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Retiform hemangioendothelioma of the breast in a man with 18F-flurodeoxyglucose accumulation on positron emission tomography: a case report
BackgroundRetiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) is a rare, intermediate-grade vascular tumor that often arises in the trunk and extremities. The...
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Unanticipated pathological clearance in two cases of clinical T4b dMMR/MSI-h advanced colorectal cancer: the potential of immune checkpoint inhibitors despite positive positron-emission tomography results
BackgroundThe standard treatment for colorectal cancer consists of surgery and chemotherapy, which can be combined to improve outcomes. Immune...
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Impact of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography on the Therapeutic Decision of Prostate Carcinoma Primary Staging: A Retrospective Analysis at the Brazilian National Public Health System
BackgroundProstate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignant tumor in males and conventional imaging does not provide accurate primary staging....
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Positron emission tomography rubidium-82 myocardial perfusion imaging in diagnosing uncommon paediatric acute coronary syndrome: a case report
BackgroundAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) is uncommon among the paediatric population with no guideline in the management in this age group up to this...
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Prognostic analysis of curatively resected pancreatic cancer using harmonized positron emission tomography radiomic features
BackgroundTexture features reflecting tumour heterogeneity enable us to investigate prognostic factors. The R package ComBat can harmonize the...
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Prognostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the bone marrow on pretreatment positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy
BackgroundIncreased 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the bone marrow (BM) on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)...
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Validation of resting full-cycle ratio and diastolic pressure ratio with [15O]H2O positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) are invasive techniques used to evaluate the hemodynamic significance of...
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Positron emission tomography studies in adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, motor hyperactivity, impulsivity, and...
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Coronary artery calcium score and pre-test probabilities as gatekeepers to predict and rule out perfusion defects in positron emission tomography
BackgroundLittle is known about the gatekeeper performance of coronary artery calcium score (CACS) before myocardial perfusion positron emission...
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Imaging in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Complementary Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this paper is to review the current role and future directions for cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and positron...
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Imaging CAR-NK cells targeted to HER2 ovarian cancer with human sodium-iodide symporter-based positron emission tomography
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell therapies utilize CARs to redirect immune cells towards cancer cells expressing specific antigens like human...
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Prognostic significance of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography parameters in patients with biliary tract cancers: a meta-analysis
Background and objectiveNumerous previous studies have assessed the prognostic role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18F FDG...
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Efficiency of whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography using 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose in detecting the cause of elevated cancer antigen 125 serum level in treated ovarian cancer patients
BackgroundOvarian cancer is one of the leading causes of death in females worldwide. Early diagnosis and accurate staging are mandatory for proper...
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Methyl-11C-L-methionine positron emission tomography for radiotherapy planning for recurrent malignant glioma
ObjectiveTo investigate differences in uptake regions between methyl- 11 C-L-methionine positron emission tomography ( 11 C-MET PET) and gadolinium...
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Predicting programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) metabolic parameters in resectable non-small cell lung cancer
Abstract BackgroundProgrammed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression is a predictive biomarker for immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)....
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with acute myocarditis and chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathy
Advanced cardiac imaging techniques such as cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and positron emission tomography (PET) are widely used in...
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Clinical impact of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography (PET) on intensification or deintensification of advanced renal cell carcinoma management
PurposeThere is an emerging role of the use of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in renal cell carcinoma....
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Harmonization of standard uptake values across different positron emission tomography/computed tomography systems and different reconstruction algorithms: validation in oncology patients
BackgroundEQ.PET is a software package that overcomes the reconstruction-dependent variation of standard uptake values (SUV). In this study, we...
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Characteristics of discordance between amyloid positron emission tomography and plasma amyloid-β 42/40 positivity
Various plasma biomarkers for amyloid-β (Aβ) have shown high predictability of amyloid PET positivity. However, the characteristics of discordance...
