abstract：:Radionuclides of rare earth elements are gaining importance as emerging therapeutic agents in nuclear medicine. β(-)-particle emitter 142Pr [T (1/2) = 19.12 h, E(-)β = 2.162 MeV (96.3%), Eγ = 1575 keV (3.7%)] is one of the praseodymium-141 (100% abundant) radioisotopes. Production routes and therapy aspects of 142Pr w...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Bakht MK,Sadeghi M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection results in profound alterations of immunologic function that render the patient severely immunocompromised, and susceptible to malignancies and opportunistic infections. Three AIDS-defining malignancies include Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and invasive cervical cancer. In AIDS pati...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Liu Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While high-energy gamma and beta probes have gained considerable attention due to their ability to detect cancerous lesions using (18)F-FDG in humans intraoperatively, it is unknown whether the sensitivity of such probes would allow the detection of remaining tumor tissue in the resection bed after removal of...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Garcia-Parra R,Clinthorne N,Wang L,Picchio M,Piert M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Esophageal complication is common in systemic sclerosis (SSc), but scintigraphic transit patterns based on each subtype have not been understood well. The aim of this study was to develop a new algorithm for integrating a dynamic esophageal transit study and to apply the method to patients with SSc. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakajima K,Hasegawa M,Inaki A,Wakabayashi H,Hosoya T,Takehara K,Kinuya S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CBF, OEF and CMRO(2) provide us important clinical indices and are used for assessing ischemic degree in cerebrovascular disorders. These quantitative images can be measured by PET using (15)O-labelled tracers such as C(15)O, C(15)O(2) and (15)O(2). To reduce the time of scan, one possibility is to omit the u...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Sasakawa Y,Kudomi N,Yamamoto Y,Monden T,Kawai N,Nishiyama Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:(11)C-Methionine positron emission tomography (MET-PET) has been used to distinguish brain tumor recurrence from radiation necrosis. Because the spatial resolution of conventional PET scanners is low, partial volume effect (PVE) may decrease the detectability of small tumor recurrence. The aim of this study i...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Okamoto S,Shiga T,Hattori N,Kubo N,Takei T,Katoh N,Sawamura Y,Nishijima K,Kuge Y,Tamaki N

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We digested anti-MUC1 monoclonal antibody PR81 to produce F(ab')₂ fragments. A comparison was performed between the two radiolabeled PR81 and F(ab')₂ fragments for breast tumor imaging in a mouse model. METHODS:The optimum conditions for pepsin digestion of PR81 were investigated in terms of enzymes: antibod...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Salouti M,Babaei MH,Rajabi H,Foroutan H,Rasaee MJ,Rajabi AB,Mohammadnejad J,Shafiee M,Mazidi M,Daha FJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL) is a rare form of lymphoma and its management on (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) combined computed tomography (CT) has not been well reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of FDG PET/CT in patients with PAL. MAT...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Ito K,Shida Y,Kubota K,Morooka M,Aruga T,Itami J,Matsuda H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of incidental parotid masses with conventional whole-body ¹⁸F-deoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT and assess the ability of PET/CT to characterize these unexpected parotid lesions. METHODS:Fifty eight incidental findings of parotid masses with routine FDG PET/C...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Wang HC,Zuo CT,Hua FC,Huang ZM,Tan HB,Zhao J,Guan YH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the assessment of thyroid nodules is unclear as there are several conflicting reports on the usefulness of SUV as an indicator to distinguish benign from malignant thyroid lesions. This study incorporated an additional parameter, namely dual time point imaging, to determine the ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： D'Souza MM,Marwaha RK,Sharma R,Jaimini A,Thomas S,Singh D,Jain M,Bhalla PJ,Tripathi M,Tiwari A,Mishra A,Mondal A,Tripathi RP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Split renal function (SRF) estimated from the posterior view of (99m)Tc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid planar scintigraphy (DTPA/P) is not sufficiently accurate even after correction for kidney depth by computed tomography (CT). To obtain more accurate SRF using (99m)Tc-DTPA, dynamic SPECT method was car...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Miyazaki C,Harada H,Shuke N,Okizaki A,Miura M,Hirano T

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The deep-inspiration breath-hold PET/CT (DIBH PET/CT) technique improves the limitations of diagnosing a lesion located in an area influenced by respiratory motion that results in spatial misregistrations caused by respiration between PET and CT. However, its reproducibility with regard to calculating the ma...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nagamachi S,Wakamatsu H,Kiyohara S,Fujita S,Futami S,Arita H,Tamura S,Kawai K

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing life expectancy in our society results in a continuously growing number of patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease (AD). Apart from the deleterious consequences for patients and their relatives, this issue has also alarming effects on our social systems. The...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Drzezga A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlation between the F-18 FDG uptake in the normal testis as assessed by PET-CT and patient age in a pediatric study population. METHODS:The study population consisted of 22 subjects aged between 9 and 17 years. For these subjects 42 PET-CT scans were available for analysis. The testis ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Goethals I,De Vriendt C,Hoste P,Smeets P,Ham H

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in differentiating pulmonary artery sarcoma from pulmonary embolism. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We evaluated three patients with pulmonary artery sarcoma and 10 patients with proximal pulmon...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Ito K,Kubota K,Morooka M,Shida Y,Hasuo K,Endo H,Matsuda H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lung clearance rates of inhaled (99m)Tc-DTPA aerosols constitute a sensitive index to evaluate the permeability changes characteristic of airway epithelial damage. It was thought that edema of the airway wall which is reported in asthma could be relieved with a diuretic like furosemide, helping to relieve the...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Bhure UN,Bhure SU,Bhatt BM,Mistry S,Pednekar SJ,Chari VV,Desai SA,Joshi JM,Paidhungat AJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the difference of (18)F-FDG uptake kinetics between FDG-avid metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and FDG-avid benign LNs associated with various etiologies on dual-time point PET/CT scan, and to determine the optimal parameter for differentiation. METHO...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Suga K,Kawakami Y,Hiyama A,Sugi K,Okabe K,Matsumoto T,Ueda K,Tanaka N,Matsunaga N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of computed tomography (CT) artifacts caused by dental metal prostheses on positron emission tomography (PET) images. METHODS:A dental arch cast was fixed in a cylindrical water-bath phantom. A spherical phantom positioned in the vicinity of the dent...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Shimamoto H,Kakimoto N,Fujino K,Hamada S,Shimosegawa E,Murakami S,Furukawa S,Hatazawa J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node biopsy are used for the detection of axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients. However, currently there is no standardized technique. For the detection of axillary lymph node metastasis by lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node biopsy, in patients with breast...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Seok JW,Kim IJ,Heo YJ,Yang YJ,Choi YS,Kim BG,Park SJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nitrate administration has been proposed to enhance the detection of myocardial viability when performing myocardial perfusion imaging. In this study, we aimed to compare Tl-201 exercise-rest-reinjection protocol with rest isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN)-Tc99m MIBI study in the same population examined for the myoc...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Günel SE,Akgun A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osmotic demyelination syndrome can result from the rapid correction of hyponatremia, and is categorized by central pontine myelinolysis and extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is currently the most useful modality for visualizing EPM lesions. However, MRI is unable to delineate the severi...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Wu YC,Peng GS,Cheng CA,Lin CC,Huang WS,Hsueh CJ,Lee JT

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Iodine-123-labeled N-isopropyl-4-iodoamphetamine (IMP) is used as a tracer for the measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF) by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Two IMP products, IMP(A) (Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.) and IMP(B) (FUJIFILM RI Pharma Co., Ltd.), produced by different radiopharm...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Ogura T,Ito H,Hida K,Masuzuka T,Fukuda H,Hatazawa J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An anthropomorphic pelvis phantom was made by the modification of a National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) phantom, currently the most popular one, and its clinical usefulness was evaluated. METHODS:The NEMA plus bone phantom was made by placing the pelvic bone model in the NEMA phantom. The NE...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Inoue K,Sato T,Kitamura H,Hirayama A,Kurosawa H,Tanaka T,Fukushi M,Moriyama N,Fujii H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To reduce variance of the total volume of distribution (V (T)) image, we improved likelihood estimation in graphical analysis (LEGA) for dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) images using maximum a posteriori (MAP). METHODS:In our proposed MAP estimation in graphical analysis (MEGA), a set of time-activ...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Shidahara M,Seki C,Naganawa M,Sakata M,Ishikawa M,Ito H,Kanno I,Ishiwata K,Kimura Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness of a breath-holding (BH) (18)F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET) technique for PET/computed tomography (CT) scanning of pulmonary lesions near the diaphragm, where image quality is influenced by respiratory motion. METHODS:In a basic study, sim...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Yamaguchi T,Ueda O,Hara H,Sakai H,Kida T,Suzuki K,Adachi S,Ishii K

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:The maximal safe dose (MSD) on the basis of bone marrow irradiation levels allows the delivery of a large amount of I-131 to thyroid cancer tissue. The efficacy of MSD therapy in differentiated metastatic thyroid cancers that persisted after conventional fixed dose therapy is investigated. METHODS:Forty-seve...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Lee JJ,Chung JK,Kim SE,Kang WJ,Park DJ,Lee DS,Cho BY,Lee MC

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of occult low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma (LGMFS) detected by marked 2-[fluorine-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET). A 46-year-old woman presented with abnormal FDG uptake in her back when FDG-PET was performed for cancer screening. The maximum stan...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Morii T,Mochizuki K,Sano H,Fujino T,Harasawa A,Satomi K

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies have suggested that ischemia-induced diastolic dysfunction persists longer than systolic dysfunction. We examined whether global left ventricular (LV) diastolic function during stress testing assessed by 16-frame gated myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is useful a...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Nakae I,Matsuo S,Matsumoto T,Mitsunami K,Horie M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine an appropriate threshold value for delineation of the target in positron emission tomography (PET) and to investigate whether PET can delineate an internal target volume (ITV), a series of phantom studies were performed. METHODS:An ellipse phantom (background) was filled with 1028 Bq/ml of [(18)...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Okubo M,Nishimura Y,Nakamatsu K,Okumura M,Shibata T,Kanamori S,Hanaoka K,Hosono M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG-PET) plays an important role in differentiating benign from malignant tumors. However, some false-positive findings, such as tuberculosis, may occur. We report a case referred for F-18 FDG whole-body PET computed tomography (PET/CT) scan owing to an elevate...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Chen CJ,Yao WJ,Chou CY,Chiu NT,Lee BF,Wu PS

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether [(11)C]PK-11195, a specific peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (PBRs) ligand for positron emission tomography (PET), can show activated microglia in a rat brain injury model. METHODS:On day 1, ethanol was injected into the rat's right striatum (ST) using a stereotaxic operative proced...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Toyama H,Hatano K,Suzuki H,Ichise M,Momosaki S,Kudo G,Ito F,Kato T,Yamaguchi H,Katada K,Sawada M,Ito K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using gallium (Ga) has been frequently used for diagnosing head and neck tumors in patients. Although the usefulness of Ga-SPECT is well known, the degree of the increase in diagnostic ability with Ga-SPECT for head and neck tumors has not been reported. We c...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kotani J,Kawabe J,Higashiyama S,Kawamura E,Oe A,Hayashi T,Kurooka H,Tsumoto C,Kusuki M,Yamane H,Shiomi S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the diagnostic value of fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) using standard uptake values (SUV) in the differential diagnoses of indeterminate pulmonary nodules. Specifically, we assessed the probability of malignancy for various SUV ranges, and compared the di...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kim SC,Machac J,Krynyckyi BR,Knesaurek K,Krellenstein D,Schultz B,Gribetz A,DePalo L,Teirstein A,Kim CK

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an interesting case with a central mediastinal pheochromocytoma showing intense F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in tumor and systemic brown adipose tissue (BAT) mimicking metastases. The findings of hypertension and high plasma catecholamine concentration suggested the presence of pheochromocytoma. Med...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Kuji I,Imabayashi E,Minagawa A,Matsuda H,Miyauchi T

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:16alpha-[(18)F]Fluoro-17beta-estradiol (FES) is an estrogen receptor (ER) ligand used for the detection of ER-positive malignant tumors such as breast cancer. We recently reported the feasibility of combined FES-and 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) scans for the differential d...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Tsujikawa T,Okazawa H,Yoshida Y,Mori T,Kobayashi M,Tsuchida T,Fujibayashi Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We performed 67Gallium (Ga) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with integrated low-dose computed tomography (CT) for the interpretation of myocardial outline to investigate the value of co-registered fusion imaging using a hybrid system (SPECT/CT) in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. METHODS...

journal_title：Annals of nuclear medicine

authors： Momose M,Kadoya M,Koshikawa M,Matsushita T,Yamada A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00