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FDG-PET assessment of the locus coeruleus in Alzheimer’s disease
Sensitive and reliable in vivo imaging of the locus coeruleus (LC) is important to develop and evaluate its potential as a biomarker in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Kathy Y. Liu +5 more
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A Case of F-18 FDG PET-CT Detection of Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Ovarican Cancer [PDF]
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is derived from the parafollicular or C-cells. As surgical resection is the only curative therapy for MTC, the early diagnosis is important for the patient's survival.
Joo Wan Seo +5 more
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A primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of the thoraco-abdominal region is one of a group of small round cell tumors usually found in children and young adults, originally described by Askin et al. Most cases arise in the soft-tissues of the thorax, but may rarely occur within the lung with the symptoms of chest wall pain, pleural effusion and dyspnea.
Santhosh, Sampath +4 more
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Background: Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE) presents with consciousness impairment, ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and areflexia. Objective: We aim to describe the clinical, paraclinical, and imaging features of patients with BBE from a tertiary ...
Lilia G. Aguilar-Parra +10 more
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The effect of fasting on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging (ahead of publication) [PDF]
As a nuclear approach, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique which is based on the detection of gamma ray pairs emitted by a positron-emitting radionuclide.
Elham Dolat, Ameneh Sazgarnia
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F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan has been used for the diagnosis, assessment of treatment response, and follow-up of various neoplasms.
Eun Ha Moon +4 more
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Purpose This study aimed to evaluate if the F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F18-FDG PET) response after two weeks of chemoradiation for locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer (staged Tumor (T) 3 and/or Nodes (N)+ Metastases (M) 0) was linked to the pathologic response for patients undergoing surgery, to disease-free survival ...
Lavertu, Sophie +6 more
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Role of integrated F-18 fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography in evaluation of lung cancer [PDF]
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. It is generally divided in two groups: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
Šobić-Šaranović Dragana
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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a kind of systemic vasculitis affecting individuals over 50 years old and is often the cause of new-onset headaches in older adults. Patients with GCA sometimes have rheumatic polymyalgia (PMR).
Dong Wang +7 more
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Free water changes and their correlations with multimodal biomarkers in frontotemporal dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION The alterations of free water (FW) in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) and its clinical correlations remain unclear. METHODS FW levels in the whole brain and specific white matter fiber tract was evaluated in 112 bvFTD patients and 103 normal controls.
Min Chu +13 more
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