A Case of F-18 FDG PET-CT Detection of Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Ovarican Cancer [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2012 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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FDG-PET assessment of the locus coeruleus in Alzheimer’s disease
NeuroImage: Reports, 2021 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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, 2018 Renal transplant recipients are at an increased risk for opportunistic infections especially in the first year post transplant. Ascertaining the cause of infection requires an extensive clinical and diagnostic evaluation. Here we report a case of pyrexia
VS Krishna Mohan +5 more
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Gender dimorphism and age of onset in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor preclinical models and human patients. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundGender-based differences in disease onset in murine models of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) and in patients with Neurofibromatosis type-1-(NF-1)-associated or spontaneous MPNST has not been well studied.MethodsForty-three ...
Dry, Sarah M +10 more
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Prevalence of myocardial viability assessed by single photon emission computed tomography in patients with chronic ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction [PDF]
, 2002 OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of myocardial viability by technetium-99m (Tc-99m)-tetrofosmin/fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. DESIGN:
Bax, J.J. (Jeroen) +7 more
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Characterizing the immune microenvironment of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor by PD-L1 expression and presence of CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundMalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is an aggressive sarcoma with few treatment options. Tumor immune state has not been characterized in MPNST, and is important in determining response to immune checkpoint blockade.
Bernthal, Nicholas +11 more
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Revista Mexicana de Neurociencia, 2022 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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Resistance to autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease in an APOE3 Christchurch homozygote: a case report. [PDF]
, 2019 We identified a PSEN1 (presenilin 1) mutation carrier from the world's largest autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease kindred, who did not develop mild cognitive impairment until her seventies, three decades after the expected age of clinical onset.
A Butler +79 more
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Évolution des cancers de l’œsophage : impact de la stratégie thérapeutique [PDF]
, 2013 PURPOSE: To assess the outcome of esophageal cancer according to therapeutic strategy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One-hundred and twenty patients with esophageal cancer treated by an association of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and possibly surgery, between ...
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대한영상의학회지, 2016 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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