objective(s): use of a positron emission tomography (pet)/single-photonemission computed tomography (spect) system facilitates the simultaneousacquisition of images with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18f-fdg) andtechnetium (99mtc)-tetrofosmin. however, 18f has a short half-life, and 511kev compton-scattered photons are detected in the 99mtc energy window.therefore, in this study, we aimed to ...

AIM A comparative study of the images obtained with a dual-head coincidence gamma camera with thick NaI crystals (19 mm), a dedicated PET camera with BGO crystals and a conventional gamma camera with thin NaI crystals (9.5 mm) was conducted to clarify the clinical feasibility of a dual-head coincidence gamma camera with thick NaI crystals. METHODS FDG images of 27 patients with malignant tumo...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of residual disease after (chemo)radiotherapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and to evaluate the prognostic value of the FDG-PET/CT findings. METHODS Patients with HNSCC who underwent FDG-PET/CT after (chemo)radiotherapy were studied retrospectively. RESU...

Stanford University, Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, USA Recently, a whole-body, simultaneous positron emission tomography magnetic resonance imaging (PET-MRI) system combing MRI with time-of-flight (TOF) PET has been developed. We present our initial experience with human clinical studies using 18Ffluorodeoxyglucase (FDG) with this scanner, in compa...

(18)F-FDG-PET is a valuable adjunct to conventional imaging for evaluating treatment response following stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for head and neck malignancies (HNM). The effect of treatment-related inflammation is generally deemed negligible after 12 weeks following conventionally fractionated radiotherapy. Herein, we describe an unusual case showing pseudoprogression on (18)F-FDG...

18 F-FDG-PET is a valuable adjunct to conventional imaging for evaluating treatment response following stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for head and neck malignancies (HNM). The effect of treatment-related inflammation is generally deemed negligible after 12 weeks following conventionally fractionated radiotherapy. Herein, we describe an unusual case showing pseudoprogression on 18 F-FDG-P...

Abstract Introduction Recent PET/CT systems have improved sensitivity and spatial resolution by smaller PET detectors reconstruction software. In addition, continuous-bed-motion mode is now available in some for whole-body imaging. this review, we describe the advantages of dynamic FDG-PET oncology studies. Methods PET–CT imaging was obtained at 60 min after FDG administration. Dynamic with con...

UNLABELLED Recent reports have indicated the value and limitations of (18)F-FDG PET and (201)Tl SPECT for determination of malignancy. We prospectively assessed and compared the usefulness of these scintigraphic examinations as well as (18)F-FDG PET delayed imaging for the evaluation of thoracic abnormalities. METHODS Eighty patients with thoracic nodular lesions seen on chest CT images were ...