abstract：:Ga DOTATATE PET/CT in noninvasive characterization of synchronous pituitary neoplasm and meningioma in a 38-year-old man is illustrated. The patient presented with an MRI-detected lobulated enhancing sellar-suprasellar mass with erosion of bony sella measuring 4.5 × 3.5 × 3.4 cm (with differential diagnosis with germ ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Basu S,Ranade R,Hazarika S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with prune belly syndrome usually have tortuous ureters, which can cause difficulty in the interpretation of renal scan used to evaluate possible urine leak after renal transplant. We reported a renal scan finding in a pediatric renal transplant patient with prune belly syndrome. The radioactivity in the dila...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu B,Kaplan SL,Zhuang H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schmorl node (SN) is the herniation of the nucleus pulposus through the cartilaginous and bony endplate into the adjacent vertebral body. It is documented that SNs produce areas of moderately increased F-FDG uptake. We present a case of a patient with history of neuroendocrine tumor, who underwent Ga DOTATATE PET/CT f...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Papadakis GZ,Millo C,Bagci U,Sadowski SM,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The costosternoclavicular region is not a common bone metastasis site, and symmetrical involvement is even rarer. Increased tracer uptake in the manubrium and sternoclavicular joints usually gives the typical "bull-horn" appearance seen in SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis). Herei...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Ni J,Tang P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Standardized added metabolic (SAM) activity is a functional objective measurement of the total tumoral metabolic activity that avoids partial volume effect and thresholding, which limit conventional PET parameters. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of SAM in predicting survival in unresectabl...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edalat F,Camacho JC,Kokabi N,Kendi AT,Galt JR,Kim HS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regadenoson is a pharmacologic stress agent that has been widely adopted as an alternative over other pharmacologic vasodilator agents due to its ease of use, patient tolerance, and safety profile. We report the case of dynamic ST-segment elevation electrocardiogram changes after regadenoson injection during an inpati...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Qamruddin S,Huang HW,Mehra A,Bonyadlou S,Yoon AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) is a rare congenital posterior fossa malformation characterized by aplasia or hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilatation of the fourth ventricle, and enlargement of the posterior fossa. We present a 52-year-old Caucasian man diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumor and ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Infante JR,Garcia L,Rayo JI,Serrano J,Dominguez ML,Moreno M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:F-FDG PET is a tool widely used in many indications, mainly for staging malignant neoplasm. A correct interpretation of images requires knowledge of physiological uptake. The most frequently encountered can be found in head and neck area (language, masticator muscles, and ocular muscles). Many of them can be limited t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Schwartz P Jr,Pinaquy JB

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with biopsy-proven multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) with hypothalamic involvement documented on F-FDG PET/CT. Chemotherapy with a combination of vinblastine, prednisolone, methotrexate, and 6-mercaptopurine was carried out. Two months later, a 90% reduction of t...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kruljac I,Balenović A,Gaćina P,Imashuku S,Vrkljan M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43-year-old woman with breast cancer underwent Tc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy for preoperative workup. An abnormal lesion with increased uptake was found in the right humeral shaft, and F-NaF bone PET/CT was performed for clarification. There was high uptake of F-NaF without cortical bone disrup...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Lee H,Lee KS,Lee WW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Metabolic changes occur in the right ventricle (RV) under increased afterload in pulmonary arterial hypertension. FDG PET imaging has potential to assess RV function. In this study, we aimed to determine the prognostic value of metabolic changes of RV using FDG PET imaging in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hyper...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Li W,Wang L,Xiong CM,Yang T,Zhang Y,Gu Q,Yang Y,Ni XH,Liu ZH,Fang W,He JG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old asymptomatic active duty military man underwent a screening chest x-ray secondary to a history of tuberculosis exposure. His chest x-ray showed no features of tuberculosis infection but unexpectedly revealed a markedly enlarged cardiac silhouette. Echocardiography demonstrated a large pericardial effusio...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Atkinson C,Banks K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man underwent excisional biopsy of an anterior mediastinal mass that revealed squamous cell carcinoma of thymic origin. Immunohistochemistry revealed insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor positivity, which has been associated with worse prognosis. Restaging FDG PET/CT revealed extensive soft tissue and o...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： VanDreel A,Patel D,Emmadi R,Lu Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a rare benign disease caused by HPV-6 or HPV-11. The tumors may rarely undergo malignant degeneration. We performed FDG PET/CT in a patient experiencing recurrent respiratory papillomatosis who had pulmonary involvement. Although squamous cell carcinoma was detected in one of th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Tatci E,Gokcek A,Unsal E,Cimen F,Demirag F,Yazici S,Ozmen O

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Remnant thyroid ablation is crucial in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. However, the optimal dose of radioactive I for ablation is still controversial. This study aimed to compare the success rate of different activities of I for postoperative remnant ablation in randomized contr...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Song X,Meng Z,Jia Q,Zhang L,Xu K,Tan J,Zhang G,Zheng W,Li X,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old woman underwent Tl myocardial perfusion scan for cardiac symptoms; increased radiotracer accumulation in the left shoulder was found in the redistribution images only, and the shoulder was normal in the stress images. Suspecting septic arthritis subsequent investigations were performed, and peripheral T-...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Chen YR,Hsieh TC,Yen KY,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Freehand single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) (fh-SPECT) for optical tracked 3-dimensional radioactivity mapping raises popularity for sentinel node biopsy and other radio-guided procedures. However, the device seems to be complex, requiring both training and a standardized scan protocol. Therefor...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pouw B,de Wit-van der Veen LJ,Stokkel MP,Valdés Olmos RA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a poorly differentiated non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma, more frequent in children than in adults. The extranodal debut of the disease is rare. We report a 43-year-old male patient with history of dyspnea. Burkitt lymphoma diagnosis was reached after biopsy of a pleural lesion. An initial staging ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jiménez Granero P,García Gómez FJ,Ruiz Mercado M,Borrego Dorado I

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND OBJECTIVES:The study aims to carry out in vivo tracking of stem cells labeled with positron emission tomography (PET) tracer fluorine 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) and find adequate administration methods for these cells in diabetic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Bone marrow aspirate was taken from the iliac c...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Sood V,Mittal BR,Bhansali A,Singh B,Khandelwal N,Marwaha N,Jain A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old man with Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) was admitted to the hospital with increasing frequency of epileptic seizures. Physical examination revealed mental retardation, left facial asymmetry, and left-sided spastic hemiparesis. Dysdiadochokinesia on the left upper limb was detected, and there was no...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Demir Y,Sürücü E,Çilingir V,Bulut MD,Tombul T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by well-circumscribed erythematous plaques with thick silvery scale. Infiltration of inflammatory cells such as lymphocytes, neutrophils, and macrophages and epidermal cell proliferation within psoriatic lesions may result in selective FDG accumulation. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bakshi A,Gholami S,Alavi A,Gelfand JM,Takeshita J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 61-year-old man with elevated serum prostate-specific antigen level of 10.5 ng/mL who had undergone prior negative standard transrectal ultrasound biopsy at another institution. He was referred to our medical center for evaluation and underwent a clinical 3-T multiparametric MRI and a research protocol ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jadvar H,Chen K,Ukimura O

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was to evaluate the relationship among FDG uptake in the pituitary gland (FDGp), FDG uptake in the thyroid gland (FDGt), and serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with diffuse FDGt incidentally noted on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). PATIENTS AND METH...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Jeong YH,Kim D,Lee JW,Rhee Y,Nam KH,Yun M,Kim CK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five pioneers had a huge impact on the quality movement in health care in the United States. Ernest Codman contributed in many ways, including his focus on outcome analysis. Avidis Donabedian is known for his focus on the 3 domains of structure, process, and outcome in health care. Walter Shewhart is known especially ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Harolds J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) or sinus histiocytosis is a rare histiocytic disorder characterized by massive lymphadenopathy and with extranodal involvement in 25% to 43% of cases. The clinical course of RDD is unpredictable with episodes of exacerbation and remissions that can last many years, and treatment strategies ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Albano D,Bosio G,Bertagna F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old woman diagnosed with a metastatic well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of the cecum was referred for radioisotope therapy. Although her metastatic neuroendocrine tumor was positive on both (123)I-MIBG and (111)In-octreotide, there was a left parotid mass that was octreotide avid but MIBG negative. Fu...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Makis W,McCann K,McEwan AJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man presented to our hospital for a 2-month history of worsening feet and left hand swelling pain. Computed tomography reconstruction image and sagittal images of the left foot demonstrated multiple and irregular bone destruction. Orthopedic surgeon suspected tuberculosis or primary skeletal malignancy. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Qiu L,Chen Y,Huang Z,Zhu Y,Wen Q

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We diagnosed a 62-year-old man with lung cancer, well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, on the right upper lobe and left lower lobe. He had a history of myelodysplastic syndrome and refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts diagnosed 5 years earlier. The patient's ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for the clinical staging of lung...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Imataki O,Uchida S,Shiroshita K,Kida J,Uemura M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous malformations of the parotid glands are uncommon and can be difficult to confirm on routine anatomical imaging alone because of overlap of imaging features with other more common parotid lesions. (99m)Tc RBC scans combined with SPECT/CT offer a noninvasive way to diagnose parotid venous malformations without th...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Patel R,Saad H,Srinivasan A,Brown RK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old patient suffered Horner syndrome, which was caused by a neuroblastoma in the left apex of the lung shown on the initial I-MIBG scan. After the surgical resection and external radiation to the left lung field, a follow-up I-MIBG scan revealed significantly less MIBG activity in the left upper chest compare...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Bai X,Yang H,Zhuang H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After prolonged androgen deprivation therapy, a subset of castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients will develop neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) associated with resistance to further hormonal therapy and frequent visceral metastases. Imaging the presence of somatostatin receptors on the cancer cell surface may...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Hope TA,Aggarwal R,Simko JP,VanBrocklin HF,Ryan CJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral ovarian metastasis from neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is uncommon. Ovarian NET could be primary or metastatic, and if it is bilateral, then the chances of metastatic disease are from 88% to 94%. Proper identification and appropriate management become necessary in such patients. Somatostatin receptor imaging by ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Arora S,Soundararajan R,Joshi P,Kumar R,Bal C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old woman presented with a painless left upper neck swelling for more than a week. Fibrolaryngoscope examination suggested nasopharyngeal carcinoma. FDG PET/CT was performed for an initial staging, which revealed intense activity in the soft tissue mass in the nasopharynx and cervical lymph nodes. However, b...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Chen Y,Huang Z,Cai L,Wu J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with a history of malignant melanoma in the right axilla underwent FDG PET/CT. The images demonstrated a focally increased activity in the subcutaneous tissue anterior to the distal left tibia, suggestive of metastasis. However, a gouty tophus was diagnosed pathologically after biopsy. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Edwards KW,Doss M,Huang M,Hayes SB,Walia R,Yu JQ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac involvement is rare in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF 1). Very few cases of cardiac masses in this entity have been documented in the world literature. We present the F-FDG PET/CT findings in a rare case of cardiac plexiform neurofibromatosis. ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： D'souza MM,Sondhi P,D'souza P,Sharma R,Jaimini A,Pandey S,Mondal A,Tripathi RP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSES:The aim of the study was to examine the patterns of lymph node metastases from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and compare the laterality of lymphatic metastasis in cervical, supraclavicular, and paratracheal areas using F-FDG PET/CT. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The data of 75 patients who u...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Liu CJ,Cheng JC,Lee JM,Cheng MF,Tzen KY,Yen RF

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erlotinib is a reversible epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor used to treat advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma patients who have shown progression on at least 1 prior chemotherapy regimen. Most of the patients on erlotinib show cutaneous adverse effects. We report the 18F-FDG PET/CT findings...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Kumar K,Singh H,Gupta RK,Bal C,Kumar R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old patient with prostate adenocarcinoma was explored by 18F-fluorocholine (FCH) PET/CT for pretreatment staging because of a high risk of prostate cancer. Images showed multiple foci with increased uptake of 18F-FCH within some pelvic and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, osseous foci (iliac bones and sacrum), a...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Pinaquy JB,Allard JB,Cornelis F,Pasticier G,De Clermont H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old woman with history of breast cancer presented with pain at the level of the left anterior proximal tibia. An x-ray of the tibia demonstrated a lytic cortical lesion that prompted a whole-body 99mTc-MDP bone scan. The bone scan revealed intense bone remodeling at the level of the tibial lytic lesion and i...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Mannelli L,Monti S,Love JE,Kussick SJ,McLuen A,Behnia F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stomach cancer is one of malignancies that may result in pulmonary tumor embolism. Pulmonary tumor embolism commonly presents with dyspnea and cor pulmonale signs. We report serial observations of pulmonary tumor embolism with 18F-FDG PET/CT. 18F-FDG PET/CT scan showed chronological changes of FDG uptake in both lung ...

journal_title：Clinical nuclear medicine

authors： Shin S,Pak K,Kim SJ,Kim H,Kim SJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00