The impact of coaxial core biopsy guided by FDG PET/CT in oncological patients.

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：PURPOSE:Pretargeted radioimmunotherapy (PRIT) with bispecific antibodies (bsMAb) and a radiolabeled peptide reduces the radiation dose to normal tissues. Here we report the accuracy of an (111)In-labeled pretherapy test dose for personalized dosing of (177)Lu-labeled IMP288 following pretargeting with the anti-CEA × an...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Schoffelen R,Woliner-van der Weg W,Visser EP,Goldenberg DM,Sharkey RM,McBride WJ,Chang CH,Rossi EA,van der Graaf WT,Oyen WJ,Boerman OC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to develop a methodology for the comparison of pathology specimens after prostatectomy (post-S) with PET images obtained before surgery (pre-S). This method was used to evaluate the merit of (11)C-choline PET/CT for delineation of gross tumour volume (GTV) in prostate cancer (PC). MET...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Grosu AL,Weirich G,Wendl C,Prokic V,Kirste S,Geinitz H,Souvatzoglou M,Gschwend JE,Schwaiger M,Molls M,Weber WA,Treiber U,Krause BJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Positron emission tomography (PET) was evaluated in low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) to determine its impact on staging and management and to compare PET and gallium scans. METHODS:PET resulted in management plan changes in 74 patients with untreated low-grade NHL stages I to III. Patient outcomes to 12 mo...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Scott AM,Gunawardana DH,Wong J,Kirkwood I,Hicks RJ,Ho Shon I,Ramshaw JE,Robins P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the relationship between serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels, Tg doubling time (Tg-DT) and the diagnostic performance of (18)F-FDG PET/CT in detecting recurrences of (131)I-negative differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). METHODS:Included in the present study were 102 patients with DTC. All patients were...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Giovanella L,Trimboli P,Verburg FA,Treglia G,Piccardo A,Foppiani L,Ceriani L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The presence of lymph node involvement (N) and distant metastasis (M) in patients with invasive bladder carcinoma is a major determinant of survival and, therefore, a pivotal element in the therapeutic management. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the use of( 18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emi...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Drieskens O,Oyen R,Van Poppel H,Vankan Y,Flamen P,Mortelmans L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quantitative image reconstruction in positron emission tomography (PET) requires an accurate attenuation map of the object under study for the purpose of attenuation correction. Current dual-modality PET/CT systems offer significant advantages over stand-alone PET, including decreased overall scanning time and ...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Ay MR,Zaidi H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An image-based scatter correction (IBSC) method was developed to convert scatter-uncorrected into scatter-corrected SPECT images. The purpose of this study was to validate this method by means of phantom simulations and human studies with 99mTc-labeled tracers, based on comparison with the conventional triple e...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Shidahara M,Watabe H,Kim KM,Kato T,Kawatsu S,Kato R,Yoshimura K,Iida H,Ito K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to perform a systematic, semi-quantitative analysis of limbic perfusion in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) using coregistered single-photon emission tomography (SPET) images aligned to magnetic resonance (MR) images. Limbic perfusion in 40 patients with mild to moderate AD was compare...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Callen DJ,Black SE,Caldwell CB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the value of fluorine-18 2'-deoxy-2-fluoro- D-glucose (FDG) imaging with a double-headed gamma camera operated in coincidence (hybrid PET) detection mode in patients with suspected spondylitis. Comparison was made with conventional nuclear medicine imaging modalities and magnetic resonance imag...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Gratz S,Dörner J,Fischer U,Behr TM,Béhé M,Altenvoerde G,Meller J,Grabbe E,Becker W

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：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：PURPOSE:Positron emission tomography (PET) has been widely utilized in the study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) for decades. While most applications of PET have attempted to assess neuronal function after TBI, more recently, novel radiotracers have sought to image biomarkers in the context of TBI and chronic traumatic...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Ayubcha C,Revheim ME,Newberg A,Moghbel M,Rojulpote C,Werner TJ,Alavi A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to demonstrate that the results obtained with a calibration phantom could be used as a tool for standardizing measurement of heart to mediastinum (H/M) ratio in cardiac metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging. METHODS:Images of the phantom containing (123)I-MIBG were acquired on the cam...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Nakajima K,Okuda K,Matsuo S,Yoshita M,Taki J,Yamada M,Kinuya S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin-1A (5-HT(1A)) receptors are implicated in neurochemical mechanisms underlying anxiety and depression and their treatment. Animal studies have suggested that 4-(2'-methoxyphenyl)-1-[2'-[ N-(2"-pyridinyl)- p-[(18)F]fluorobenzamido] ethyl] piperazine ( p-MPPF) may be a suitable positron emission tomography (PET...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Sanabria-Bohórquez SM,Biver F,Damhaut P,Wikler D,Veraart C,Goldman S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is a matter of controversy whether prophylactic lymph node dissection improves prognosis and survival in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients without suspicion of lymph node metastases either clinically or on ultrasonography. It is possible that in such patients the use of lymphatic mapping and sentine...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Pelizzo MR,Rubello D,Boschin IM,Piotto A,Paggetta C,Toniato A,De Salvo GL,Giuliano A,Mariani G,Casara D

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:As hypoxia is believed to play an important role in the development and progression of prostate cancer, we evaluated whether 18F-labeled fluoroazomycin arabinoside (18F-FAZA) would be useful to identify tumor hypoxia in resectable prostate cancer. METHODS:Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT was performed on ...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Garcia-Parra R,Wood D,Shah RB,Siddiqui J,Hussain H,Park H,Desmond T,Meyer C,Piert M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for ischemic heart disease during the lockdown imposed by the Italian Government. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the number and the findings of stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-MPI performed bet...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Nappi C,Megna R,Acampa W,Assante R,Zampella E,Gaudieri V,Mannarino T,Green R,Cantoni V,Petretta M,Cuocolo A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The precise clinical utility of lung 201Tl uptake in exercise SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging remains open to research. This study validates an optimal index for lung 201Tl uptake measurement and assesses its value in the prediction of higher-risk coronary artery disease (CAD). METHOD:Three hundred and...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Moralidis E,Spyridonidis T,Arsos G,Anagnostopoulos C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate FDG PET/CT and CT for the detection of axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer (BC) patients and (2) to evaluate FDG PET/CT as a pre-test for the triage to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) versus axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). METHODS:The sensitivity...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Heusner TA,Kuemmel S,Hahn S,Koeninger A,Otterbach F,Hamami ME,Kimmig KR,Forsting M,Bockisch A,Antoch G,Stahl A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the performance characteristics of positron emission mammography (PEM) with those of whole-body PET (WBPET) and PET/CT in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. METHODS:A total of 178 women consented to PEM for presurgical planning in an IRB-approved protocol and also underwent either WBPET (n = ...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Kalinyak JE,Berg WA,Schilling K,Madsen KS,Narayanan D,Tartar M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Revascularization aims to improve myocardial perfusion. However, changes in regional artery-specific quantitative perfusion after revascularization have not been systematically investigated. It is unclear whether artery-specific thresholds for coronary flow capacity (CFC) and/or relative perfusion predict impro...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Bober RM,Milani RV,Oktay AA,Javed F,Polin NM,Morin DP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Facilitation of the ability of neuronal lineages derived from transplanted stem cells to differentiate is essential to improve the low efficacy of neuronal differentiation in stem cell therapy in vivo. Neurogenin 1 (Ngn1), a basic helix-loop-helix factor, has been used as an activator of neuronal differentiatio...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Oh HJ,Hwang DW,Youn H,Lee DS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is one of the main therapy options for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), resulting in an improvement in myocardial perfusion and exercise capacity. Nevertheless, studies have also demonstrated a positive effect of regular exercise training on myoc...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Kendziorra K,Walther C,Foerster M,Möbius-Winkler S,Conradi K,Schuler G,Sabri O,Hambrecht R,Kluge R

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between coronary artery calcium (CAC) and coronary vasodilator function. METHODS:We evaluated 136 patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing vasodilator stress (82)Rb PET/CT and CAC scoring who showed normal myocardial perfusion. The CAC score, resting and hype...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Curillova Z,Yaman BF,Dorbala S,Kwong RY,Sitek A,El Fakhri G,Anagnostopoulos C,Di Carli MF

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Enlarged perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale (CSO-EPVS) have been linked to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). To get insight into the underlying mechanisms of this association, we investigated the relationship between amyloid-β deposition assessed by 18F-florbetapir PET and CSO-EPVS in patients with a...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Raposo N,Planton M,Payoux P,Péran P,Albucher JF,Calviere L,Viguier A,Rousseau V,Hitzel A,Chollet F,Olivot JM,Bonneville F,Pariente J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) has now gained a place in the management of patients with cancer, including those with Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Restaging studies and those addressing the monitoring of response to treatment are especially in focus. Most of the knowledge gained has been achieved ...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Visvikis D,Ell PJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study is to determine the technical accuracy of segmental perfusion parameters assessed with quantitative cardiac PET imaging in the evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with stable angina. METHODS:A cohort of patients who participated in the EVINCI protocol underwent an eva...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Berti V,Sciagrà R,Neglia D,Pietilä M,Scholte AJ,Nekolla S,Rouzet F,Pupi A,Knuuti J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe the anatomical structures that show uptake of the somatostatin analogue octreotide in patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO). The study population comprised a series of 20 TAO patients attending the out-patient thyroid clinic and 12 patients presenting head or neck tum...

journal_title：European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

authors： Kainz H,Bale R,Donnemiller E,Gabriel M,Kovacs P,Decristoforo C,Moncayo R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00