Search
Search Results
-
How to combine CTA, 99mTc-WBC SPECT/CT, and [18F]FDG PET/CT in patients with suspected abdominal vascular endograft infections?
PurposeWe aimed at comparing 99m Tc-HMPAO white blood cells ( 99m Tc-WBC) scintigraphy, 18fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose ([ 18 F]FDG) positron emission...
-
Prognosis and follow-up of patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis treated conservatively in relation to WBC-SPECT imaging
BackgroundOur objective was to evaluate in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) treated conservatively, the prognostic value of white...
-
Use of endoscopic gallbladder stenting and biliary scintigraphy for diagnosis of gallbladder dyskinesia: a case report
A 40-year-old woman visited our hospital with a several-year history of right hypochondriac pain and vomiting after eating. She had been treated for...
-
Diagnostic imaging of the diabetic foot: an EANM evidence-based guidance
PurposeConsensus on the choice of the most accurate imaging strategy in diabetic foot infective and non-infective complications is still lacking....
-
HMGB-1 Levels in Painful Knee Arthroplasty: Is it Possible to Distingue Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Aseptic Loosening?
IntroductionWe investigated the efficiency of high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB-1) in differentiation of asymptomatic knee prosthesis, and...
-
Multimodality radionuclide imaging in fever of unknown origin presenting with a solitary spleen lesion
BackgroundFever of unknown origin (FUO) still represents a serious challenge for clinicians, since it can be related to a wide spectrum of disorders,...
-
Omentum Rotational Flap for Spleen Autotransplantation in Splenic Trauma — Experimental Study
Intra-omental splenic autotransplantation is the only method described so far to preserve spleen function after splenectomy; however, it is...
-
Complicated Inguinal Hernia Incidentally Detected on a Radiolabelled Autologous White Blood Cell Scan
A 73-year-old male with left hip prosthesis infection performed a 99m Tc HMPAO–labelled autologous WBC (WBC) scan to evaluate the response to...
-
Alternative Nuclear Imaging Tools for Infection Imaging
Purpose of ReviewCardiovascular infections are serious disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. Their diagnosis is challenging,...
-
Diabetic foot infections: how to investigate more efficiently? A retrospective study in a quaternary university center
BackgroundDiabetic foot infections are frequent and associated with substantial morbidity and substantial cost to the healthcare system. Up to 34% of...
-
Diagnostic performance of quantitative Ga-SPECT/CT for patients with lower-limb osteomyelitis
BackgroundPatients with lower-limb osteomyelitis (LLOM) may experience major adverse events, such as lower-leg amputations or death; therefore, early...
-
Potential utility of SPECT/CT with 99mTc-Tektrotyd for imaging of post-myocardial infarction inflammation
BackgroundThere is a need to develop methods for post-myocardial infarction (MI) inflammation monitoring. Scintigraphy with somatostatin receptor...
-
Effectiveness of the smoothing filter in pediatric 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy
The present study aimed to evaluate whether the use of a smoothing filter would improve the image quality in pediatric 99m Tc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (
-
Pedunculated focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver in a healthy child born following in vitro fertilization: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundFocal nodular hyperplasia is a common nonmalignant liver mass. This nonvascular lesion is an uncommon mass in children, especially those...
-
Evidence-based guideline of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) on imaging infection in vascular grafts
PurposeConsensus on optimal imaging procedure for vascular graft/endograft infection (VGEI) is still lacking and the choice of a diagnostic test is...
-
Nuclear imaging for diagnosing fracture-related infection
PurposeFracture-related infection (FRI) is a complication of surgical fracture treatment and can be challenging to diagnose. Recent studies show...
-
Lymphopenia in patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection is caused by margination of lymphocytes in large bowel: an [18F]FDG PET/CT study
BackgroundTo investigate the cause of lymphopenia in patients with newly diagnosed COVID-19, we measured [ 18 F]FDG uptake in several tissues,...
-
Incidence and Mechanism of Refractory Postoperative Cholangitis After Hepatectomy with Hepaticojejunostomy
IntroductionMalignant tumors, such as hilar cholangiocarcinoma, have shown improved long-term outcomes, and measures to prevent late postoperative...
