abstract：:Scar involvement is a rare but characteristic cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis. The concurrent presence of FDG-avid lymphadenopathy and scar involvement (the "scar sign") is a useful finding on FDG PET/CT to suggest sarcoidosis, especially when biopsy specimens are difficult to obtain. A 46-year-old woman who pr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lu SJ,Lee VK,Loo SW

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PET using the radiotracer (18)F-FDG is used for staging patients with esophageal cancer. Nonmalignant conditions, mainly inflammation and some benign tumors, however, can cloud the clinical picture by taking up FDG and producing a false-positive result. We report the case of a 46 year-old man with squamous cell carcin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bingham BA,Hatef DA,Chevez-Barrios P,Blackmon SH,Kim MP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a total or near total thyroidectomy and radioiodine ablation therapy for differential thyroid cancer (DTC), routine follow-up methods are (131)I or (131)I whole-body scanning (WBS) as well as serum thyroglobulin (Tg) and anti-thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) levels. We describe a case of a 41-year-old woman with follicul...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Aliyev A,Ylmaz S,Ozhan M,Asa S,Halac M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:(177)Lu-labeled ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetrakis methylene phosphonic acid ((177)Lu-EDTMP), was used to palliate metastatic bone pain as a new bone-seeking radiopharmaceutical. In this phase II study, we assessed the efficacy and safety of (177)Lu-EDTMP for bone pain palliation in patients with breast cancer ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yuan J,Liu C,Liu X,Wang Y,Kuai D,Zhang G,Zaknun JJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular metastases secondary to thyroid cancer are extremely uncommon, typically affecting the orbit rather than the globe and uvea. Within the uveal structures, the choroid is more commonly involved than the iris and ciliary body. We present a 56-year-old male patient who underwent total thyroidectomy for metastatic p...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Padma S,Tiwari A,Borde CR,G S S,Palaniswamy SS

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemiplegic migraine (HM) is an unusual type of migraine, with few cases reported in the literature. Unlike other types of migraine, aura HM presents accompanying motor deficit manifestations that do not last more than 24 hours. We report a 27-year-old man referred to us from the emergency department to carry out a cer...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jiménez-Hoyuela JM,Amrani-Raissouni T,Gallardo-Tur A,Moya-Espinosa F,Padilla-Parrado F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital after incidental detection of a left renal lesion on ultrasound scan. Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT scan revealed a moderately enhanced lesion in the left kidney and a round mass with slight enhancement in the retroperitoneum. FDG PET/CT imaging was performed for whole...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Wang Y,Zuo C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and (18)F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) findings of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH). PATIENTS AND METHODS:MRI and FDG PET/CT findings were reviewed in 6 patie...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dong A,Dong H,Wang Y,Gong J,Lu J,Zuo C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Papillary thyroid carcinomas smaller than 1 cm are classified as papillary microcarcinomas (PMCs). Papillary microcarcinomas are usually considered low-risk tumors; however in some cases, PMCs behave aggressively and metastasize early, giving rise to clinically metastatic disease. Debate exists in th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ardito G,Revelli L,Giustozzi E,Salvatori M,Fadda G,Ardito F,Avenia N,Ferretti A,Rampin L,Chondrogiannis S,Colletti PM,Rubello D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient was a 57-year-old man with lung cancer. He was referred to nuclear medicine department for the evaluation of bone metastases. Bone scintigraphy was performed with 99mTc-labeled HDP. An abnormal photopenic area around the heart was seen on blood pool images. Delayed image of the thorax was normal. Chest x-r...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Unal K,Unlu M,Guner L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ¹⁸F-choline PET/CT (18FCH-PET/CT) in restaging patients previously treated by radical prostatectomy for a prostate cancer, presenting with biochemical relapse during follow-up (FU). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Three hundred thirty-one patients referred to us from ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Marzola MC,Chondrogiannis S,Ferretti A,Grassetto G,Rampin L,Massaro A,Castellucci P,Picchio M,Al-Nahhas A,Colletti PM,Marcolongo A,Rubello D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:F-FDG PET has been used for vascular disease, but its role in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) remains prospectively unexplored. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Whole-body F-FDG PET/CT scans were performed in patients 1 to 10 weeks after onset of symptomatic DVT (n = 12) and in control subjects without DVT (n = 24). The metabo...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rondina MT,Lam UT,Pendleton RC,Kraiss LW,Wanner N,Zimmerman GA,Hoffman JM,Hanrahan C,Boucher K,Christian PE,Butterfield RI,Morton KA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man presented with right lower extremity numbness and weakness. CT demonstrated an irregular left parietal hypoattenuation with a punctuate calcification. MRI revealed a T1 low signal and T2 high signal lesion with extensive surrounding edema. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI showed an irregular enhancing lesion....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zeng T,Ji ZY,Shi SS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: A 50-year-old-man with abdominal pain, who had undergone aortic aneurysm reconstructive surgery (aortic graft) 3 years before, was admitted to the hospital. A CT scan showed findings suggestive of perigraft infection. Scintigraphy with 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocytes confirmed the dia...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cortés J,Villaverde J,Garrido M,Pombo M,Ruibal A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old woman had fever, rash, and joint pain. Physical examination revealed multiple enlarged lymph nodes. A possibility of lymphoma was considered and FDG PET/CT was performed, which demonstrated elevated FDG activity not only in many lymph nodes but also in the spleen and liver. However, adult-onset Still dis...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cai L,Chen Y,Huang Z

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth arrest lines (also referred to as Harris lines) refer to dense metaphyseal trabecular lines, perpendicular to the long axis of the bone. The phenomenon is seen only in patients with immature skeletal structure after periods of nutritional insufficiency, illness, and prolonged immobilization or bisphosphonates a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lim R,Carrasquillo JA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. There are several published studies on the evolution and prognosis of patients with ICM. However, reports on the therapeutic management in clinical practice are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze coronary revascularization (...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Romero-Farina G,Candell-Riera J,Aguadé-Bruix S,Ferreira-Gonzalez I,Igual A,García-Dorado D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman presented with nausea and abdominal distension 15 months after surgical resection of osteoclast-like giant cell tumor in the left lobe of the liver. An 18F-FDG PET/CT scan was performed to evaluate the recurrent tumor. The images demonstrated the recurrent malignancy in the liver. In addition, meta...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang J,Chen L,Li F,Xiao Y,Zhuang H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of the current study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FDG PET or PET/CT for intramedullary and extramedullary lesions in multiple myeloma. METHODS:The authors conducted a systematic MEDLINE search of published articl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lu YY,Chen JH,Lin WY,Liang JA,Wang HY,Tsai SC,Kao CH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes was admitted to our hospital presenting with generalized bone pains, hypercalcemia, and elevated parathyroid hormone level. Enhanced CT scan demonstrated a large soft tissue mass in the right anterior mediastinum. Tc-MIBI scintigraphy revealed the focal accumulation of radiotra...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Li L,Chen L,Yang Y,Han J,Wu S,Bao Y,Jia W

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man with a lung mass underwent multiple-time-point FDG PET/CT imaging for diagnostic evaluation. The initial PET imaging (performed at 1 hour after tracer injection) revealed equivocal bone marrow uptake in the right iliac bone and proximal femurs in addition to lung and mediastinal lesions. The 3-hour d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Cheng G,Alavi A,Lim E,Akers SR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man with no relevant history was analyzed for weight loss, night sweats, and left upper quadrant pain. An abdominal ultrasound and CT scan were performed, revealing a lobulated rim-enhancing mass in the left adrenal gland. Further analysis by an F-FDG PET/CT scan demonstrated high uptake in the periphery...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Scheurkogel MM,Tim J,Jeurissen FJ,Quarles van Ufford HM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fully automated synthesis of 11C-labeled 2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-fluorophenyl)tropane (11C CFT) as a dopamine transporter positron emission tomography (PET) tracer is performed with Sep-Pak purification, which cannot separate 11C CFT from nor-β-CFT and will result in the residual precursor nor-β-CFT in the final ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Huang T,Wang H,Tang G,Liang X,Shi X,Zhang X

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal scintigraphic features of 111In pentetreotide include uptake in the pituitary, thyroid, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, gallbladder, and bowel. In premenopausal women, faint activity can be seen in the breasts. We present 2 cases of symmetrical, markedly increased mammary uptake. Our hypothesis to ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Van Eeckhoudt SF,Teunissen JJ,Kwekkeboom DJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old man was admitted for evaluation of recently developed anemia and bone pain. The bone scan showed diffusely active lesions in the peripheral bones, symmetrically. Interestingly, 18F-FDG PET/CT revealed the hypermetabolic changes in the peripheral bones as well as the internal organs. Biopsy of bone marrow...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oh SY,Cheon GJ,Jeong E,Lee S,Park TG,Pahk K,Choe JG

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We emphasize the role of Tc-99m-3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylicacid (DPD) scintigraphy as a noninvasive tool to distinguish transthyretin (TTR)-related cardiac amyloidosis from other forms of cardiac amyloidosis. We report the case of a 76-year-old male patient suffering from congestive heart failure in whom i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rossi P,Tessonnier L,Frances Y,Mundler O,Granel B

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schmorl's node (SN) is a common entity characterized by protrusion of intervertebral disc material through a break in the subchondral end plate of a vertebral body. They can show increased 99mTC methylene diphosphonate uptake on bone scintigraphy mimicking metastasis and can be symptomatic. Differentiation of SN from ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Singh H,Sharma P,Naswa N,Nazar AH,Khangembam BC,Sahoo MK,Kumar R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chest radiograph revealed a large left lower hemithorax mass in a 48-year-old nonsmoker woman with chronic cough and dyspnea. Whole-body contrast-enhanced PET/CT confirmed a large mass with relatively uniform mild FDG uptake (standardized uptake value=1.8). No signs of infiltration, pleural effusion, significant reg...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gorospe L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis of colorectal adenocarcinoma to the larynx is a very rare condition. Here, we report a 72-year-old woman with a history of rectal adenocarcinoma. She was referred for whole-body FDG PET/CT scanning because of an elevating serum level of carcinoembryonic antigen. PET images showed focally increased FDG accum...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chen TY,Hung GU,Hung CC,Chiu JS,Kao CH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-mail messages and face-to-face meetings both are important methods of communication, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Conducting informal one-on-one meetings well is important to the success of a leader or manager. However, the follower can also do many things to optimize the success of a one-on-on...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 58-year-old man whose incidentally discovered papillary thyroid carcinoma in the left lobe showed high FDG and low FLT uptake on PET/CT. The SUVmax was 19.7 for FDG and 3.0 for FLT. The Ki-67 labeling index of the tumor was 1.9%. Thus, the low FLT uptake might be attributed to the low proliferative activit...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nakajo M,Nakajo M,Kajiya Y,Jinguji M,Mori S,Aridome K,Suenaga T,Tanaka S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone metastasis developing after differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is common, and in most cases, this condition leads to osteolysis. However, treatment of bone metastases in DTC patients is a great challenge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous osteoplasty (POP) c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Song HJ,Wu CG,Xue YL,Xu YH,Qiu ZL,Luo QY

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study was aimed to determine the efficacy of integrated FDG PET/CT in patients with gallbladder cancer (GBC) with suspicion of recurrent disease. METHODS:A total of 49 patients (male: 15, female: 34; median age: 52.5 years) with GBC underwent FDG PET/CT for suspected recurrence. A total of 62 PET/CT sc...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kumar R,Sharma P,Kumari A,Halanaik D,Malhotra A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 82-year-old woman was followed up for an uterine cervical adenocarcinoma treated by surgery. A whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography study revealed a pathologic fluorodeoxyglucose uptake located in the umbilicus associated to peritoneal carcinomatosis. Biopsy of the umbilical nodule demonstrate...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Métivier D Jr,Bonardel G,Rouquie D,Gontier E,Chargari C,Dechaud C,Foehrenbach H,Chapuis O

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four consecutive patients presented with extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) in the conjunctiva. After the initial resection, long-term follow-up without additional therapy showed the clinical relapse. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography fused with ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Matsuo T,Ichimura K,Tanaka T,Kaji M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a bone-seeking positron-emitting tracer with high sensitivity and specificity for detection of osseous lesions, particularly osteolytic lesions. We believe that NaF positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans can provide a more thorough and conclusive evaluation of bone d...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sheth S,Colletti PM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether computed tomography based-attenuation correction (CT-AC) provides any advantage over non-attenuation-corrected (NAC) images for qualitative and quantitative analysis of single photon emission tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). METHODS:W...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sharma P,Patel CD,Karunanithi S,Maharjan S,Malhotra A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of ⁶⁸Ga-DOTANOC (⁶⁸Gallium-labeled [1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid]-1-NaI³-octreotide) PET/CT for localization of the primary tumor in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary of neuroendocrine origin. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty patients (median age, 55 years...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Naswa N,Sharma P,Kumar A,Soundararajan R,Kumar R,Malhotra A,Ammini AC,Bal C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the redifferentiative and antiproliferative effects of rosiglitazone in patients with progressive differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) without or with negligible overall radioiodine uptake. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 9 patients with progressive DTC with either no or only ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Rosenbaum-Krumme SJ,Freudenberg LS,Jentzen W,Bockisch A,Nagarajah J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attendees at a meeting have different ways in which they get information and make decisions, different personal needs, and different ways in which they participate in groups. Some have counterproductive behaviors in committee meetings, such as attacking others, talking too long but not saying much, talking too lit...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00