Uptake and washout of I-123-MIBG in neuronal and non-neuronal sites in rat hearts: relationship to renal clearance.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the prognostic value of preoperative breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) uptake measured by a semi-quantitative method in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). METHODS:One hundred and sixty-two women with IDC who underwent preoperative BSGI were retrospectively enrolled. The tumor-to-nor...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yoon HJ,Kim Y,Chang KT,Kim BS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By means of Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy, an established method for assessing renal cortical damage, we evaluated the pick-up rate for renal defects (scars) by single photon computed tomography (SPECT) and planar images of 10 normal volunteers, and 58 patients (70 scintigrams) with upper urinary ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Itoh K,Asano Y,Tsukamoto E,Kato C,Nakada K,Nagao K,Furudate M,Gotoh T,Nonomura K,Koyanagi T

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this retrospective, single-center observational study, we investigated whether discontinuing metformin for at least 48 h prevents metformin-induced [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in all segments of the colon. METHODS:Patients with type 2 diabetes who were using metformin before undergoing an FDG PET...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Schreuder N,Klarenbeek H,Vendel BN,Jager PL,Kosterink JGW,van Puijenbroek EP

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the genotoxic effects of (90)Y and (186)Re in patients with hemophilia who were undergoing radionuclide synovectomy (RS) procedure in the last 3 years. METHODS:Nineteen patients were enrolled in the study. Most of the patients (n = 17) were hemophilia-A (mean age 20.6 ± 10.5 years) and 18 pati...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kavakli K,Cogulu O,Karaca E,Durmaz B,Ozkinay F,Aydogdu S,Ozkilic H,Balkan C,Karapinar D,Ay Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：AIM:The presence of an elevated copper concentration in cancer cells may be potentially used to differentiate healthy from transformed cells. In this study, we aimed to look at the possible role of (64)CuCl2 PET/CT in staging of patients with prostate cancer (PC). METHODS:Seven patients affected by histologically conf...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Capasso E,Durzu S,Piras S,Zandieh S,Knoll P,Haug A,Hacker M,Meleddu C,Mirzaei S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Positron emission tomography (PET) angiography utilizes early dynamic PET acquisitions for depiction of the arterial vasculature. The aim of this study was to assess image quality and to evaluate feasibility of F-18 FDG PET angiography of the abdominal arteries. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients were included in...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Drescher R,Freesmeyer M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the findings of adrenocortical scintigraphy with 131I-6-beta-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol (NCL-6-131I) of 39 patients to clarify its role in the evaluation of unilateral adrenal or juxtaadrenal masses incidentally discovered by CT, ultrasonography or plain radiography. Twenty-seven benign adrenal masses sh...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakajo M,Nakabeppu Y,Yonekura R,Iwashita S,Goto T

更新日期：1993-08-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Exact localization of recurrent iodine-negative thyroid cancer is mandatory, since surgery is the only curative therapy option in patients with iodine-negative tumor tissue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of (18)F-FDG-PET/CT as a routine diagnostic tool on clinical management in patients wi...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Bannas P,Derlin T,Groth M,Apostolova I,Adam G,Mester J,Klutmann S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:This case report illustrates the dynamic and static renal scintigraphic images of a patient with an unusual large diverticulum of the renal pelvis. The initial diagnosis by intravenous pyelography (IVP) and ultrasonographic (US) examination was a renal pelvic diverticulum of the left kidney, and the patient was referr...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Turgut B,Erselcan T,Ozdemir S,Hasbek Z,Tosun HB,Topaktas S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenogastric reflux, the reflux of duodenal bile into stomach, when suspected clinically requires an objective evaluation for proper management. In this study hepatobiliary scintigraphy in 91 patients of different clinical conditions was evaluated for presence of duodenogastric reflux. Upper gastrointestinal endosco...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Mittal BR,Ibrarullah M,Agarwal DK,Maini A,Ali W,Sikora SS,Das BK

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the diagnostic performance of early acquisition compared to late imaging for the detection of local recurrence of prostate cancer by means of ¹⁸F-FCH PET/CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:99 patients with radical prostatectomy (mean PSA 3.9 ± 5.03) were subjected to early dynamic PET/CT acquisition of the p...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Di Biagio D,Chiaravalloti A,Tavolozza M,Abbatiello P,Schillaci O

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported here is a case of an inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by 99mTc-red blood cell (RBC) scintigraphy performed for gastrointestinal bleeding in a 47-year-old man. It was shaped like a question mark ranging from the left upper abdomen to the pelvis. This is the first report of scintigraphic recognition of an...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yoshikai T,Yokomizo Y,Iwashita I,Okada Y,Koga H,Kudo S

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:On hepatobiliary scintigraphy, "preferential gallbladder (GB) filling without tracer excretion into the small bowel (SB) [p-GB-no-SB]" is occasionally seen on images obtained up to an hour. In such cases, many practitioners administer cholecystokinin (CCK) (even when the measurement of GB ejection fraction is...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Choi HJ,Jacene H,Kim CK

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:We present a comprehensive review of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) and the current and developing imaging and therapeutic modalities for NET with emphasis on Nuclear Medicine modalities. Subsequently, nanotechnology and its emerging role in cancer management, especially NET, are discussed. The article is both educative ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Arora G,Bandopadhyaya G

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared the diagnostic value of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) with that of computed tomography (CT) following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of inoperable recurrent or metastatic cancers in the lung. METHODS:Twelve patients (9 males and 3 females; 5 had recurrent l...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Okuma T,Okamura T,Matsuoka T,Yamamoto A,Oyama Y,Toyoshima M,Koyama K,Inoue K,Nakamura K,Inoue Y

更新日期：2006-02-01 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:Anatomic relation between pulmonary perfusion and morphology in pulmonary emphysema was assessed on deep-inspiratory breath-hold (DIBrH) perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-CT fusion images. METHODS:Subjects were 38 patients with pulmonary emphysema and 11 non-smoker controls, who su...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Suga K,Kawakami Y,Iwanaga H,Hayashi N,Seto A,Matsunaga N

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic calcification is often detected by bone scintigraphy. We recently saw metastatic calcification in the stomach and kidneys of a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Tc-99m HMDP accumulation into both organs was noted even in the first frame of dynamic data acquisition of 4 min/frame, suggest...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kinuya S,Taki J,Fujioka M,Michigishi T,Tonami N

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Treatment effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is traditionally accomplished with MRI and/or CT. The aim of the study was to assess the role of FDG-PET in post RFA hepatic tumor evaluation, in comparison with MRI and CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:28 patients (33 hepatic RFA lesions) who had post RFA FDG-PET wit...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Chen W,Zhuang H,Cheng G,Torigian DA,Alavi A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of viral myocarditis is essential for the clinician to assess the prognosis. In this study, Tl-201 myocardial scintigraphy and Tc-99m gated cardiac blood pool scan were performed in 16 patients with myocarditis diagnosed by clinical symptoms and laboratory findings and these nuclear medicine techniques were...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kawamura Y,Morishita T,Yamazaki J,Okuzumi I,Wakakura M,Muto T,Saji T,Matsuura H,Matsuo N,Yabe Y

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To design a mathematical model for quantifying cerebral blood flow using 99mTc-hexamethyl-propyleneamine oxime (HM-PAO), basic studies were performed in animals and human volunteers. Microautoradiography revealed that HM-PAO crossed the blood-brain barrier. Thin layer chromatographic studies demonstrated the rapid dis...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Matsuda H,Oba H,Terada H,Tsuji S,Sumiya H,Shiba K,Seki H,Imai K,Mori H,Hisada K

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is generally characterized by a decrease in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in the occipital lobe. However, not all patients with DLB have this feature. We explored characteristics of rCBF pattern changes to improve the identification of DLB, in addition to occipital hypope...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Shimizu S,Hanyu H,Hirao K,Sato T,Iwamoto T,Koizumi K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) contains natural radioactivity that emits beta particles and three gamma photons simultaneously. These beta particles and gamma photons increase the single and random rates in a positron emission tomography (PET) system while a beta particle and gamma photon produced in the sam...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yamamoto S,Horii H,Hurutani M,Matsumoto K,Senda M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00