Search
Search Results
-
Evaluation of differential renal function in children – a comparative study between magnetic resonance urography and dynamic renal scintigraphy
BackgroundUrinary system anomalies, both congenital and acquired, constitute a relatively common clinical problem in children. The main role of...
-
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...
-
Radionuclide Theranostics in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: An Update
Purpose of ReviewThis paper aims to address the latest findings in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) theranostics, focusing on new evidence and future...
-
Optimizing PSMA scintigraphy for resource limited settings – a retrospective comparative study
BackgroundPSMA PET/CT is the most sensitive molecular imaging modality for prostate cancer (PCa), yet much of the develo** world has little or no...
-
Cardiac [99mTc]Tc-hydroxydiphosphonate uptake on bone scintigraphy in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: an early follow-up marker?
PurposeThere is a need for early quantitative markers of potential treatment response in patients with hereditary transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis...
-
Comparison of cardio-focal and chest reconstruction of technetium-99m pyrophosphate scintigraphy for diagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: a quality assurance study
BackgroundSPECT improves diagnostic specificity of Technetium-99m pyrophosphate (PYP) scintigraphy. Diagnostic performance of PYP data, reconstructed...
-
Use of intraoperative bone scintigraphy for resection of spinal osteoid osteoma
BackgroundThe location and proximity to the spinal cord in spinal osteoid osteoma can increase the likelihood of an incomplete resection....
-
Direct comparison of diagnostic and clinical values between Tc-99 m DPD and Tc-99 m PYP scintigraphy in patients with cardiac amyloidosis
BackgroundTechnetium-99 m 3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylic acid (DPD) and technetium-99 m sodium pyrophosphate (PYP) are the two most commonly...
-
Combined visual and quantitative assessment of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy for staging and restaging of neuroendocrine tumors
PurposeSomatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) using 111 In-DTPA-DPhe 1 -octreotide (pentetreotide) has become an integral part of neuroendocrine...
-
The evidence-based role of catecholaminergic PET tracers in Neuroblastoma. A systematic review and a head-to-head comparison with mIBG scintigraphy
BackgroundMolecular imaging is pivotal in staging and response assessment of children with neuroblastoma (NB). [ 123 I]-metaiodobenzylguanidine (mIBG)...
-
Evaluation of two-dimensional total bone uptake (2D-TBU) and bone scan index (BSI) extracted from active bone metastatic burden on the bone scintigraphy in patients with radium-223 treatment
ObjectiveRadium-223 is a first alpha-emitting radionuclide treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients with bone...
-
First experiences with dynamic renal [68Ga]Ga-DOTA PET/CT: a comparison to renal scintigraphy and compartmental modelling to non-invasively estimate the glomerular filtration rate
PurposeThe determination of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is decisive for a variety of clinical issues, for example, to monitor the renal...
-
A case of frequent hypoglycemic attacks successfully controlled with capecitabine plus temozolomide and 177Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in a patient with recurrent pancreatic insulinoma
A 59-year-old woman with metastatic pancreatic insulinoma, having undergone several treatment regimens including sunitinib, everolimus, lanreotide...
-
The role of warm ischemia time on functional outcomes after robotic partial nephrectomy: a radionuclide renal scan study from the clock randomized trial
PurposeTo evaluate the relationship between warm ischemia time (WIT) duration and renal function after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN).
...
-
Pathological complete response of initially unresectable multiple liver metastases achieved using combined peptide receptor radionuclide therapy and somatostatin analogs following pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor resection: a case report
BackgroundPeptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) serves as a novel and effective treatment option for somatostatin receptor-positive...
-
Intra-arterial peptide-receptor radionuclide therapy for neuro-endocrine tumour liver metastases: an in-patient randomised controlled trial (LUTIA)
PurposePeptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) using [ 177 Lu]Lu-DOTATATE has been shown to effectively prolong progression free survival in...
-
Quantitative analysis in Parathyroid scintigraphy: [99mTc]Tc-MIBI SPECT/CT a tool for noninvasive characterization of parathyroid lesions
ObjectiveThis prospective, small sample study aims at exploring the potential of quantitative SUV analysis of dual-phase [ 99m Tc]Tc-MIBI SPECT/CT for...
-
Ancillary radionuclide perfusion studies in the determination of death by neurologic criteria: methods, interpretation, and lexicon—a user guide for the clinician
Radionuclide perfusion studies have an established ancillary role in determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC). While critically important,...
