abstract：:We present a case of a right skull base paraganglioma detected using F-choline PET/CT in a 63-year-old man. The F-choline PET/CT scan was performed to assess a known prostate cancer. In addition, the scan demonstrated a mildly choline-avid (SUVmax, 3.8) tumor within the carotid sheath of the right skull base, extendin...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harbourne AD,Bradley KM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This pilot study aimed to prove the complementary value of a novel Gallium-labeled heterodimeric peptide, Ga-NOTA-3P-TATE-RGD, in detection and evaluation of tumors with somatostatin receptor subtype 2 or integrin αvβ3 overexpression, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zheng Y,Wang H,Tan H,Cui X,Yao S,Zang J,Zhang L,Zhu Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many lessons relevant to burnout from studying the literature on positive psychology. For example, resilience can be taught. A major portion of resilience and fighting burnout is finding meaning in work. Positive thinking, optimism, positive self-talk, and ways to diminish stress and increase happiness and e...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds JA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress-lymphoscintigraphy evaluates the effects of exercise on lymph drainage. Results may predict outcomes of complex physical therapy as a first-line lymphedema treatment. Microsurgical approaches are best in patients with lymphangectasia or dermal backflow. Lymphatic pathway mapping helps plan lympho-venous anastom...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tartaglione G,Visconti G,Bartoletti R,Gentileschi S,Ieria FP,Colletti PM,Rubello D,Salgarello M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare neoplasm arising from the neural crest cells of olfactory epithelium mostly in the nasal vault. We describe the Ga DOTANOC PET/CT findings of a 44-year-old woman who was operated for right nasal mass diagnosed as paraganglioma in the past and then develop a mass in the right nasal cavit...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tripathy S,Kumar R,Kakkar A,Kumar R,Sharma P,Shamim SA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 43-year-old man who underwent a radical prostatectomy 3 years before the procedure (June 2015) for a locally advanced Gleason 7(4 + 3) prostate adenocarcinoma (pT3aN0), with negative surgical margins, followed by salvage radiotherapy. He also underwent antiandrogen therapy for biochemical relapse...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mariotti GC,Cunha ML,Carneiro A,Smaletz O,Baroni RH,Garcia RG

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of presurgical assessment is to delimit the epileptogenic zone and the functional deficit zone with a brain MRI, an electroencephalograph or even a stereo-electroencephalograph (SEEG), neuropsychological evaluation, and a cerebral FDG PET. Several studies concur that the hypometabolism of FDG P...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Montaz-Rosset MS,Scholly J,Voulleminot P,Severac F,Hirsch E,Valenti-Hirsch MP,Namer IJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary endometrial hepatoid adenocarcinoma is a rare tumor. We present a case of a 64-year-old woman with vaginal bleeding for 2 months and a markedly elevated serum α-fetoprotein of 3931 ng/mL. Hysteroscopic segmental curettage revealed endometrial adenocarcinoma. A pelvic MRI was performed for local tumor invasion,...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Yin H,Hu Y,Xiu Y,Luo R,Shi H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rapid expansion of robot-assisted surgical procedures, the need for robot-compliant image guidance technologies has also increased. Examples hereof are the integrated firefly fluorescence camera, the drop-in ultrasound probe, and the recently introduced DROP-IN gamma probe. Combined with Ga-prostate-specific ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： van Leeuwen FWB,van Oosterom MN,Meershoek P,van Leeuwen PJ,Berliner C,van der Poel HG,Graefen M,Maurer T

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hairy cell leukemia is a rare hematologic malignancy characterized by splenomegaly, pancytopenia, and susceptibility to infections. We report a case of a 66-year-old man, diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia, without severe cytopenias and splenomegaly, but with an extensive pathological retroperitoneal mass and infiltra...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Doma A,Škerget M,Žagar I

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in adults is most commonly caused by insulinomas, which pose a diagnostic challenge to physicians, surgeons, and radiologists and require multimodality imaging for precise localization and staging. PET tracers such as F-FDOPA and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor analogs have be...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sood A,Basher RK,Kang M,Shukla J,Behera A,Walia R,Nada R,Mittal BR,Bhattacharya A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-FDG PET/CT was performed on a 70-year-old man to stage the newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. A hypermetabolic lesion in the gallbladder fundus was revealed incidentally and suspected for gallbladder carcinoma, but was finally proven to be a cholesterol granuloma by the pathology of cholecystectomy. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Fu Z,Chen X,Yang X,Li Q

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) is benign mesenchymal neoplasm, and it rarely induces hypophosphatemia. We report a 49-year-old woman with suspicious tumor-induced osteomalacia underwent Ga-DOTA-TATE PET/CT to identify potential causative tumor, which showed a hypermetabolic soft tissue nodule in the right f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jia C,Shao F,Yang M,Qin C,Lan X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 had previous history of parathyroid surgery and left thyroid lobectomy 5 years earlier, and was referred for recurrent hypoglycemic episodes. Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT had showed multiple lesions in the right lung, liver, and pancreas. Biopsy from pancreas revealed l...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Novruzov F,Mehmetbeyli L,Aliyev JA,Abbasov B,Mehdi E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidental findings on PET CT studies are common. The distribution of Ga-DOTATATE is dependent on cell surface expression of somatostatin receptors, which may be pathologic or physiologic. Osteoporosis circumscripta is the early lytic phase of Paget disease associated with well-defined osteopenia, most commonly seen w...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Gandy N,Ordidge KL,Arshad M,Win Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraosseous Tc-MDP uptake on bone scans is frequently encountered and has a broad differential diagnosis. A small subset of such patients can present with intestinal Tc-MDP uptake. We present the case of a 35-year-old woman with status after right nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, being followed with bone scan fo...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ng TSC,Sakellis CG,Jacene HA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive gastric mucosa Meckel diverticulum generally shows nonmoving activity in the right abdomen, which appears early in the study at about the same time of the appearance of the stomach. However, a stoma from ileostomy can result in similar findings on dynamic images. The difference between a true Meckel diverticu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Wen Z,Salerno L,Zhuang H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 27-year-old woman referred to our department for the characterization of a 7 × 6-cm left ischio-anal fossa mass by Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT. Several diagnoses were previously mentioned, in particular, myxoid sarcoma but also pelvic paraganglioma. Urinary methoxylated derivates and blood chromogranin A...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Thuillier P,Risson JR,Eusen Y,Uguen A,Abgral R

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:No study has analyzed a sizeable cohort that comprised solely peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) patients for the diagnostic and prognostic performance of F-FDG PET/CT for bone marrow (BM) involvement. This study aimed to investigate the utility of PET/CT for the identification of BM involvement and to explore i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Abe Y,Kitadate A,Usui Y,Narita K,Kobayashi H,Miura D,Takeuchi M,Oʼuchi E,Oʼuchi T,Matsue K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old woman presented with a multinodular goiter, causing local symptoms and hyperthyroisdism. Besides a hypofunctioning benign nodule (TIRADS 3, benign in FNAC), the conventional diagnostic revealed another small hyperfunctioning nodule with suspicious ultrasound features (TIRADS 4C). To rule out a trapping-o...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Seifert P,Gühne F,Freesmeyer M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether the evaluation of tumors, lymphoid cell-rich organs, and immune-related adverse events (IRAE) with F-FDG PET/CT can predict the efficacy and outcome of immunotherapy. METHODS:Forty patients who underwent F-FDG-PET/CT scans before and after therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors from D...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Nobashi T,Baratto L,Reddy SA,Srinivas S,Toriihara A,Hatami N,Yohannan TK,Mittra E

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old man experienced recurrent vertigo refractory to antiplatelet medications. Cerebral angiography showed occlusion of bilateral vertebral arteries with poor collateral circulation. PET using O2 gas showed reduced blood flow and metabolic rate of oxygen and elevated oxygen extraction fraction in bilateral ce...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Oikawa K,Kobayashi M,Beppu T,Terasaki K,Ogasawara K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various etiologies could cause focal I accumulation. Hepatic cyst is one of these etiologies. Here we present a 59-year-old man with a history of papillary thyroid cancer resection who received radioiodine therapy for three times. The images after the I therapy of the second and third time showed variable activity upt...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shao F,Tang J,Lan X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoid is a subtype of neuroendocrine tumor, a rare group of tumors that are known to express somatostatin receptor 2. Ga-DOTATATE is a somatostatin analog that is specific for somatostatin receptor 2 and therefore allows visualization of neuroendocrine tumors. We present 2 cases of primary multifocal small bowel c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Clark M,Nathan M,Broski SM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is rare paraneoplastic disorder generally caused by small benign neoplasm. Somatostatin receptor imaging has emerged as imaging of the choice in the localization of the causative tumors in new patients with clinical diagnosis of TIO. An accurate localization of the causative tum...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shi X,Jing H,Li F,Zhao Y,Wang Z,Huo L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy underwent 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy. Upon discontinuation of androgen deprivation therapy, serum prostate-specific antigen rose again to 0.69 ng/mL, and F-DCFPyL PET/CT was performed to identify the site of recurrence. However, on...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chaussé G,Laufer J,Abikhzer G,Probst S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies. Often, patients present with inoperable and advanced disease. Selective internal radionuclide therapy offers prolonged survival and improved quality of life by delivering high radiation dose to the tumor with minimal complications. We report 2 inop...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shukla J,Kalra N,Kumar R,Bhusari P,Chhabra A,Parmar M,Vatsa R,Singh H,Duseja A,Mittal BR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma rarely involves the major bile duct. Here, we reported a 46-year-old man with liver cancer who underwent FDG PET/CT for staging. The images showed abnormal FDG uptake in the left lobe and hilum of the liver, which was confirmed as hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic portal bile duct tumor thr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang W,Fang C,Liu H,Chen Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of supra-scrotal vasitis incidentally detected in patients who had undergone mesh herniorrhaphy. PET/CT in patients undergoing lymphoma work-up and health check-up revealed hypermetabolic dilatation of vas deferens in the external iliac area. There were no symptoms, and blood test results did not i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Seo M,Ha ND,Jo JC,Park SH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year-old man, who had been diagnosed with small lymphocytic lymphoma with cervical localization, underwent F-FDG PET/CT with iodinated contrast medium due to the appearance of cervical swelling suspected of illness relapse. PET/CT revealed intense F-FDG uptake in multiple cervical and subdiaphragmatic lymph nodes...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lavalle M,Minordi LM,Hohaus S,Manfredi R,Rufini V

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85-year-old man with a 2-year history of prostate cancer, treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, presented increased prostatic-specific antigen levels. F-choline PET/CT showed focal prostatic uptake consistent with known local recurrence, increased uptake of 2 hypodense thyroid nodules and of 2 left cervic...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vija Racaru L,Gabiache E,Fontaine S,DʼAure D,Mourey L,Courbon F,Zerdoud S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT scan for primary staging discovered increased Ga-PSMA uptake in a known anal fistula in a recently diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer patient. The patient had an ongoing history of surgical revisions of complex fistulas in the perianal region, contributing to active...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Klingenberg S,Jochumsen MR,Nielsen TF,Bouchelouche K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 61-year-old man with history of prostate cancer and rising PSA levels referred for restaging. Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT identified 2 lung nodules with low and moderate PSMA uptake. Subsequent F-FDG PET/CT showed high hypermetabolism in the nodule with low PSMA uptake, and low hypermetabolism in the nodu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Perez PM,Hope TA,Behr SC,van Zante A,Small EJ,Flavell RR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate large cell neuroendocrine tumor is a rare disease. In this case, metastatic areas showing FDG uptake, somatostatin receptor positivity, and PSMA expression are shown in F-FDG PET/CT, Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT, and Ga-PSMA PET/CT in a 70-year-old man with the diagnosis of prostate large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma....

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Acar E,Kaya GÇ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with a rare anomaly, intrathoracic renal ectopia. Her medical history includes a surgically corrected congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which can cause late presentations of diaphragmatic hernia in adult life. The Tc-MAG3 renogram demonstrated slower emptying of the dilated pelvi...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ten Broek MRJ,Te Beek ET,Stuurman-Wieringa RE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and ankle edema. Constrictive pericarditis with an unexplained mass surrounding the heart was diagnosed by ultrasound. Accordingly, F-FDG PET/CT was performed. Multiple PET-positive noduli and irregular tissue were located in the pericardium, with pleural fluid pres...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edel JP,Balink H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) derived from pretreatment F-FDG PET/CT in patients with esophageal cancer. METHODS:PubMed and EMBASE databases were searched until April 12, 2018, for studies that evalua...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Han S,Kim YJ,Woo S,Suh CH,Lee JJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid pneumonia is uncommon disease caused by presence of macroscopic fat in the lung parenchyma commonly originating from exogenous source secondary to aspiration or inhalation of animal fats or mineral or vegetable oils. Alternatively, it can be due to endogenous fat accumulated in the alveoli in the setting of chr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ansari-Gilani K,Faraji N,Gilkeson RC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data suggest that diffuse gliomas carrying mutations in codon 34 of the H3 histone family 3A protein represent a very rare, distinct subgroup of IDH-wild type malignant astrocytic gliomas. However, characteristics detectable by MRI and F-FET PET in H3-G34-mutant gliomas are unknown. METHODS:We report...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Vettermann FJ,Felsberg J,Reifenberger G,Hasselblatt M,Forbrig R,Berding G,la Fougère C,Galldiks N,Schittenhelm J,Weis J,Albert NL,Schüller U

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-phase bone scintigraphy is sometimes of great value in the detection of uncharacteristic metastases and assists the management of patients in terms of primary focus detection. While evaluating the skeletal system with whole-body bone scintigraphy, other system pathologies may also be detected incidentally. In th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Çayir D,Bozkurt M,Gültekin SS,Karaçalioğlu AÖ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00