18F-FDG PET/CT in inflammatory ...
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare benign lesion mimicking malignancy both clinically and radiologically. An accurate diagnosis is still difficult a ...
Comparative study of anatomical ...
Objective In single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) cerebral blood flow studies, two major algorithms are widely used statistical parame ...
Comparison of a pixelated semic ...
Objective The aim of this work was to evaluate a pixelated semiconductor detector and non-pixelated scintillation detector in a pinhole SPECT system ...
Predicting sentinel lymph node ...
Objective Lymphoscintigraphy is an effective method for detecting sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). However, the rate and degree of SLN detection is not ...
A case of diffuse-type primary ...
Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is a very rare disease, especially in the diffuse type. We report a case of a middle-aged man with hepatitis C virus ...
The impact of adenosine pharmac ...
Background The combination of adenosine infusion with low-level exercise has become a common approach for inducing stress during stress myocardial p ...
Accumulation of F-18 FDG in the ...
Echinococcosis is endemic in certain parts of the world, including Turkey. When the pulmonary cyst has characteristic features, it can be easily dia ...
Improvement of image resolution ...
Objective Cerebral SPECT images require high spatial and contrast resolution for precise evaluation of the abnormal tracer distribution in the brain ...
18F-FDG-PET/CT findings in prim ...
A 55-year-old female had an abnormal shadow on chest radiograph. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a 26-mm tumor mass in the left upper lobe. No mal ...
Accelerated BMIPP uptake immedi ...
Objective 123I-beta-methyl iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) can visualize myocardial fatty acid metabolism and has extensive potential for diag ...
Demonstrations of AIDS-associat ...
HIV infection results in profound alterations of immunologic function that render the patient severely immunocompromised, and susceptible to maligna ...
Coronary spasm after completion ...
Adenosine is a frequently used pharmacologic stress agent in myocardial perfusion imaging. Its safety profile is well established, and most of its s ...
Preoperative nodal staging of u ...
Objective To determine whether contrast-enhanced PET/ CT is more accurate than either non-enhanced PET/CT or enhanced CT alone for nodal staging of ...
Additional value of FDG PET/CT ...
Objectives This study aimed at determining the additional value of FDG PET/CT to contrast-enhanced CT in the differentiation between benign and mali ...
Novel algorithm for quantitativ ...
Objectives Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is the established treatment for patients with chronic and severe heart failure, and it has been ...
The molecular imaging approach ...
Inflammatory and infectious diseases are a heterogeneous class of diseases that may be divided into infections, acute inflammation and chronic infla ...
Evaluation of lung epithelial p ...
Aim Chronic inhalant use is associated with significant toxic effects, including neurological, renal, hepatic, and pulmonary damage. However, there ...
Comparison of parameters of 123 ...
Objectives The purpose of this study was to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy to diagnose Lewy bo ...
Double-phase 131I whole body sc ...
Objective This study aims to determine whether a 131I double-phase whole body scan (WBS) and SPECT-CT images have added value over a single-phase WB ...
Evaluation of organ-specific gl ...
Objective Insulin resistance (IR) is a physiological condition in which the body produces insulin but does not result in a sufficient biological eff ...
Relationship between 18F-FDG up ...
Background Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) has a false-positive result in benign pulmonar ...
Could the serial determination ...
Objectives A single value of tumor marker elevation is not used for the diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) relapse, whereas the serial measurements whi ...
Radiation exposure and risk–ben ...
Objective The aim of this study was to estimate radiation exposure and evaluate the risks and benefits of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission t ...
Usefulness of Tc-99m-GSA scinti ...
Postoperative mortality remains high after hepatectomy compared with other types of surgery in patients who have cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis. Alt ...
Quantification of [18F]-FDG upt ...
Objective Impaired renal function causes both increased and prolonged tracer availability in the blood-pool which might result in increased tracer a ...