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World Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2022)
ISSN 1450-1147 · Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. · 737 articles in the index
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123-Iodine MIBG in the Assessment of Sympathetic Denervation in Ogilvie's Syndrome
123-Iodine metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-123 MIBG) imaging is frequently used in the assessment of sympathetic innervation and autonomic dysfunction in patients with cardiac failure, neurodegenerative Parkinson's syndrome, multiple system atrophy, myotonic dystrophy, and diabetic mellitus. The…
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“Stocking Pattern Metabolic Captivity” of Legs on 18F-FDG PET-CT in Necrotizing Fasciitis: Potential Complimentary Role in Differential Diagnosis and Assessment of Disease Extent in a Life-Threatening Condition
A rare and fatal life-threatening case of necrotizing fasciitis (initially presenting with skin-deep superficial lesions and clinical suspicion of paraneoplastic syndrome) is described, who was finally diagnosed with the help of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/computed…
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The Outcome of Progressive Uterine Sarcoma with Potential Bone Involvement
High-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HGESS) is a very rare kind of uterine tumor that accounts for less than 2% of all uterine cancers. The usual sites of metastasis are the abdomen and lung, while bone metastasis is very rare, with only a few cases reported till now. We present a case of HGESS…
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Cancers and Benign Processes on 68Ga PSMA PET-CT Imaging Other than Prostate Cancer
Background Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of prostate cancer patients. In recent years, much attention has been focused on gallium 68 prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography-computed tomography (68Ga PSMA PET-CT) in prostate cancer patients and has been…
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18F-FDG PET-CT in Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) has demonstrated its usefulness in evaluating nonspecific abdominal and inflammatory symptoms. We report a case of young woman with chronic right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT showed subhepatic…
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Renal Spindle Cell Tumor with Thrombus Extension into the Inferior Vena Cava and the Right Atrium Depicted by PET/CT Scan
Tumor thrombus (also called intravascular tumor extension) can be defined as tumor extending into vessel; typically a vein, it occurs in a lot of malignancies like hepatocellular carcinoma, Wilms tumor, and others.1 Tumor thrombus has been reported to demonstrate increase in fluorine-18…
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Assessment of Alzheimer's Disease Imaging Biomarkers in World Trade Center Responders with Cognitive Impairment at Midlife
Purpose Incidence of early onset neurocognitive dysfunction has been reported in World Trade Center (WTC) responders. Ongoing studies are investigating the underlying etiology, as we are concerned that an underlying risk of neurodegenerative dementia may be occurring because of their stressful and…
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Utility of Axillary Reverse Mapping (ARM) and Incidence of Metastasis in Arm Draining Lymph Nodes in Patients with Breast Cancer
Objective Lymphedema of the upper limb is the most common complication in patients with breast cancer, who require axillary lymph node (LN) dissection. Proposition of identifying upper limb draining LN and preserving it, during axillary dissection can reduce significant postoperative morbidity, but…
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Extensive Nonsegmental Pulmonary Perfusion Defects on SPECT/CT as an Early Sign of COVID-19 Infection
We describe a hospitalized patient with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 in whom the initial chest computed tomography (CT) was negative, while subsequent perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging revealed extensive nonsegmental perfusion defects in addition…
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Role of 99mTc-Mebrofenin Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Post Cholecystectomy Syndrome
Background Huge variation in the prevalence of post cholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) is because PCS can include a wide variety of disorders that can be both related and unrelated to cholecystectomy. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) is a noninvasive nuclear medicine scan that can evaluate a delay in…
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An Unusual FDG-PET/CT Documentation in Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis: Atypical Penile, Scrotal, and Leg Muscles Involvement
Aleukemic leukemia cutis (ALC) is a rare condition with a relatively poor prognosis, clinically presenting as skin and subcutaneous nodules commonly involving head and neck region with discrete atypical leukemic cells infiltrating in the skin on histopathology. The lesions on the genital area skin…
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Comparison of 18F-NaF Imaging, 99mTc-MDP Scintigraphy, and 18F-FDG for Detecting Bone Metastases
Bone is a common metastasis site in several malignancies, most importantly prostate and breast cancers. Given the significance of the early and accurate diagnosis of bone metastases for preliminary staging, treatment planning and monitoring, restaging, and survival prediction in patients with…
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68Ga-DOTATATE Uptake in COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Non-Neoplastic False Positive
In the detection and characterization of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), the NETSPOT 68Ga-DOTATATE positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) utilizes a somatostatin analog to capture whole body imaging of somatostatin receptors. Here, we report a rare case of incidental coronavirus…
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Metastatic Pheochromocytoma Diagnosed with 131I-MIBG SPECT/CT Imaging in a Patient with Pathogenic VHL Mutation
Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine secreting neuroendocrine tumor arising from chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla with approximate prevalence of 0.1 to 0.6% in patients suffering from hypertension. Hypertensive control followed by surgical resection remains the primary treatment of choice…
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Second Adjuvant Radioiodine Therapy after Reoperation for Locoregionally Persistent or Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Introduction Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) has increased incidence. Intermediate- and high-risk patients have lymph node relapse rate ranging from 10 to 50%, and receive multiple reinterventions, increasing the morbidity of the disease. Currently, there are no established guidelines for…
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18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Boari Flap Mimicking Urothelial Cancer Recurrence
A 63-year-old man underwent distal ureterectomy as a treatment for urothelial carcinoma of the ureter. Reconstruction of the urinary system was accomplished by tubularizing part of the bladder roof (Boari flap). A year later, metastatic evaluation with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission…
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Tc-99m-PSMA-SPECT/CT Is Superior to Tc-99m-MDP-SPECT/CT in the Staging of Prostatic Cancer with Osseous Metastases after External Beam Radiotherapy
In the reported patient with advanced prostate cancer, a bone scan showed a false positive finding in thoracic vertebrae bone metastasis after external beam radiotherapy 2 months ago. An additional Tc-99m-prostate-specific membrane antigen scan showed a negative finding, although nonirradiated…
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Impact of Primary Tumor Size, SUVmax of Primary Tumor and the Most Avid Neck Node on Baseline 18FDG PET/CT upon Disease Recurrence in Head and Neck Oropharyngeal SCC Using Standardized Imaging Protocol
Objective The purpose fo this prospective study was to find the impact of primary tumor size (Ts), standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of primary tumor, and the most avid neck node on disease recurrence in patients with head and neck oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HNOP-SCC). Material and…
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Chest Wall Mass as the Dominant Presentation of Low-Grade B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Case Report
Low-grade B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with dominant presentation of chest wall mass is presented in this report. The patient, a 65-year-old woman, presented with pain, rising skin temperature and redness, and swelling on the right lower chest wall. The histopathological examination revealed…
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Applicability of Adults 2015 American Thyroid Association Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Guidelines for Postoperative Risk Stratification and Postradioiodine Treatment Dynamic Risk Stratification in Pediatric Population
Purpose This retrospective study aimed to study the applicability of 2015 adult American Thyroid Association (ATA) differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) postoperative risk stratification and guidelines in the pediatric population for evaluating the number of metastatic lymph nodes in the…