Introduction: In Islamic countries in the month of Holy Ramadan many Muslims based on their religious Legislation refuse fluid intake during the fasting time though instructed to drink after injection of Tc-99m Methylene-diphosphonates [Tc-99m MDP] used for skeletal scintigraphy. We aimed to establish whether fluid restriction in Tc-99m MDP skeletal scintigraphy has an impact on its quality. M...

The features of Hypertrophic pulmunary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) on radionuclide bone scintigraphy have been well described in case reports and small series of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate prospectively the prevalence and distribution of HPOA in a large series of patients with carcinoma of the lung. Two hundred and eleven patients aged 31-89 years (average age 66 years...

Background: It is pertinent to objectively assess the severity of diabetic gastroparesis and tailor treatment accordingly. The current study was planned to document gastroparesis by gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES) objectively and see the effect of medications and diet control on clinical and GES after four weeks. Methods: A prospective, open-label randomized trial was conducted in the Depa...

AIM To evaluate the feasibility of V/Q SPECT and analyze its contribution to planar V/Q lung scintigraphy in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 109 patients with suspected PE showing Wells score>2 and elevated D-dimer were studied. The V/Q could not be completed in 7 patients, so they were excluded. Ventilation and perfusion scans were done using Techneg...

UNLABELLED In metastatic breast cancer, the estrogen receptor (ER) is a well-known prognostic factor predictive of response to hormonal treatment in most, but not all, patients. Recently, a receptor-specific radioligand for in vivo imaging of the ER in breast cancer patients was developed: (123)I-labeled cis-11beta-methoxy-17alpha-iodovinyl-estradiol (Z-(123)I-MIVE). It showed high sensitivity ...

UNLABELLED We analyzed the results of conventional imaging and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in 150 patients with neuroendocrine tumors. METHODS The outcomes of combinations of imaging modalities were compared in terms of tumor localization, effect on patient management and financial costs. RESULTS In patients with carcinoids, a combination of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy, chest ...

PURPOSE to compare lesion detectability of I-123 MIBG scintigraphy with that of high-dose I-131 MIBG and to evaluate incremental benefit of SPECT/CT over planar image for the detection and localization of the lesions in patients with I-131 MIBG therapy for malignant pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma and neuroblastoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS we retrospectively investigated 16 patients with maligna...

OBJECTIVE Many neoplasms including small cell cancers more densely express somatostatin-type receptors or more avidly bind somatostatin than granulomatous and other nonmalignant processes. While non-small cell neoplasms of the lung have not yet been shown to demonstrate this receptor expression, previous studies have documented non-small cell lung cancer detection with somatostatin analog scint...

Objective: In view of the characteristics of Whole-Body Diffusion-Weighted MRI (WB-DWI) and the difficulties in the diagnosis of bone metastases from lung cancer, our study aimed to explore the possible application of WB-DWI in diagnosis of bone metastases from lung cancer. Methods: 70 patients with lung cancer were selected in our hospital from August 2012 to June 2014. All the patients were s...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the utility of [Lys40(Ahx-HYNIC-99mTc/EDDA)NH2]-exendin-4 scintigraphy in the management of patients with hypoglycemia, particularly in the detection of occult insulinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty patients with hypoglycemia and increased/confusing results of serum insulin and C-peptide concentration and negative/inconclusive results of other...