abstract：PURPOSE:This article illustrates the complementary nature of preoperative radionuclide parathyroid imaging and intraoperative rapid parathyroid hormone (PTH) assays in primary hyperparathyroid disease. The authors review the literature on these procedures and compare this protocol and its cost-effectiveness with those ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wilkinson RH Jr,Leight GS Jr,Garner SC,Borges-Neto S

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) bone scans of the lumbar spine were evaluated in the management of patients with low back pain and suspected spondylolysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-three patients (mean age, 30 years) with high clinical suspicion of pars interarticularis defects were incl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dutton JA,Hughes SP,Peters AM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tl-201 and Tc-99m subtraction imaging is a well-established technique for detecting parathyroid adenomas. We report a case of a brown tumor of the upper sternum mimicking an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma on Tl-201 and Tc-99m subtraction imaging in a patient with hyperparathyroidism. This brown tumor showed T...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kumar R,Gupta R,Malhotra A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the yield and patterns of abnormalities noted by Tc-99m DMSA renal imaging in cases of first-time versus recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed 101 Tc-99m DMSA studies performed for 52 first-time and 49 recurrent UTIs in 99 children during a period...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Loutfi I,Al-Zaabi K,Elgazzar AH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We describe a new method for measuring brain tumor uptake of TI-201 and Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) that permits the semiquantitative comparison of tracer uptake to yield comparable "tumor bulk" ratios. We tested this method in patients treated recently and remotely with chemotherapy to determine if this method cou...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： San Pedro EC,Yilmaz M,Liu HG,Rosenfeld SS,Mountz JM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased bone activity in the sacroiliac joints has been shown to be a sensitive method for detecting sacroiliitis in brucellosis. Because symmetrically increased uptake usually is difficult to detect, this study was performed to improve the sensitivity by quantifying sacroiliac joint uptake. Quantification was accom...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： El-Desouki MI,Benjamin RS

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare brain perfusion and synaptic density in Alzheimer's disease assessed using I-123 iomazenil SPECT with brain perfusion assessed using Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Early and delayed I-123 iomazenil SPECT images acquired 20 and 180 minutes after injection were compared with Tc-99m HMPAO SP...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Varrone A,Soricelli A,Postiglione A,Salvatore M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Early determination that breast cancer is bilateral and multifocal can change therapy strategy and, subsequently, mortality and morbidity rates. The authors present a case with bilateral, multifocal breast cancer detected only by Tc-99m sestamibi imaging. METHODS:Early and delayed Tc-99m sestamibi imaging and ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Derebek E,Balci P,Alanyali H,Kocdor MA,Capa G,Gorken IB,Degirmenci B,Alakavuklar M,Canda T,Durak H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study documented the previously reported lower sensitivity of routine planar three-phase bone scintigraphy (BS) performed using a high-resolution parallel-hole collimator compared with MRI to diagnose nontraumatic avascular necrosis of the hip (AVN). METHODS:Six observers reviewed 143 bone scintigrams obt...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Scheiber C,Meyer ME,Dumitresco B,Demangeat JL,Schneegans O,Javier RM,Durkel J,Grob JC,Grucker D

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nuclear medicine techniques were used to show that the peripheral lymphatics are under autonomic control in much the same way as the blood vessels that supply the same anatomic region. METHODS:Three patients with complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) involving a lower extremity w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Howarth D,Burstal R,Hayes C,Lan L,Lantry G

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Residual liver uptake at 15 minutes (RLU15), a new index for predicting residual liver function after excision of hepatocellular carcinoma, was evaluated using dynamic liver images and SPECT by Tc-99m DTPA galactosyl human serum albumin. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 13 cases of hepatectomy, RLU15 was compared with...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Uetake M,Koizumi K,Yagawa A,Nogata H,Tezuka T,Kono H,Ozawa T,Kusano T,Miyabukuro M,Hosaka M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to recent advances in imaging technology and radiologic intervention, survival rates in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma have improved markedly. However, such prolonged survival has resulted in an increase in extrahepatic metastases. Tc-99m (Sn)-N-pyridoxyl-5-methyltryptophan (Tc-99m PMT), developed for he...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hayase N,Fukumoto M,Yoshida D,Kariya S,Akagi N,Kurohara A,Hisa N,Yoshida S

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A highly variable normal appearance of the sternal area makes interpretation difficult on planar bone imaging. These normal variants occur especially in the area above the xiphoid process of the sternum in which an oval photopenic area on anterior planar images may be seen. This finding is most likely caused by...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Han JK,Shih WJ,Stipp V,Magoun S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tc-99m sestamibi imaging was performed in two patients with multiple myeloma. Focal areas of increased uptake in one patient and diffuse skeletal uptake in the second patient were found. Tc-99m sestamibi appears to identify bone marrow and osteolytic involvement in multiple myeloma. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Di Gennaro F,Catalano L,Pace L,de Renzo A,Pinto AM,del Vecchio S,Rotoli B,Salvatore M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In normal aging persons, oxygen and glucose consumption progressively decreases with reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF), which could be responsible for age-related changes in cognitive functions. A data processing model with the use of Tc-99m SPECT of the human brain has been developed and found to be sensitive ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dormehl IC,Jordaan B,Oliver DW,Croft S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To produce fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) images with markers for normal organs and large blood vessels in patients with suspected lung cancer. METHODS:Dual isotope SPECT images were made using F-18 FDG- and Tc-99m-labeled autologous red cells. RESULTS:FDG-positive lesions are localized in relation to major structu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Burt R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of skeletal infection in many parts of the world. Bone scintigraphy is an excellent screening test for bone lesions and Ga-67 scintigraphy is a useful tool for detecting inflammatory lesions. This study determined the value of bone and Ga-67 scans in patients with skeletal TB. T...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lin WY,Wang SJ,Cheng KY,Shen YY,Changlai SP

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the potential of Tc-99m MIBI for detecting bone marrow malignancy, MIBI imaging of the femur was evaluated. There was no detectable MIBI activity in 125 of 141 (89%) control patients. Clearly demonstrated focal or tubular MIBI activity indicating intramedullary accumulation was demonstrated in 44 of 45 (9...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wakasugi S,Teshima H,Nakamura H,Hashizume T,Maeda T,Hiraoka A,Hasegawa Y,Masaoka T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute cholecystitis in an immunosuppressed patient with hepatocellular dysfunction is reported. The diagnostic dilemmas posed by the lack of specific sonographic findings, the possibility of acute gallbladder disease without early cystic duct obstruction, and the absence of clear guidelines for the interpret...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Assi Z,Bohnen NI,Shapiro B

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with disseminated osseous metastases due to breast cancer reported multifocal pain. Because of persisting pain after a first cycle of chemotherapy, 1,295 MBq Re-186 HEDP was administered intravenously. Excellent pain relief was observed. Subsequently, the patient received further combined chemotherapy and Re...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Palmedo H,Grünwald F,Wagner U,Köhler S,Krebs D,Biersack HJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examples of Ga-67 and Tl-201 scans in AIDS patients performed at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York are presented. Use of these methods is the adopted approach at this institution in AIDS patients for localizing sites of tumor or infection involvement. A Ga-67 scan is the most common nuclear medicin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Turoglu HT,Akisik MF,Naddaf SY,Omar WS,Kempf JS,Abdel-Dayem HM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal damage has been linked to memory impairment. To clarify the relationship between decreased hippocampal blood flow and memory impairment in patients after cardiovascular surgery, the authors compared Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT findings and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores. Eight patients who had valve re...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nishimura T,Fukuchi K,Hayashida K,Hirose Y,Iwamoto B

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with subacute cerebral infarction underwent benzodiazepine receptor imaging using I-123-iomazenil and cerebral perfusion imaging with Tc-99m HMPAO and Tc-99m ECD. Iomazenil early images resembled HMPAO images, which demonstrated increased uptake in a part of the infarcted site. Iomazenil delayed images an...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hashimoto J,Sasaki T,Itoh Y,Nakamura K,Kubo A,Amano T,Fukuuchi Y

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Primary hyperparathyroidism is a disease of uncertain etiology that results from hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) by the parathyroid gland. In most institutions, the preferred imaging protocol utilizes a dual-phase technique with Tc-99m sestamibi which is reported to be more sensitive than earlier pr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Klieger P,O'Mara R

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report atypical findings of discordant bone scans and radiography seen in a patient with transient osteoporosis of the hip (TOH). Presented in the case of a 60-year-old man who had spontaneous onset of left hip pain which worsened for 2 months with weight-bearing on the affected side. Initial and follow-up...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tan TX,Dardani M,Neal DJ,Mueller CF,Pozderac RV

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fibrosing alveolitis is a prominent feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc), and accounts for much of the morbidity and mortality of this disease. Sensitive techniques for the detection and monitoring of fibrosing alveolitis could target patients for early therapeutic intervention. The objective of this small pil...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Richard M,Cox D,Earle L,Varga J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors have neuroendocrine features. In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that 50%-75% of SCLC tumors express receptors for somatostatin. This might enable in vivo localization of the primary tumor and its metastases by using scintigraphy with a radiolabeled somatostat...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hochstenbag MM,Heidendal GA,Wouters EF,ten Velde GP

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether rapid, dynamic SPECT imaging with Tc-99m labeled red blood cells was technically feasible and of value in the detection of cavernous hemangiomas of the liver. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The acquisition protocol for Tc-99m labeled red blood cell imaging of hepatic hemangiomas was modified with s...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Siegel A,Mazurek R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Interpretation of radionuclide arthrograms (RNA) of the knee after total knee joint replacement (TKR) may be difficult because of the lack of sufficient anatomic reference information. Additional transmission images may provide the necessary reference information required for correct interpretation of RNA of...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hayes AA,Cardaci G,Bower GD

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 27-year-old woman with gamma probe-guided resection of a recurrent regional lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer. Reoperation is often impaired in cases with extensive scarring because of previous surgery, high-dose radioiodine therapy, and external irradiation. In this ca...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gallowitsch HJ,Fellinger J,Mikosch P,Kresnik E,Lind P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the significance of increased perfusion associated with some hepatic hemangiomata during radionuclide blood volume imaging. METHODS:Immediate dynamic planar projections and delayed SPECT imaging of a hepatic lesion were obtained after the administration of Tc-99m-labeled RBC. Scintigraphic data ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Dwamena BA,Belcher KK,Dasika N,Frey KA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the findings and usefulness of Ga-67 scanning in recent cases of tuberculosis (TB). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The authors reviewed chest x-ray films and Ga-67 citrate scans of 52 patients with culture-confirmed infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis treated after 1988. RESULTS:Ga-67 scans were...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Goldfarb CR,Colp C,Ongseng F,Finestone H,Havas J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the authors described a 31-year-old woman with differentiated thyroid cancer is presented who had radioiodine uptake in the distribution of the tracheobronchial tree in association with symptoms of an acute respiratory tract infection. As expected, the uptake was transient and disappeared on the follo...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bakheet SM,Hammami MM,Powe J

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage is very common, but it is not universally detectable by transcranial Doppler. SPECT imaging of regional cerebral blood flow with Tc-99m exametazime serves as a complementary test to transcranial Doppler in the evaluation of patients at high risk for vasospasm. The signi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lewis DH,Newell DW,Winn HR

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pneumonia is one of the many causes of a scintigraphic ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch. To evaluate the morphologic features of V/Q mismatched areas in patients with interstitial pneumonia, we correlated the findings on lung scintigraphy using Kr-81m and Tc-99m MAA with CT scan findings. Of 41 patien...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ogawa Y,Ashizawa K,Hashmi R,Takemoto Y,Hayashi K

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scintigraphic findings in a rare case of a unilateral matched ventilation perfusion defect, Swyer-James (Macleod's) syndrome, are presented. A 40-year-old man underwent ventilation/perfusion imaging for acute onset of dyspnea. The scan showed markedly diminished ventilation, vascular flow, and perfusion unilateral...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Salmanzadeh A,Pomeranz SJ,Ramsingh PS

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunoscintigraphy (RIS) with Tc-99m labeled 170H.82, an intact murine monoclonal antibody (MAb) was performed in 27 patients with suspected primary, recurrent, or metastatic breast cancer. For radioimmunoimaging the authors used a double-headed, high-resolution gamma camera. The lesions detected by RIS were eval...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lind P,Gallowitsch HJ,Mikosch P,Kresnik E,Gomez I,Omann J,Dinges HP,Boniface G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tl-201 chloride has been used to image viable tumors in various sites of the body. There has been limited use of Tl-201 below the diaphragm because of normal uptake in the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestines. The use of sequential Tl-201 and Tc-99m sulfur colloid in the detection and characterization of susp...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kempf JS,Hudak R,Abdel-Dayem HM,Freiman H,Cheung Y

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with primary breast lymphoma were reported. All patients had rapidly growing breast masses and these masses showed nonspecific findings in mammography and on ultrasound. They resembled phyllodes tumor or invasive ductal carcinomas. Ga-67 scintigraphy showed intense accumulation was seen in all of the ly...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Koizumi M,Aruga A,Yamada K

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of Tc-99m tetrofosmin (TF) is reported in a case of parathyroid adenoma. A 65-year-old woman was studied on different days with TF, Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) and Tl-201 chloride (Tl). TF and MIBI injections were preceded by oral administration of potassium perchlorate. Clear identification of the adenoma was ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mansi L,Rambaldi PF,Marino G,Pecori B,Del Vecchio E

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00