CT arthrography, MR arthrography, PET, and scintigraphy in osteoarthritis

P Omoumi, GA Mercier, F Lecouvet… - Radiologic …, 2009 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Damage to articular cartilage is considered to be the hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA), even if
other factors are involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. The radiological assessment …

Miscellaneous cancers (lung, thyroid, renal cancer, myeloma, and neuroendocrine tumors): role of SPECT and PET in imaging bone metastases

S Chua, G Gnanasegaran, GJR Cook - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
In this review, we assess the current role of single-photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) in the imaging of skeletal metastatic …

Bone metastases in patients with neuroendocrine tumor: 68Ga-DOTA-Tyr3-octreotide PET in comparison to CT and bone scintigraphy

D Putzer, M Gabriel, B Henninger… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is an accurate imaging modality for the diagnosis of
neuroendocrine tumor. Because detection of distant metastases has a major impact on …

Positron-emission tomography imaging in the diagnosis of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw

F Wilde, K Steinhoff, B Frerich, T Schulz… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the sensitivity of F-18 fluoride
and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET) in the diagnosis of …

The role of radiotracer imaging in the diagnosis and management of patients with breast cancer: part 1—overview, detection, and staging

JH Lee, EL Rosen, DA Mankoff - Journal of nuclear medicine, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
Breast cancer is the most common non-skin type of cancer and the second leading cause of
cancer mortality in women. Advances in diagnosis and treatment have led to declines in …

Dosimetry of pediatric PET/CT

FH Fahey - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
The use of PET/CT in children has grown substantially in the past few years. There is also an
increased interest in keeping the radiation dose to children from CT as low as is clinically …

Whole-body imaging of bone marrow

GP Schmidt, MF Reiser… - Seminars in …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
For bone marrow screening, multimodality algorithms including conventional radiographs,
bone scintigraphy, multislice computed tomography CT (MS-CT) scan, and dedicated …

Changes in GABAA receptor properties in amygdala kindled animals: In vivo studies using [11C]flumazenil and positron emission tomography

LC Liefaard, BA Ploeger, CFM Molthoff… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The purpose of the present investigation was to quantify alterations in GABAA
receptor density in vivo in rats subjected to amygdala kindling. Methods: The GABAA …

Osteocutaneous free flap including medial and lateral scapular crests: technical aspects, viability, and donor site morbidity

E Nkenke, E Vairaktaris, F Stelzle… - Journal of …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
The aims of the present study were to check for metabolism of the bony segments of
osteocutaneous free flaps that included lateral as well as medial scapular crests by 18 F …

Osteonecrosis following resurfacing arthroplasty: A clinical positron emission tomography study of 14 cases

G Ullmark, K Sundgren, J Milbrink, O Nilsson… - Acta …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose One of the main concerns regarding resurfacing arthroplasty is the
viability of the remaining part of the femoral head, and the postoperative risk of a femoral …