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Diagnostics, 2022 99mTc-MIBI (MIBI) imaging is able to exclude malignancy of hypofunctioning thyroid nodules (TNs) with high probability but false positive results are frequent due to low specificity. Therefore, pre-test selection of appropriate TNs is crucial.
Simone Agnes Schenke +13 more
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Total Parathyroidectomy with Subcutaneous Parathyroid Forearm Autotransplantation in the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Single-Center Experience. [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction Secondary hyperparathyroidism is common in chronic kidney disease. Parathyroidectomy is indicated in refractory hyperparathyroidism when medical treatments and so the parathyroid hormone levels cannot be lowered to acceptable values without
Casella, Claudio +6 more
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Case Reports in Surgery, 2012 A 54-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C was admitted to our hospital because of a disturbance of consciousness and hyperammonemia. Abdominal angiography revealed a portosystemic shunt between the superior mesenteric vein and inferior vena cava ...
Mitsugi Shimoda +2 more
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BMC Medical Imaging, 2017 Background We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT and ultrasonography in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), and explored the factors that affect the diagnostic performance.
Panli Li +6 more
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Measurement of technetium-99m sestamibi signals in rats administered a mitochondrial uncoupler and in a rat model of heart failure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 BACKGROUND:Many methods have been used to assess mitochondrial function. Technetium-99m sestamibi ((99m)Tc-MIBI), a lipophilic cation, is rapidly incorporated into myocardial cells by diffusion and mainly localizes to the mitochondria.
Akira Kawamoto +11 more
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The role of gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (GMPS) in myocarditis: A case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2011 Acute myocarditis is one of the most challenging diagnoses and treatments in cardiology. The acute viral myocarditis diagnosis is usually based on high suspicion, history taking, and physical examination.
Amini, A. +8 more
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Internal radiation dose assessment of radiopharmaceuticals prepared with cyclotron-produced 99m Tc [PDF]
, 2019 Technetium-99m (99m Tc) is the radioisotope most widely used in diagnostic nuclear medicine. It is readily available from 99 Mo/99m Tc generators as the \u3b2- decay product of the 99 Mo (T\ubd =66 h) parent nuclide.
Bello, Michele +9 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 ObjectiveTo explore the valuably influential factors and improve the diagnostic accuracy and efficiency of 99mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) uptake in parathyroids of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) patients with chronic renal failure (CRF ...
Dafu Yu +8 more
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State-of-the-art of tools and methods to assess vine water status
OENO One, 2019 Rising global air temperatures will lead to an increased evapotranspiration and altered precipitation pattern. In many regions this may result in a negative water balance during the vegetative cycle, which can augment the risk of drought and will require
Markus Rienth, Thibaut Scholasch
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Tecnécio-99M-MIBI no acompanhamento de carcinoma diferenciado de tireóide
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia, 2004 Tecnécio-99m-metoxiisobutil isonitrila (99mTc-MIBI) foi, recentemente, introduzido como fármaco marcador-tumoral. Este estudo avalia o papel da cintilografia com 99mTc-MIBI na localização de lesões metastáticas através da análise de sua sensibilidade e ...
Luiz S. Machado +3 more
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