... PET/CT platform and for the PET/MRI platform [73,80-83] These fused imaging platforms can provide both molecular/functional information and structural information that can more accurately and more ... labeled antiTAG-72 monoclonal antibodies for tumor imaging in colorectal cancer xenograft mice Mol Pharm 2009, 6:428-440 68 Shankar LK, Hoffman JM, Bacharach S, Graham MM, Karp J, Lammertsma AA, ... antigen-directed and cancerspecific 124 I-radiolabeled anti-TAG-72 monoclonal antibody conjugate in human clinical trials related to preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative PET-based imaging strategies...
... lethargy, amenorrhea and marked anxiety An examination revealed features of Cushing’s syndrome with rounded face, buffalo hump, abdominal striae and proximal muscle weakness Investigations confirmed ... and RM analyzed and interpreted the patient’s data and were involved in the patient’s care LG was a major contributor to writing the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... 84:1186-1192 Khan MU, Khan S, El-Refaie S, Win Z, Rubello D, Al-Nahhas A: Clinical indications for gallium-68 positronemissiontomographyimaging Euro J Surg Onc 2009, 35:561-567 Aron DC, Raff H, Findling...
... normal Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was performed to evaluate a left anterior hemiblock pattern visualized on her electrocardiogram, which was negative for cardiac sarcoidosis A nonsteroidal ... certain patterns of 18F-FDG uptake on PET scans often suggest an alternate diagnosis, such as granulomatous disease Bilateral pulmonary hilar and mediastinal nodal 18FFDG uptake particularly, ... morphology and function J Thorac Imaging 2004, 19:221-227 19 Bhatia A, Kumar Y, Kathpalia AS: Granulomatous inflammation in lymph nodes draining cancer: a coincidence or a significant association!...
... transcranial and extracranial ultrasound was normal, abdominal CT showed an aneurysm of the infrarenal aorta with a diameter of 4.8 cm and a marginal thrombus (Figure 1C and 1D) CT angiography ... Merkel PA: Diagnostic imaging in Takayasu arteritis Curr Opin Rheumatol 2004, 16:31-37 Kobayashi Y, Ishii K, Oda K, Nariai T, Tanaka Y, Ishiwata K, Numano F: Aortic wall inflammation due to Takayasu ... coronary arteries was normal Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and hypercoagulability state (proteins C and S, factor V Leiden mutation, homocysteine level, and lupus anticoagulant)...
... M, Terahara A, Karasawa K, Sakata K, Sasaki Y, Matsutani M, Akanuma A: High-dose conformal radiotherapy influenced the pattern of failure but did not improve survival in glioblastoma multiforme ... Pruitt A: Assumptions in the radiotherapy of glioblastoma Neurology 1980, 30:907-911 Watanabe M, Tanaka R, Takeda N: Magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology of cerebral gliomas Neuroradiology ... under grant No 315 2A0 -102143 and the foundation Cellex International References 10 11 12 13 14 Tsuyuguchi N, Sunada I, Iwai Y, Yamanaka K, Tanaka K, Takami T, Otsuka Y, Sakamoto S, Ohata K, Goto...
... Yamashita T, Niibe Y, Karasawa K, Hayakawa K, Takai Y, Kimura T, Hirokawa Y, Takeda A, Ouchi A, Hareyama M, Kokubo M, Hara R, Itami J, Yamada K: Stereotactic hypofractionated high-dose irradiation ... participated in treatment planning, data collection and data analysis MA assisted pathologic analysis and created a Figure PD performed pathologic analysis SS created tables and figures and participated ... data analysis and manuscript revision SY participated in data analysis and manuscript revision CG participated in data collection, data analysis and manuscript revision TC participated in treatment...
... 13 Takanami K, Kaneta T, Yamada T, Kinomura S, Yamada S, Fukuda H, Takahashi S: FDG PET for esophageal cancer complicated by sarcoidosis mimicking mediastinal and hilar lymph node metastases: ... Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan 2Surgical Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan Authors’ contributions YH drafted the manuscript ... cell carcinoma is rare Our literature review uncovered a case of an 84-year-old woman with Merkel cell carcinoma and chronic sarcoidosis [4] Her carcinoma was diagnosed nine years after sarcoidosis,...
... Thorac Imaging 2009, 24:231-233 Yamagata T, Okamoto Y, Ota K, Katayama N, Tsuda T, Yukawa S: A case of pulmonary intravascular lymphomatosis diagnosed by thoracoscopic lung biopsy Respiration ... who had pulmonary intravascular lymphoma and no computed tomography abnormality We were able to make an antemortem diagnosis of pulmonary intravascular lymphoma by transbronchial lung biopsy according ... Kanoh2, Hideo Kobayashi2, Ayako Kobayashi3, Fumihiko Kimura3, Katsumi Hayashi4, Masatoshi Kusuhara5 and Fumitaka Ohsuzu1 Abstract Introduction: 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positronemission tomography...
... GI tract: gastrointestinal tract; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; PET: positronemission tomography; SUV: standardized uptake value Page of Author details Department ... hepatocellular carcinoma J Nucl Med 2008, 49:1912-1921 16 Sugiyama M, Sakahara H, Torizuka T, Kanno T, Nakamura F, Futatsubashi M, Nakamura S: 18F-FDG PET in the detection of extrahepatic metastases from ... very valuable and unique information that affected the patient’s treatment plan The patient underwent immediate local resection of the metastatic lesion in accordance with the standard treatment...
... conventional radiology, MECs usually appear as oval or lobulated, slightly enhanced, endobronchial masses with occasional punctuate calcification There Table Patient characteristics and other details ... Iwai N: Mucoepidermal carcinoma of the lung detected by positronemissiontomography in a 5-year-old girl J Pediatr Surg 2005, 40:E1-3 Yamada T, Chiba W, Yasuba H, Shimada T, Kudo M, Hamada K, ... this article as: Jindal et al.: Role of positronemission tomographycomputed tomography in bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinomas: a case series and review of the literature Journal of Medical Case...
... metastatic breast carcinoma Also, the FDG PET/CT scan diagnosed an extremely rare case of concurrent breast lymphoma and cervical cancer FDG PET/CT has advantage over other imaging modalities because ... pre-treatment PET/CT scan showed an intense FDG avid mass in the left breast (arrowhead) (C) Axial computed tomography (CT) and (D) axial positronemissiontomography (PET) images of post-treatment ... lymphoma when quantitative SUV analysis was added to a visual assessment [13] The Ann Arbor staging system developed in 1971 for Hodgkin’s lymphoma was adapted for staging of NHL [14] Based on...
... metastases to mediastinal nodes The patient underwent mediastinoscopy and thoracotomy and the histological diagnosis after the operation was a cryptogenic organising pneumonia Case presentation ... presentation A 50-year-old Caucasian woman presented to a chest clinic with a 1-year history of a cough A chest X-ray performed at the time of onset of symptoms had been normal She had a history of allergic ... findings were normal, and cytological analysis of a transcarinal aspiration showed a small number of lymphocytes and macrophages Similarly, the biopsies from the mediastinotomy showed reactive lymph...
... patients’ data regarding the infectious lung disease GO analysed and interpreted the patients’ data and clinical findings related to sarcoidosis All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements ... vinblastine, and dacarbazine therapy, was significant for complete architectural effacement by tightly packed granulomas Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports ... the manuscript MCA, HB, AEE, and BF interpreted the patients’ data in terms of haematological disease; MCA and BF also took part in writing the manuscript FT analysed and interpreted the patients’...
... lymphomas to characterise metabolically undetermined masses, tumour staging and restaging, treatment response evaluation and radiotherapy treatment planning In fact, it allows a combination of ... most appropriate approach In fact, Castleman's disease, as with aggressive lymphomas and many solid tumours, presents an increase in glucose metabolic activity Therefore, PET study can lead to a ... scintigraphy can reveal Castleman's disease as a cause of inflammation Clin Nucl Med 2001, 26:975-976 Reddy MP, Graham MM: FDG positronemission tomographic imaging of thoracic Castleman's disease Clin...
... recorded, sampled at 200 Hz, and analyzed with Acknowledge software (Biopac MP100 Systems, Santa Barbara, CA, USA) The value of VT was obtained from the numerical integration of the airflow signal Protocol ... quantified and expressed as ml/ and ml, respectively, and not as arbitrary units This attempt at quantification is a relevant approach because results can be compared between patients and are ... drafted the paper CP participated in all experiments and in the PET data analysis AG participated in all experiments and in the PET data analysis CT participated in all experiments and provided...
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... Yamashita Y, Torashima M, Hatanaka Y, Harada M, Higashida Y, Takahashi M, Mizutani H, Tashiro H, Iwamasa J, Miyazaki K: Adnexal masses: accuracy of characterization with transvaginal US and precontrast ... the staging accuracy of ovarian cancer [39] Recently, Kitajima et al also reported that FDG-PET/contrast-enhanced CT was a more accurate imaging modality for staging ovarian cancer and was more ... late follicular to early luteal phase They also mentioned that physiological ovarian FDG uptake typically appeared as a round or oval area and was noted as an intense focal abnormality singular...
... Human Brain Imaging 55 Natalie Nelissen, James Warwick and Patrick Dupont Chapter Free Software for PET Imaging 85 Roberto de la Prieta Part Radiopharmaceuticals 113 Chapter 11 Pd –Mediated Rapid ... Interaction Enhanced Gamma-Ray Imagingfor Medical Applications, Departamento de Fisica Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia Lerche, C., J Benlloch, F Sanchez, N Pavon, ... #/gate/phantom2/attachPhantomSD #/gate/phantom3/attachPhantomSD #/gate/FrontPad/attachPhantomSD #FrontPad is defined in camera.mac, phantomN in phantom.mac # Cuts for particle in phantoms /gate/physics/Gamma/SetCutInRegion...
... surgery as an alternative to a 67Ga scan Diagnosis, staging and restaging; Non-covered for evaluating regional nodes As an adjunct to standard imaging modalities for staging patients with distant ... X rays Gamma Radiation Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation emitted from the nucleus after a spontaneous nuclear decay This is usually associated with the emission of an alpha or beta particle ... disease, as in this case, changed management by avoiding a futile thoracotomy and treating the patient appropriately with chemotherapy and palliative radiotherapy As illustrated in Figure 1.2, although...