Noninvasive evaluation of ischaemic heart disease: myocardial perfusion imaging or stress echocardiography? [PDF]
, 2003 Stress echocardiography and myocardial perfusion imaging are commonly used noninvasive imaging modalities for the evaluation of ischaemic heart disease. Both modalities have proved clinically useful in the entire spectrum of coronary artery disease. Both
Bax, J.J. (Jeroen) +6 more
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The effect of the top 20 Alzheimer disease risk genes on gray-matter density and FDG PET brain metabolism [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: We analyzed the effects of the top 20 Alzheimer disease (AD) risk genes on gray-matter density (GMD) and metabolism. METHODS: We ran stepwise linear regression analysis using posterior cingulate hypometabolism and medial temporal GMD
Andrew J. Saykin +12 more
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Imaging Hepatocellular Carcinoma With 68Ga-Citrate PET: First Clinical Experience. [PDF]
, 2017 While cross-sectional imaging with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging is the primary method for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), they provide little biological insight into this molecularly heterogeneous disease.
Aggarwal, Rahul +7 more
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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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The effect of fasting on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging (ahead of publication) [PDF]
Journal of Fasting and Health, 2014 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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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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Lhermitte-Duclos disease presenting with positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance fusion imaging: a case report [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction Lhermitte-Duclos disease or dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum is an extremely rare tumor. It is a slowly enlarging mass within the cerebellar cortex. The majority of cases are diagnosed in the third or fourth decade of life.
BJ Schaller +22 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Tau Protein Levels and F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease [PDF]
, 2010 Aims: In this study, we aimed to compare cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of total tau (t-tau), phosphorylated tau (p-tau(181)) and positron emission tomography with F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease ...
Bartenstein, Peter +7 more
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[F18] FDG-PET/CT for manual or semiautomated GTV delineation of the primary tumor for radiation therapy planning in patients with esophageal cancer: is it useful? [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND Target volume definition of the primary tumor in esophageal cancer is usually based on computed tomography (CT) supported by endoscopy and/or endoscopic ultrasound and can be difficult given the low soft-tissue contrast of CT resulting in ...
Andrae, Claudia +8 more
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Evaluation of myocardial ischemia using a rest metabolism/stress perfusion protocol with fluorine-18 deoxyglucose/technetium-99m MIBI and dual-isotope simultaneous-acquisition single-photon emission computed tomography [PDF]
, 1995 Objectives.This study sought to develop a dual-isotope single-acquisition single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) protocol using a multihead SPECT camera equipped with an ultra-high energy collimator to evaluate rest metabolism/stress ...
Delbeke, Dominique +6 more
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