(18)F-Alfatide II PET/CT in healthy human volunteers and patients with brain metastases.

abstract：PURPOSE:Different attempts have been made to develop a suitable radioligand for targeting CCK-2 receptors in vivo, for staging of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and other receptor-expressing tumours. After initial successful clinical studies with [DTPA(0),D: Glu(1)]minigastrin (DTPA-MG0) radiolabelled with (111)In a...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： von Guggenberg E,Dietrich H,Skvortsova I,Gabriel M,Virgolini IJ,Decristoforo C

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical problem in suspected aortoiliac graft infection (AGI) is to obtain proof of infection. Although 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography scanning (PET) has been suggested to play a pivotal role, an evidence-based interpretation is lacking. The objective of this retrospective...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Saleem BR,Beukinga RJ,Boellaard R,Glaudemans AW,Reijnen MM,Zeebregts CJ,Slart RH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evaluation of the long-term prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in octogenarians. METHODS:Six hundred and twenty-nine octogenarians [51% previous myocardial infarction (MI) or revascularization] who underwent single-isotope MPI (78% 201Tl, 22% 99mTc-tetrofosmin) with exercise (38% Bruce, 2% ...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Katsikis A,Theodorakos A,Manira V,Papaioannou S,Kolovou G,Voudris V,Koutelou M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:4'-[Methyl-11C] thiothymidine (4DST) incorporates into DNA directly and is a PET tracer used for cell proliferation imaging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prediction of prognosis with pretreatment 4DST PET/CT compared to fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT in patients with esophageal cancer. METHODS:In...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Hotta M,Minamimoto R,Toyohara J,Nohara K,Nakajima K,Takase K,Yamada K

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the properties of available and emerging radiation detector and read-out technologies and discusses how they may affect PET scanner performance. After a general introduction, there is a section in which the physical properties of several different detector scintillators are compared. This is foll...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Humm JL,Rosenfeld A,Del Guerra A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diagnosis of spondylodiscitis (SD) may be challenging due to the nonspecific clinical and laboratory findings and the need to perform various diagnostic tests including serologic, imaging, and microbiological examinations. Homogeneous management of SD diagnosis through international, multidisciplinary guidance ...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Lazzeri E,Bozzao A,Cataldo MA,Petrosillo N,Manfrè L,Trampuz A,Signore A,Muto M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tau pathology progression in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is explained through the network degeneration hypothesis and the neuropathological Braak stages; however, the compatibility of these models remains unclear. METHODS:We utilized [18F]AV-1451 tau-PET scans of 39 subjects with AD and 39 sex-matched amyloid-neg...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Seemiller J,Bischof GN,Hoenig MC,Tahmasian M,van Eimeren T,Drzezga A,and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our aim was to investigate the association between (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake and event-free survival in patients in whom a differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) was detected by (18)F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET)/CT. METHODS:Among 884 focal (18)F-FDG PET thyroid incidentalomas referred to ou...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Piccardo A,Puntoni M,Bertagna F,Treglia G,Foppiani L,Arecco F,Giubbini R,Naseri M,Cistaro A,Cabria M,Bardesono F,Ceriani L,Orlandi F,Giovanella L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tumor hypoxia is a centerpiece of disease progression mechanisms such as neoangiogenesis or aggressive hypoxia-resistant malignant cells selection that impacts on radiotherapy strategies. Early identification of regions at risk for recurrence and prognostic-based classification of patients is a necessity t...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Leimgruber A,Hickson K,Lee ST,Gan HK,Cher LM,Sachinidis JI,O'Keefe GJ,Scott AM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical value of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT negativity in patients with biochemical recurrent prostate cancer (BCR). METHODS:One hundred three BCR patients (median age, 70 years; median PSA, 0.47 ng/mL) with negative 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT, followed up for at least 1 year, were retrospectively identified in a...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Celli M,De Giorgi U,Caroli P,Di Iorio V,Fantini L,Rossetti V,Foca F,Nicolini S,Giganti M,Paganelli G,Matteucci F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This work aims to develop a methodology for automated atlas-guided analysis of small animal positron emission tomography (PET) data through deformable registration to an anatomical mouse model. METHODS:A non-rigid registration technique is used to put into correspondence relevant anatomical regions of rodent C...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Gutierrez DF,Zaidi H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of FDG-PET staging on treatment results of neo-adjuvant radiochemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We compared prospectively the outcome of two patient groups with stage III NSCLC undergoing the same neo-adjuvant radio-chemothe...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Eschmann SM,Friedel G,Paulsen F,Reimold M,Hehr T,Scheiderbauer J,Budach W,Kotzerke J,Bares R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Radioguided sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the standard of care in breast cancer and melanoma. Additional preoperative Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) for improved anatomical co-registration of the SLNs causes additional radiation exposure and is time-consuming and expensive. The aim...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Bluemel C,Safak G,Cramer A,Wöckel A,Gesierich A,Hartmann E,Schmid JS,Kaiser F,Buck AK,Herrmann K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oesophageal scintigraphy has been used for more than 25 years and allows quantifiable, safe, rapid, non-invasive and well-tolerated assessment of oesophageal transit time and function. As technology improves, more complex image analysis is becoming possible. Many studies have addressed its usefulness in assessing oeso...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Stacey B,Patel P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute complicated pyelonephritis (ACP) is an upper urinary tract infection associated with coexisting urinary tract abnormalities or medical conditions that could predispose to serious outcomes or treatment failures. Although CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are frequently used in patients with ACP, t...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Wan CH,Tseng JR,Lee MH,Yang LY,Yen TC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology is characterized by fibrillar amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles, as well as the activation of astrocytosis, microglia activation, atrophy, dysfunctional synapse, and cognitive impairments. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that astrocytosis is cor...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Choo IL,Carter SF,Schöll ML,Nordberg A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the present study, we performed a systematic review of the current literature to assess the incremental value of (131)I single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT for the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). METHODS:The search of PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to ...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Xue YL,Qiu ZL,Song HJ,Luo QY

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The main objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of volumetric and metabolic information derivied from F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) in combination with computed tomography (CT) prior to liver transplantation (LT) in patients with nonresectable colorecta...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Grut H,Dueland S,Line PD,Revheim ME

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Antagonism of norepinephrine reuptake is now an important pharmacological strategy in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders, and many antidepressants have substantial potential occupancy of the norepinephrine transporter (NET) at recommended dosages. Despite the importance of understanding this tran...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Severance AJ,Milak MS,Kumar JSD,Prabhakaran J,Majo VJ,Simpson NR,Van Heertum RL,Arango V,Mann JJ,Parsey RV

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to validate the estimation of left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes (EDV, ESV) and ejection fraction (LVEF) as well as wall motion analysis from gated fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with severe coronary artery disease (CAD...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Schaefer WM,Lipke CS,Nowak B,Kaiser HJ,Buecker A,Krombach GA,Buell U,Kühl HP

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic PET (dPET) studies have been used until now primarily within research purposes. Although it is generally accepted that the information provided by dPET is superior to that of conventional static PET acquisitions acquired usually 60 min post injection of the radiotracer, the duration of dynamic protocols, the l...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss A,Pan L,Sachpekidis C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to determine safety, tolerability, and radiation burden of a [(68)Ga]NODAGA-RGD-PET for imaging integrin αvβ3 expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver cirrhosis. Moreover, metabolic stability and biokinetic data were compiled. METHODS:After injection of 154-1...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Haubner R,Finkenstedt A,Stegmayr A,Rangger C,Decristoforo C,Zoller H,Virgolini IJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to assess the role of CA 15.3, CT and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in patients with breast cancer and suspected disease relapse after primary treatment. METHODS:We studied 111 consecutive patients (mean age 61 ± 12 years) with previous breast cancer, already treated and with c...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Evangelista L,Baretta Z,Vinante L,Cervino AR,Gregianin M,Ghiotto C,Saladini G,Sotti G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:[18F]fluoroethylcholine (18FECH) has been shown to be a valuable PET-tracer in recurrent prostate cancer (PCa), but still has limited accuracy. RM2 is a gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPr) antagonist that binds to GRPr on PCa cells. Recent studies suggest that GRPr imaging with PET/CT is a prom...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Wieser G,Popp I,Christian Rischke H,Drendel V,Grosu AL,Bartholomä M,Weber WA,Mansi R,Wetterauer U,Schultze-Seemann W,Meyer PT,Jilg CA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to compare image quality and lesion detection capability between a digital and an analog PET/CT system in oncological patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred oncological patients (62 men, 38 women; mean age of 65 ± 12 years) were prospectively included from January-June 2018...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： López-Mora DA,Flotats A,Fuentes-Ocampo F,Camacho V,Fernández A,Ruiz A,Duch J,Sizova M,Domènech A,Estorch M,Carrió I

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vascular prosthesis infection (VPI) is a life-threatening complication that occurs in 0.5-5% of prostheses. Low-grade infections in non-acute patients are a diagnostic challenge requiring a new method with good diagnostic accuracy. The aim of this work was to define the accuracy of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in thes...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Spacek M,Belohlavek O,Votrubova J,Sebesta P,Stadler P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease that causes conduction disturbance, systolic dysfunction, and most notably sudden cardiac death. Accurate diagnosis of CS is thus mandatory; however, a reliable approach that enables diagnosis of CS with high sensitivity and specificity has ye...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Ohira H,Tsujino I,Yoshinaga K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate therapeutic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and predict breast cancer recurrence using Positron Emission Tomography Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-nine breast cancer patients underwent fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emi...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Kitajima K,Nakatani K,Yamaguchi K,Nakajo M,Tani A,Ishibashi M,Hosoya K,Morita T,Kinoshita T,Kaida H,Miyoshi Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to map treatment-induced (99m)Tc-Hynic-rh-annexin V uptake in normal tissues using co-registration of SPECT and CT. METHODS:Nineteen patients (11 male, 8 female, mean age 57 years) with various malignant tumours (12 lymphomas, four non-small cell lung cancers and three head and ne...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Kartachova MS,Valdés Olmos RA,Haas RL,Hoebers FJ,van den Brekel MW,van Zandwijk N,Herk Mv,Verheij M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review literature until November 2015 and reach a consensus on whether automatic semi-quantification of brain FDG-PET is useful in the clinical setting for neurodegenerative disorders. METHODS:A literature search was conducted in Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar. Papers were selected with a lower limit o...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Nobili F,Festari C,Altomare D,Agosta F,Orini S,Van Laere K,Arbizu J,Bouwman F,Drzezga A,Nestor P,Walker Z,Boccardi M,EANM-EAN Task Force for the Prescription of FDG-PET for Dementing Neurodegenerative Disorders.

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00