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Open AccessThin-slice reverse encoding distortion correction DWI facilitates visualization of non-functioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET)/pituitary adenoma and surrounding normal structures
To evaluate the clinical usefulness of thin-slice echo-planar imaging (EPI)-based diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with an on-console distortion correction technique, termed reverse encoding distortion correction
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Open AccessDenoising approach with deep learning-based reconstruction for neuromelanin-sensitive MRI: image quality and diagnostic performance
Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) has proven useful for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease (PD) by showing reduced signals in the substantia nigra (SN) and locus coeruleus (LC), but requires a long scan time. Th...
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Open AccessFDG–PET findings associated with various medical procedures and treatments
[18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is a well-established modality with high sensitivity for the diagnosis and staging of oncologic patients. FDG is taken up by the glucose transport...
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Super-resolution application of generative adversarial network on brain time-of-flight MR angiography: image quality and diagnostic utility evaluation
To develop a generative adversarial network (GAN) model to improve image resolution of brain time-of-flight MR angiography (TOF-MRA) and to evaluate the image quality and diagnostic utility of the reconstructe...
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Open AccessDiagnostic advantage of thin slice 2D MRI and multiplanar reconstruction of the knee joint using deep learning based denoising approach
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether thin-slice high-resolution 2D fat-suppressed proton density-weighted image of the knee joint using denoising approach with deep learning-based reconstruction (d...
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Correction to: Detection efficacy of PET/CT with 18F-FSU-880 in patients with suspected recurrent prostate cancer: a prospective single-center study
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Development of a novel Indium-111 radiolabeled mogamulizumab targeting CCR4 for imaging adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in vivo
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) infection, is among the most aggressive categories and has the worst prognosis among T-cell lymphomas. Mogamulizu...
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Detection efficacy of PET/CT with 18F-FSU-880 in patients with suspected recurrent prostate cancer: a prospective single-center study
Our objective was to investigate the efficacy of PET/CT with a novel prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted PET probe, 18F-FSU-880, for detection and localization of recurrent disease in prostate canc...
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Diagnostic performance of 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT in tumor-induced osteomalacia
Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is caused by typically small tumors that secrete fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). As tumor resection is the only effective treatment for TIO, it is important to detect the ...
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Clinical value of PET/CT with carbon-11 4DST in the evaluation of malignant and benign lung tumors
The aim of this study was to assess the clinical value of [11C]4DST uptake in patients with lung nodules, including benign and malignant tumors, and to assess the correlation between [11C]4DST uptake and prolifer...
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Open AccessIncreased [18F]FMISO accumulation under hypoxia by multidrug-resistant protein 1 inhibitors
[18F]Fluoromisonidazole ([18F]FMISO) is a PET imaging probe widely used for the detection of hypoxia. We previously reported that [18F]FMISO is metabolized to the glutathione conjugate of the reduced form in hypo...
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Correction to: Performance Evaluation of a Newly Developed MR-Compatible Mobile PET Scanner with Two Detector Layouts
This article was updated to correct the “greater than or equal to” (≥) symbols in Tables 4 and 5, which incorrectly appeared as “greater than” (>) symbols.
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Performance Evaluation of a Newly Developed MR-Compatible Mobile PET Scanner with Two Detector Layouts
A mobile positron emission tomography (PET) scanner called flexible PET (fxPET), designed to fit existing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) system, has been developed. The purpose of...
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Predominance and homogeneity patterns of physiological FDG accumulation in thoracic and lumbar vertebrae: suspected mechanism of “bone pseudometastasis” on FDG-PET in Japanese patients with esophageal cancer
False-positive bone lesions (bone pseudometastases) have been often reported in patients with esophageal cancer (EsoC). This study aimed to evaluate the vertebral 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) accumulati...
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Prognostic utility of FDG PET/CT in advanced ovarian, fallopian and primary peritoneal high-grade serous cancer patients before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
In patients with advanced ovarian, fallopian and primary peritoneal carcinoma, complete interval debulking surgery (IDS) is often performed after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) to achieve long progression-free...
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Imaging and Therapy Against Hypoxic Tumors with 64Cu-ATSM
Hypoxia in tumors is known to contribute to the malignant characteristics such as therapy resistance and metastatic potential. Cu-diacetyl-bis (N 4-methylthiosemicarbazone) (Cu-ATSM), labeled with several Cu radi...
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Increased 14C-acetate accumulation in IDH-mutated human glioblastoma: implications for detecting IDH-mutated glioblastoma with 11C-acetate PET imaging
Recently, the potential value of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation as a prognostic marker in glioblastomas has been established. Glioblastomas are classified by their IDH mutation status under the 2016 W...
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CAST Diagnostic Imaging
Cancer stromal targeting (CAST) therapy has the potential to overcome drug resistance and improve therapeutic efficacy, even in cancer with abundant stroma that inhibits the penetration of anticancer agents. M...
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Open AccessMolecular imaging using an anti-human tissue factor monoclonal antibody in an orthotopic glioma xenograft model
Nuclear medicine examinations for imaging gliomas have been introduced into clinical practice to evaluate the grade of malignancy and determine sampling locations for biopsies. However, these modalities have s...
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Open AccessFunctional MRI of the Reserpine-Induced Putative Rat Model of Fibromyalgia Reveals Discriminatory Patterns of Functional Augmentation to Acute Nociceptive Stimuli
Functional neuroimaging, applied to pre-clinical models of chronic pain, offers unique advantages in the drive to discover new treatments for this prevalent and oppressive condition. The high spatial and tempo...
