting time-to-relapse. METHODS:For conventional survival analysis, parameters as Deauville score (DS) and quantitativ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Annunziata S,Pelliccioni A,Hohaus S,Maiolo E,Cuccaro A,Giordano A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00