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15.03.2024 | Letter to editor

Contribution of ChatGPT in Parkinson’s Disease Detection

verfasst von:
Nikita Aggarwal, Barjinder Singh Saini, Savita Gupta

05.03.2024 | Review

Recent Progress in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Techniques

Nuclear cardiology, similar to other fields of nuclear medicine, has experience rapid advancements. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), an important component of nuclear cardiology that commenced in the 1970s, plays a crucial role in the …

verfasst von:
Kwan Hyeong Jo, Won Jun Kang

24.02.2024 | Original Article

Synthesis and Biologic Evaluation of an Iodine-Labeled Entecavir Derivative for Anti-hepatitis B Virus Activity

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious worldwide public health problem. Currently, it is reported that more than 296 million people globally are chronically HBV infected, and nearby one million patients with chronic HBV (CHB) infection …

verfasst von:
Mu hua Cheng, Liang jun Xie

24.02.2024 | Editorial

Recent Updates on Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear Medicine Professionals: Prostate Cancer and PET/CT

Elin Trägårdh, Olof Enqvist, Johannes Ulén, Jonas Jögi, Ulrika Bitzén, Fredrik Hedeer, Kristian Valind, Sabine Garpered, Erland Hvittfeldt, Pablo Borrelli, and Lars Edenbrandt.

verfasst von:
Ki-Seong Park

23.02.2024 | Original Article

Uncertainty Analysis of Time-Integrated Activity Coefficient in Single-Time-Point Dosimetry Using Bayesian Fitting Method

Individual dosimetry in molecular radiotherapy (MRT) is not often done in clinics due to the requirement for sequential imaging to obtain the time-integrated activity coefficients (TIACs) [ 1 – 3 ]. Therefore, several studies have investigated the …

verfasst von:
Achmad Faturrahman Jundi, M. Dlorifun Naqiyyun, Bisma Barron Patrianesha, Intan A. S. Mu’minah, Ade Riana, Deni Hardiansyah

23.02.2024 | Case Report

68Ga-DOATATOC Brain PET/CT Imaging in a case of Dural Metastasis from Synovial Sarcoma

We present the case of a 70-year-old male patient who underwent a gallium-68 (68Ga)-DOTATOC brain positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) for the assessment of a tumorous lesion on the dura. The patient had previously undergone …

verfasst von:
Shin Ae Han, Jeongryul Ryu, Sang Woo Song, Jae-Seung Kim, Jin-Sook Ryu, Minyoung Oh

23.02.2024 | Interesting image

Precise Localization of Urine Leak After Renal Transplantation on Radionuclide Renography: Added Value of the Unclamped Drainage Tube and SPECT-CT

Identifying and localizing the site of post-renal transplantation urine leaks is important for patient management and treatment planning. Renal scintigraphy is a proven modality for confirming urine leaks after complicated post-renal …

verfasst von:
Althaf K Majeed, Om Kumar Yadav, Sameer Taywade, Rajesh Kumar, Arjun Singh Sandhu

21.02.2024 | Review

Recent Update on PET/CT Radiotracers for Imaging Cerebral Glioma

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has dramatically altered the landscape of noninvasive glioma evaluation, offering complementary insights to those gained through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PET/CT scans enable a …

verfasst von:
Dongwoo Kim, Suk-Hyun Lee, Hee Sung Hwang, Sun Jung Kim, Mijin Yun

21.02.2024 | Interesting image

Unilateral Increased Brown Fat Activities on 18F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Contralateral Anhidrosis After Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Osteosarcoma in the Upper Thoracic Spine

verfasst von:
Joon Ho Choi, Jin-Sook Ryu

20.02.2024 | Review

Anti-amyloid Antibody Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, which is characterized by a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is extremely difficult to treat and severely reduces quality of life. Amyloid beta (Aβ) has been the primary …

verfasst von:
Kyung Won Park

15.02.2024 | Review

Radionuclide Imaging of the Neuroanatomical and Neurochemical Substrate of Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease

Cognitive impairment is a frequent manifestation of Parkinson’s disease (PD), resulting in decrease in patients’ quality of life and increased societal and economic burden. However, cognitive decline in PD is highly heterogenous and the mechanisms …

verfasst von:
Samuel Booth, Ji Hyun Ko

14.02.2024 | Case Report

Annotating the Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Fibromatoses: A Benign Masquerader of Malignancies—Is It Really an Advantageous Tool?

Fibromatoses are a heterogeneous group of benign proliferating fibroblasts and myofibroblasts which have a high predilection for recurrence and local invasion, especially deep fibromatoses or desmoid fibromatosis. 18F-FDG PET/CT, the workhorse of …

verfasst von:
Srinivas Ananth Kumar, Harmandeep Singh, Lileswar Kaman, Ritambhra Nada, Bhagwant Rai Mittal

14.02.2024 | Review

Recent Progress of Cardiac MRI for Nuclear Medicine Professionals

Recent technical innovation enables faster and more reliable cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging than before. Artificial intelligence is used in improving image resolution, fast scanning, and automated analysis of CMR. Fast CMR techniques …

verfasst von:
Yeon Hyeon Choe, Sung Mok Kim

06.02.2024 | Review

A Review of Machine Learning Approaches for Brain Positron Emission Tomography Data Analysis

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has moved forward the development of medical diagnostics and research across various domains, including cardiology, neurology, infection detection, and oncology. The integration of machine learning (ML) …

verfasst von:
Ke Xu, Hakmook Kang

Open Access 01.02.2024 | Original Article

Association Between 18F-FDG PET Activity and HER2 Status in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases

Approximately 30–50% of patients with metastatic breast cancer develop brain metastases [ 1 ]. Patients with human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer have an even greater risk of developing brain metastases when compared to …

verfasst von:
Jonathan R. Young, Julie A. Ressler, Joanne E. Mortimer, Daniel Schmolze, Mariko Fitzgibbons, Bihong T. Chen

31.01.2024 | Interesting image

Stent-Induced [68Ga]Ga-FAPI Diffuse Expression in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer: Navigating Non-oncologic Challenges

verfasst von:
Akram Al-Ibraheem, Deya’ Aldeen Sweedat, Ahmed Saad Abdlkadir, Dragi Stanimirović, Habibollah Dadgar

29.01.2024 | Interesting image

Discordant Molecular Imaging Findings with 2-[18F]FDG and [68Ga]Ga-PSMA PET/CT in a Patient with Both Bladder and Prostate Cancer

The prevalence of double primary prostate and bladder cancer is not uncommon. Though both share a common pathway of malignant transformation, they bear to differ in the case of 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT and [68Ga]Ga-PSMA uptake. We present a case of …

verfasst von:
Aparna Mahalik, Jasim Jaleel, Sambit Sagar, Dikhra Khan, Shobhana Raju, Rakesh Kumar

25.01.2024 | Original Article

Incidentally Detected Gallbladder Carcinoma: Can F-18 FDG PET/CT Aid in Staging and Prognostication?

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is one of the most aggressive malignancies of the hepato-biliary tract with varied incidence according to geographical location [ 1 ]. The patients have bleak survival prospects, with a reported median survival of less than …

verfasst von:
Venkata Subramanian Krishnaraju, Rajender Kumar, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Harjeet Singh, Piyush Aggarwal, Harmandeep Singh, Thakur Deen Yadav, Ritambhra Nada, Vikas Gupta, Rajesh Gupta

18.01.2024 | Interesting image

Hepatic Superscan in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Rare Presentation in [18F]FDG PET/CT

verfasst von:
Ahmed Saad Abdlkadir, Dhuha Al-Adhami, Baraa Alsyouf, Raghad Alhouwari, Ula Al-Rasheed, Omar Jaber, Issa Mohamad, Akram Al-Ibraheem

17.01.2024 | Review

Imaging Procedure and Clinical Studies of [18F]FP-CIT PET

N-3-[18F]fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-4-iodophenyl nortropane ([18F]FP-CIT) is a radiopharmaceutical for dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) to detect dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in patients with …

verfasst von:
Changhwan Sung, Seung Jun Oh, Jae Seung Kim