Introduction: The Ilizarov method of distraction osteogenesis is a valuable tool for the treatment of segmental long bone defects. Successful treatment depends on stability of fixation; viability of the vascular supply and marrow cavity; rate, frequency and latency of distraction; and adequacy of consolidation. Several reports have described the induction of a prolonged hypervascular state duri...

INTRODUCTION Recently a new somatostatin analogue labelled with (99m)Tc ((99m)Tc-HYNIC-TOC) has been synthetized. Aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of (99m)Tc-HYNIC-TOC in the radionuclide imaging in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). MATERIAL AND METHODS 30 patients with MTC aged 22-83 years in different stages of the disease were investigated. In 6 patients (group ...

Received 1/4/2005; revised 1/8/2005; accepted 1/18/2005. For correspondence or reprints contact: Bing-Fu Shih, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92 Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan. Tel:(886)2-25433535 ext. 2241, Fax: (886)2-25433535 ext. 2925, E-mail:[email protected] Bone scintigraphy is a common and sensitive modality for detecting either...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate stress fractures in leg (particularly around the knee, tibia, and femur) and knee pathology in active asymptomatic (no symptoms in the preceding month) soccer players. METHOD The study included 42 asymptomatic soccer players (21 women, 21 men; age range 19-31 years). Players from seven teams in the major female professional and amateur male soccer leagues were examined b...

Articular involvement was reported to be present in approximately 5-76% of Behçet patients. Therefore, we need a useful non-invasive method to detect articular involvement early in Behçet patients with nonspecific complaints. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (Tc-99m-MDP) bone scintigraphy in the detection of the articular involvement of Behçet's disease (BD)....

The purpose of this study is to perform quantitative measurement based on the standardized uptake value (SUV) of the uptake of Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP) in the normal vertebrae using a single photon emission tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) scanner. A retrospective study of patients with cancer or joint disorders was performed. We acquired data for a group of 29 patients (...

The value of 99mTc-Methylene diphosphanate (99mTc-MDP) bone scan in predicting development of bony destruction, swelling, new bone erosions and skeletal deformities in small joints and bones was studied by visual evaluation of bone scans. 99m Tc-MDP was injected intravenously. 3 hours after the 99mTc-MDP injection, they have been underwent spot views of entire skeletons with planar scintigraphy...

BACKGROUND The detection of occult bone metastases is a key factor in determining the management of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), especially when curative surgery is considered. This prospective study assessed the sensitivity of (18)F-labelled sodium fluoride in conjunction with positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-NaF PET/CT) for detecting RCC bone metastases, co...