abstract：BACKGROUND:Trastuzumab (T) and anthracycline (A)-based chemotherapy is considered the standard of care in human epidermal growth factor receptor-2+ overexpressing breast cancer, but requires monitoring for known cardiotoxicity using left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) every 3-4 months during treatment. It is n...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Klein R,Nadouri D,Osler E,Johnson C,Dent S,Dwivedi G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PET holds potential to provide additional information about tumour metabolic processes, which could aid brain tumour differential diagnosis, grading, molecular subtyping and/or the distinction of therapy effects from disease recurrence. This review discusses PET techniques currently in use for untreated and treated gl...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mansoor NM,Thust S,Militano V,Fraioli F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the growing use of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET texture analysis to measure intratumoural heterogeneity in cancer research, the biologic basis of F-FDG PET-derived texture variables is poorly understood. We aimed to assess correlations between F-FDG PET-derived texture variables and whole-...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Bashir U,Foot O,Wise O,Siddique MM,Mclean E,Bille A,Goh V,Cook GJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As PET has become a standard of treatment in patients with cancer, publications of oncologic PET have grown sharply. We aimed to organize the data of meta-analyses of oncologic PET and assess the quality of studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The inclusion criteria were studies that meta-analyzed to combine the ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Pak K,Shin S,Kim SJ,Kim K,Seo Y,Kim SJ,Kim IJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate the diagnostic potential of dual-time-point F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) in patients with breast cancer with known or suspected liver metastases and to assess its clinical value on clinical management. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A t...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Annovazzi A,Rea S,Vici P,Fabi A,Sciuto R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Yttrium-90 (Y)-resin microspheres are prescribed using activity. We evaluated overall survival (OS) and radiographic tumor response after selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with resin microspheres in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewe...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Badiyan S,Bhooshan N,Chuong MD,Sharma N,Akhter N,Etezadi V,Hausner P,Kudryasheva S,Kaiser A,Becker S,Guerrero M,Yi BY

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To make quantitative methods of nuclear medicine more available, four centres in Croatia participated in the national intercomparison study, following the materials and methods used in the previous international study organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The study task was to calculate the activ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Grošev D,Gregov M,Wolfl MR,Krstonošić B,Debeljuh DD

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The choice of metrics for defining active Takayasu arteritis (TAK) using fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)-PET remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare in the same patients the diagnostic performance for the detection of active TAK of different metrics applied for the qua...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Emsen B,Benali K,Mahida B,Larivière D,Le Guludec D,Papo T,Sacre K,Hyafil F

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Upon diagnosis, distant metastases are encountered in 21-50% of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). However, few systemic treatment options are available for the well-differentiated NETs in the metastatic stage. Lu-DOTATATE is one of the most effective treatments in this limited patient group. We retrospectively inv...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Demirci E,Kabasakal L,Toklu T,Ocak M,Şahin OE,Alan-Selcuk N,Araman A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, primary tumors' fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake in luminal A, luminal B, triple-negative, and human epidermal growth factor receptor type-2 subtypes of breast cancer was evaluated. In addition, the relationship between the primary tumor maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) v...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Arslan E,Çermik TF,Trabulus FDC,Talu ECK,Başaran Ş

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/CT for the selection of patients with nonresectable colorectal liver metastases (NCLM) for liver transplantation (LT). In the secondary cancer study, we reported an improved 5-year overall survival in patients treated with LT for...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Grut H,Revheim ME,Line PD,Dueland S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the incremental value of technetium-99m-methyl diphosphonate (Tc-MDP) single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) over Tc-MDP two-phase bone scan (TPBS) in the assessment of the patients with pain following knee arthroplasty. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Mandegaran R,Agrawal K,Vijayanathan S,Gnanasegaran G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine the fraction of administered activity that was excreted and retained by a small cohort of patients who each received treatment with radium-223 dichloride (Ra). Ra is an α-emitting radionuclide that has been approved for use in the treatment of bone metastases that are sec...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Pratt BE,Hindorf C,Chittenden SJ,Parker CC,Flux GD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to compare the use of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET with computed tomography (CT) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI to predict prognosis and monitor treatment in malignant pleural mesothelioma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:F-FDG PET/CT and DCE-MRI studies carried out as...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hall DO,Hooper CE,Searle J,Darby M,White P,Harvey JE,Braybrooke JP,Maskell NA,Masani V,Lyburn ID

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of occipital lobe and posterior cingulate perfusion in predicting dopamine transporter imaging outcome using a quantitative measure of analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In total, 99 patients with cognitive complaints who had undergone both technetium...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Prosser AMJ,Tossici-Bolt L,Kipps CM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study was carried out to compare the efficacy of Y, Lu, and combination of both radiotracers (tandem) peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in patients with inoperable and metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Systematic searches of PubMed and SciVerse Scopus databases were performed ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Dannoon SF,Alenezi SA,Elgazzar AH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radioiodine ablation may be associated with improved survival in patients with intermediate-risk follicular cell differentiated thyroid cancer (FCDTC). The aim of this study was to compare ablation efficacy of 1110 versus 5500 MBq of iodine-131 (I) in FCDTC patients with intermediate risk. METHODS:Thirty-ni...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Aghaei A,Ayati N,Shafiei S,Abbasi B,Zakavi SR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:About 90% of insulinomas are benign and 5-15% are malignant. Benign insulinomas express the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R, which recognizes exendin-4 and low levels of the somatostatin receptor (SSTR, which recognizes octreotide), whereas malignant insulinomas overexpress SSTR and low levels of GLP-1R. R...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ocampo-García BE,Santos-Cuevas CL,Luna-Gutiérrez MA,Ignacio-Alvarez E,Pedraza-López M,Manzano-Mayoral C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with normal stress perfusion have an excellent prognosis. Prospective studies on the diagnostic accuracy of stress-only scans with contemporary, independent examinations as gold standards are lacking. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 109 patients with typical angina and no previous coronary artery di...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ejlersen JA,May O,Mortensen J,Nielsen GL,Lauridsen JF,Allan J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic capacity of three methods of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/CT analysis carried out after therapy in patients with extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL). The three methods of PET/CT analysis included the International Harmonization Proje...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Jiang C,Liu J,Li L,Kosik RO,Su M,Zou L,Tian R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorine-18-sodium fluoride (F-NaF) PET/CT is a relatively new and high-resolution bone imaging modality. Since the use of F-NaF PET/CT has been increasing, it is important to accurately assess the images and be aware of normal distribution and major artifacts. In this pictorial review article, we will describe the no...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Sarikaya I,Elgazzar AH,Sarikaya A,Alfeeli M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the relevance of physiological In-octreotide uptake in the head of pancreas and to establish its imaging features in comparison with pathological uptake in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all patients that underw...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Ait Boudaoud A,Verges B,Petit JM,Tatulashvili S,Cochet A,Humbert O

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Easy large-scale production, easy availability, cost-effectiveness, long half-life, and favorable radiation characteristics have made lutetium-177 (Lu) a preferred radionuclide for use in therapy. Lutetium-177-labeled stannous (Lu-Sn) colloid particles were formulated for application in radiosynovectomy, foll...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Arora G,Singh M,Jha P,Tripathy S,Bal C,Mukherjee A,Shamim SA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess standardized uptake value (SUV) measurement uncertainty (MU) of lung cancer lesions with uptake greater than mediastinum but less than or equal to the liver and that of the mediastinum blood pool, and to compare lesion SUV with mediastinum SUV by assessing MU of their ratio. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Dy...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Laffon E,Milpied N,Marthan R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of automatic exposure control (AEC) in order to optimize low-dose computed tomography (CT) protocols for patients of different ages undergoing cardiac PET/CT and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT). METHODS:One PET/CT and one SPECT...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yang CC,Yang BH,Tu CY,Wu TH,Liu SH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET/CT in patients with breast cancer (BC) in the preoperative and the postoperative setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 2011 and 2015, we prospectively enrolled 275 patients (mean age: 53 years)...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Evangelista L,Cervino AR,Michieletto S,Saibene T,Ghiotto C,Guarneri V,Conte P,Reccia P,Saladini G

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A dedicated breast PET scanner with C-shaped detectors (C scanner) has been newly developed. The purpose of this study was to re-evaluate the diagnostic performance of high-resolution PET images with the new reconstruction conditions, obtained using this C scanner in breast cancer patients, and to compare th...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Nakamoto R,Nakamoto Y,Ishimori T,Nishimatsu K,Miyake KK,Kanao S,Iima M,Toi M,Togashi K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is a key regulatory element in the neuroinflammatory cascade that provides a promising target for imaging neuroinflammation. GSK1482160, a P2X7R modulator with nanomolar binding affinity and high selectivity, has been successfully radiolabeled and utilized for imaging P2X7 levels in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Han J,Liu H,Liu C,Jin H,Perlmutter JS,Egan TM,Tu Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of radionuclide therapies presents significant radiation protection challenges. The aim of this work was to develop a delivery system for intravenous radioisotope therapies to substantially moderate radiation exposures to staff and operators. A novel device (InfuShield) was designed and tested befor...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Rushforth DP,Pratt BE,Chittenden SJ,Murray IS,Causer L,Grey MJ,Gear JI,Du Y,Flux GD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It is known that fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography (CT) segmentation algorithms have an impact on the metabolic tumor volume (MTV). This leads to some uncertainties in PET/CT guidance of tumor radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of segmentation a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Xu W,Yu S,Ma Y,Liu C,Xin J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of this study were to improve the quantification of lower extremity lymphoscintigraphy, determine its value and lower limit of normal, and determine whether intermediate postinjection time imaging is necessary. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This was a study of 102 consecutive patients undergoing routine lower ext...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Keramida G,Winterman N,Wroe E,Aplin M,Peters AM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The staging and management of patients with newly diagnosed nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the setting of recently diagnosed other (metachronous or synchronous) primary cancer are challenging. This retrospective cohort study was carried out to test our hypothesis that baseline 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-gluc...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Zhu X,Liao C,Penney BC,Li F,Ferguson MK,Simon CA,Wu T,Liu H,Pu Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the efficacy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)-PET for predicting overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in oesophageal cancer patients after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and prognostic importance of metabolic response detected by post-treatment PET at ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Onal C,Torun N,Guler OC,Yildirim BA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although rib uptake is frequently detected in follow-up bone scans of breast cancer patients, few studies have assessed its clinical significance. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Among 1208 breast cancer patients who underwent a bone scan between 2011 and 2014, 157 patients presented with newly detected rib uptake at follow-...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Seo M,Ko BK,Tae SY,Koh SJ,Noh YJ,Choi HJ,Bae K,Bang M,Jun S,Park SH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ga-PSMA-11 is a novel PET tracer suggested to be used for imaging of advanced prostate cancer. In this study, we aimed to present a detailed biodistribution of Ga-PSMA-11, including physiological and benign variants of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We carried out a re...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Demirci E,Sahin OE,Ocak M,Akovali B,Nematyazar J,Kabasakal L

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The incidence of anal cancer is increasing in Western countries. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) PET-computed tomography (CT) is used in the assessment of anal cancer, but its routine use is not established. The aim of this study was to assess the value of F-FDG-PET-CT in staging and post-treatment as...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Teagle AR,Gilbert DC,Jones JR,Burkill GJ,McKinna F,Dizdarevic S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake and molecular biological markers in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients. METHODS:Our patient population included 51 patients who underwent F-FDG PET/computed tomography before surgery. Ex...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hirose Y,Kaida H,Kawahara A,Matono S,Tanaka T,Kurata S,Kage M,Ishibashi M,Abe T

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of malignancy in incidental thyroidal uptake on PET with fluorine-18 deoxyglucose integrated with computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) in Pakistani cancer patients and to assess the role of standardized uptake value (SUV) in deciding which lesions to investigate further. METHOD:We re...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Hassan A,Riaz S,Zafar W

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether any patient or hepatic tumor characteristics are predictive of hepatopulmonary shunt fraction when performed before radioembolization. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective review was performed on 190 patients who underwent preradioembolization hepatic arteriography with calculation of h...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Yerubandi V,Ronald J,Howard BA,Suhocki PV,James OG,Wong TZ,Kim CY

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:PET/computed tomography (CT) using fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) has been used in the diagnosis of recurrence and metastases of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in cases of negative whole-body scan (WBS) despite elevated concentrations of stimulated thyroglobulin (Tg). AIM:To assess the utilit...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine communications

authors： Stangierski A,Kaznowski J,Wolinski K,Jodlowska E,Michaliszyn P,Kubiak K,Czepczynski R,Ruchala M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00