UNLABELLED Cytotoxic chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and molecular targeted therapy are the three major classes of drugs used to treat breast cancer. Imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), (18)F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET)/CT and bone scintigraphy each have a distinct role in monitoring response and detecting drug toxicities associated w...

is extremely rare and represents only a small percentage of all endocrine tumors. According to the WHO classification of gastric tumors, there are two subtypes of gastric endocrine tumors based on the histopathological classification (1). A well-differentiated endocrine tumor and poorly-differentiated endocrine carcinoma are the two major types of lesions; the well-differentiated endocrine tumo...

in the religion of islam, fasting is obligatory for healthy adults during ramadan. millions of muslims around the world practice fasting in this holy month which may cause different metabolic and hormonal changes due to the restrictions in regular caloric intake. this article was aimed to review some possible effects of ramadan fasting on the endocrine system which has a great impact on physiol...

During the last 10 to 15 years enormous progress has been made with regard to quality of ultrasound equipment. The improved resolution has enabled consistent visualisation of endocrine glands in dogs and cats and today ultrasonography is routinely used in the workup of endocrine diseases. It is important to remember, that ultrasonographic imaging gives information on size, shape and parenchyma ...

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BACKGROUND There is an increasing need to characterize biological processes for early prediction and monitoring of response to endocrine therapy in breast cancer using multiple positron emission tomography (PET) imaging probes. However, use of more than two PET tracers in a single clinical trial is quite challenging. In this study we carried out a longitudinal investigation of 18F-FES, 18F-FDG,...

Background and Importance: Arachnoid cysts are benign nontumoral lesions that are usually found incidentally in brain imaging. Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts (SSACs) are rare. They can cause hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure, lower cranial nerve impairment and endocrine disorder. Sometimes arachnoid cysts become complicated by subdural hematoma/hygroma.  Case Presentation: We...

The advent of sophisticated and sensitive radiologic techniques has undoubtedly improved the evaluation of patients with established endocrine disease. An inevitable consequence of the increased sensitivity and widespread availability of modern imaging is, however, the discovery of apparently asymptomatic mass lesions in endocrine tissues. The clinician is then required to determine the appropr...