The role of 99mTc-Ubiquicidin (UBI) and 99mTc-IgG scintigraphies in diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A preliminary result [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction: Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. In spite of the relatively high rate of negative appendectomy, as a result of miss diagnosis, uncertainty of diagnosis still continues to challenge physicians.
Assadi, M. +6 more
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Intrapancreatic accessory spleen false positive to 68Ga-Dotatoc: case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Intrapancreatic accessory spleen (IPAS) is an uncommon finding of pancreatic mass. Differential diagnosis with pancreatic tumor, especially with non-functional neuroendocrine tumor (NF-NET), may be very hard and sometimes it entails ...
Bellato, V. +9 more
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Revolutionizing cancer treatment: The role of radiopharmaceuticals in modern cancer therapy
Precision Radiation OncologyRadiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) is a precision medicine approach that involves the targeted delivery of radioactive atoms to tumor cells, representing a breakthrough strategy for cancer treatment.
Treesa P. Varghese +2 more
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State-of-the-art chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension diagnosis and management [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2012 Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a debilitating disease caused by chronic obstruction of pulmonary artery branches following episodes of pulmonary embolism and incomplete thrombus resolution.
D. Jenkins +3 more
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Mediastinal goiter diagnosed by functional imaging [PDF]
Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2012 A 63-year-old asymptomatic woman with cured Hodgkin diseases presented for restaging. The chest computed tomography showed a mass at the right side of the upper mediastinum. The benignity and the origin of the tissue were unknown.
Guido Michels +3 more
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The role of 99mTc-ethambutol scintigraphy to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022 Tuberculosis is a significant health problem in many parts of the world. According to the Global Tuberculosis Report 2020, 10 million new tuberculosis cases were reported worldwide in 2019, with only 57% of these cases being bacteriologically confirmed.
Prayudi Santoso +5 more
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Hepatobiliary scintigraphy with SPET in the diagnosis of bronchobiliary fistula due to a hydatid cyst [PDF]
, 2015 In this report, we present the application of hepatobiliary scintigraphy using Tc-99m mebrofenin in the diagnosis of bronchobiliary fistula caused by a liver hydatid cyst, which penetrated the diaphragm. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy noticeably depicted the
Assadi, M. +4 more
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Locally vascularized pelvic accessory spleen [PDF]
, 2015 Il polisplenismo e la milza accessoria sono anomalie congenite generalmente asintomatiche. Riportiamo un raro caso di polisplenismo con milza pelvica ectopica in una donna bianca di 67 anni.
DRUDI, Francesco Maria +4 more
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Bone scintigraphy as a diagnostic tool in condylar hyperplasia
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2017 Unilateral condylar hyperplasia (UCH) is a pathological condition characterized by unrestrained growth of condyle unilaterally and is of idiopathic in nature.
Rajendran Appadurai +3 more
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Parathyroid Adenoma: is Sestamibi scintigraphy mandatory? [PDF]
, 2013 Localization of parathyroid adenoma using 99mTc scintigraphy is the standard of care. However, of late, ultrasound has been employed to this end with increasing frequency.1, 2, 3 The employment of intra-operative PTH estimation (IOPTH) has further ...
Maharajan, Chandrasekar +1 more
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