Basic principles in the radiation dosimetry of nuclear medicine.

abstract：:Radioimmunotherapy is a promising new therapeutic option for the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Several monoclonal antibody and radionuclide conjugates, including I-131 tositumomab and Y-90 ibritumomab, have been investigated in clinical trials. Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin; Biogen Idec Inc, C...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Zimmer AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunotherapy is a form of targeted radionuclide therapy that uses a monoclonal antibody to deliver localized radiation. It is most appropriate for treatment of multiple tumor sites that cannot be readily excised surgically or irradiated using external beam radiation or brachytherapy. At present, 2 products, Bexx...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Goldsmith SJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postsurgical bile leaks can be associated with significant morbidity and even mortality, if not identified and treated at an early phase. Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan is an important test for detection of bile leaks in the postoperative abdomen. However, the lack of anatomical details on planar images ...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Matesan M,Bermo M,Cruite I,Shih CH,Elojeimy S,Behnia F,Lewis D,Vesselle H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review, examines the indications for and limitations of gallium-67 (67Ga) scanning in the evaluation of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The imaging protocol, as well as the normal biodistribution of 67Ga and its normal variants are discussed. The diagnostic significance of the different...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Bekerman C,Bitran J

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of simultaneous PET/MRI brought a large amount of possibilities in research and clinical applications into hybrid imaging. Unlike in PET/CT protocols, the MR component provides an almost unlimited number of pulse sequences and possibilities of different protocols in PET/MRI. Nevertheless, there is an impera...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Barbosa Fde G,von Schulthess G,Veit-Haibach P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the role of 99mTc-iminodiacetic acid (IDA) cholescintigraphy in evaluating postoperative patients, a total of 213 studies were performed in 189 patients over a 3-year time period. Of these, 130 studies were obtained in 125 cases with signs and/or symptoms suggesting postcholecystectomy syndrome. A n...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Weissmann HS,Gliedman ML,Wilk PJ,Sugarman LA,Badia J,Guglielmo K,Freeman LM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most positron emission tomography (PET) imaging studies in head and neck cancer are performed using the radiotracer 18-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)FDG). PET with FDG has become a standard clinical imaging modality in patients with head and neck cancer. It contributes valuable information in localizing a primary tumor in p...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Schöder H,Yeung HW

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information in the literature concerning the role of bone scanning in benign bone neoplasms except for sporadic reports. Since the advent of 99mTc-polyphosphate, bone imaging has proven feasible and useful in locating the cause of bone pain, such as in osteoid osteomas, which are not always radiologica...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Gilday DL,Ash JM

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The remarkable progress in immunologic techniques in the development of monoclonal antibodies offers the potential for powerful new tools for the detection of cardiovascular disorders, such as acute myocardial necrosis and acute deep venous thrombosis, in an accurate, safe, and noninvasive manner. Historically the use...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Manspeaker P,Weisman HF,Schaible TF

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is the most common serious brain disorder in children, occurring in all parts of the world and within every stratum of the population. Through its effects, it exerts a significant physical, psychological, economic, and social toll on children and their caregivers. Historically, the surgical treatment of epile...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Tamber MS,Mountz JM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing use of automated blood chemistry screens for serum calcium levels along with improved methods in measuring parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels have made the diagnosis of parathyroid disease a common clinical problem. Parathyroid adenomas account for the majority of primary hyperparathyroidism with diffuse ...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Winzelberg GG,Hydovitz JD

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:99mTc-PYP myocardial scintigrams represent a means to detect and localize acute myocardial necrosis. These scintigrams are expected to be abnormal with acute myocardial infarcts of at least 3 grams in weight if serial imaging is utilized and proper attention to technique is provided. Any etiology of myocardial necrosi...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Willerson JT,Parkey RW,Bonte FJ,Lewis SE,Corbett J,Buja LM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide renal studies are particularly well suited to pediatrics as renal problems in children usually are part of a dynamic process which requires serial assessment. The absence of side-effects and the low radiation dose has added to their popularity in pediatrics. A number of different renal parameters can be e...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Ash JM,Antico VF,Gilday DL,Houle S

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FDG is a tracer for visualizing glucose metabolism. PET/CT using FDG is widely used for the diagnosis of cancer, because glycolysis is elevated in cancer cells. Similarly, active inflammatory tissue also exhibits elevated glucose metabolism because of glycolysis in activated macrophages and proliferating fibroblasts. ...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Kubota K,Yamashita H,Mimori A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic innervation plays an important role in proper functioning of the cardiovascular system. Altered cardiac sympathetic function is present in a variety of diseases, and can be assessed with radionuclide imaging using sympathetic neurotransmitter analogues. The most studied adrenergic radiotracer is cardiac 123I...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Wan N,Travin MI

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the lung has received increasing attention as a metabolic organ. In this role, the lung modulates the composition of the arterial blood by several mechanisms: removing active substances from the plasma, releasing substances into the plasma, temporarily holding substances from circulation, and activating or i...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Touya JJ,Rahimian J,Corbus HF,Grubbs DE,Savala KM,Glass EC,Bennett LR

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 25% of the diabetic population is at risk for developing a pedal ulcer. These ulcers serve as a portal of entry for osteomyelitis and overlie more than 90% of diabetic pedal osteomyelitis cases. The diagnosis of osteomyelitis often is overlooked, and imaging studies are an essential part of the evaluation. The m...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Palestro CJ,Love C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiolabeling of red cells and their clinical and research application in nuclear medicine constitute an area of continued interest and steady growth during the past two decades. Significant advances have been made so that at the present time, radiolabels with sufficient in vitro and in vivo stability are available fo...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Srivastava SC,Chervu LR

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 1980s, the (111)In-labeled somatostatin analog OctreoScan (Covidien, Hazelwood, MO) was developed for imaging of somatostatin receptor subtype 2 (sst(2)) overexpressing tumors. On the basis of this success, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) was developed using similar somatostatin analogs with differ...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Pool SE,Krenning EP,Koning GA,van Eijck CH,Teunissen JJ,Kam B,Valkema R,Kwekkeboom DJ,de Jong M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In epilepsy, a detailed history, blood chemistry, routine electroencephalography, and brain MRI are important for the diagnosis of seizure type or epilepsy syndrome for the decision of appropriate drug treatment. Although antiepileptic drugs are mostly successful for controlling epileptic seizures, 20%-30% patients ar...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Ergün EL,Saygi S,Yalnizoglu D,Oguz KK,Erbas B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the present time, there are three radiolabeled antibodies that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for imaging of cancer, a fourth commercially sponsored product recommended for approval (as of 10/29/96, cap romab pendetide (ProstaScint; Cytogen Corp., Princeton, NJ) was upgraded from re...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Zuckier LS,DeNardo GL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant endocrine disorders have been an enigma over the last few decades, from genetic, clinical, and imaging perspectives. The detection of the primary tumor and the identification of recurrent disease have been essentially based on various anatomic techniques, with localization procedures extensively developed fo...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Krausz Y

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear medicine renal imaging provides important functional data to assist in the diagnosis and management of patients with a variety of renal disorders. Physiologically stable metal chelates like ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and diethylenetriamine penta-acetate (DTPA) are excreted by glomerular filtration ...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Hofman MS,Hicks RJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomas represent a diverse range of diseases with manifold presentations, outlook, and therapeutic approaches. Key to the modern management of lymphoma is accurate delineation of the extent of disease. The inability of computed tomography (CT) to identify the involvement of nonenlarged nodes and its relatively poor...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Hicks RJ,Mac Manus MP,Seymour JF

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of quantitative analysis of planar thallium-201 stress scintigraphy are superior to those of visual analysis. The increased sensitivity for detection of coronary artery disease is associated with maintenance of specificity. Consequently, we believe that quantitative analysis is the state-of-the-art for pla...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Wackers FJ,Fetterman RC,Mattera JA,Clements JP

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspecting and diagnosing venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism remain major clinical problems. For a variety of reasons, including the patient's pre-existing cardiac and pulmonary status and the release of humoral mediators, pulmonary emboli evoke varied responses in different patients. Symptoms and signs of pulmo...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Palevsky HI

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much efficacy is gained in clinical practice if a single agent can be used for both diagnosis and therapy, a practice termed theranostics. Metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG), a norepinephrine analogue with high sensitivity and specificity for neuroblastoma, is an exemplar of theranostics. The physiologic biodistribution o...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Parisi MT,Eslamy H,Park JR,Shulkin BL,Yanik GA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) using the radiotracer 3'-deoxy-3'-[(18)F]fluorothymidine (FLT) can image cellular proliferation in human cancers in vivo. FLT uptake has been shown to correlate with pathology-based proliferation measurements, including the Ki-67 score, in a variety of human cancers. Unlike pathology...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Salskov A,Tammisetti VS,Grierson J,Vesselle H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several antineuroblastoma monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) have been described and two have been used in radioimmunoimaging and radioimmunotherapy in patients. MoAb 3F8 is a murine IgG3 antibody specific for the ganglioside GD2. Radioiodine-labeled 3F8 has been shown to specifically target human neuroblastoma in patients...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Miraldi F

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of localization of gallium in the lungs in a large variety of inflammatory pulmonary diseases, the chest radiograph is and will continue to be the principal diagnostic tool for evaluation of pulmonary inflammatory disease. The 67Ga-citrate scan, however, serves as a study complementary to chest radiography be...

journal_title：Seminars in nuclear medicine

authors： Bekerman C,Hoffer PB,Bitran JD,Gupta RG

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00